Winston Watusi Music Plus Let's start this week with some birthday wishes. It happens that one of the Bay's more famous residents, the very fabulous Richard O'Brien, is celebrating his 80th birthday today, on March 25. All together... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last week, you may have read the Rogers Rabbits editorial 'On the edge of extinction' in The Weekend Sun, March 18 edition, page 2. Rogers writes about Nanaia Mahuta taking... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley Congestion on Tauranga's major arterial routes has long been an issue, particularly during peak commute times, which is why we have around $1 billion in transport infrastructure... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP I'm sure many of you have heard our borders will soon be reopening to tourists - first from Australia, then from elsewhere in the world. Our economic recovery is gaining momentum, and the return of tourism... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Many will have heard by now that last week I announced I am retiring from politics and will leave Parliament in the coming weeks. It's been my privilege to have been the MP... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One The decision announced a couple of weeks ago to extend Tauranga City Council's Commission is one that will be welcomed by the business community. The decision was made to extend the Commission's... Read More

Sideline Sid has been reminded that cricket is like life which never goes in a straight line, but has many highs and lows before players reach their goals. A English player that showcased his amazing batting skills in the Bay of Plenty before his recent... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder New Zealand's NIWA has an informative review of the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) written by Jim Renwick and David Thompson. The Southern Annular Mode (or SAM) is a ring of climate variability that... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Is it too early to get nostalgic for CDs? I must confess to being slightly baffled by still-flourishing vinyl revival. What is it people hear in vinyl? 'The sound quality is better” I've heard said.... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Well folks, we get so caught up in the global misinformation crisis, a pandemic, humanitarian crises and rumours of warmongering that we've lost sight of how serious things have... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP The cost of living is at the front of mind for many of us right now. We feel it at the petrol pump and at the supermarket. We knew we needed to act, and we did so quickly with much more to come. As... Read More

Rotorua's Baywide cricket side Central Indians are sitting in the box seat, as the Williams Cup enters the post section phase of the time-honoured cricket competition. The two Rotorua premier sides that combined in 2016, brought a long history to their... Read More