Weather Eye with John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch New Zealand is the second most democratic country in the world. We are so democratic that it's hard to keep up with. There are elections for central government, local government, community boards,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus 'Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.” That's something Australian photographer Peter Adams said; and it is undeniably very wise and very true. I saw it offered as advice... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP History was made last week, with a hybrid setting for house operations. Some members remained in the chamber while the majority joined virtually. Speaking in the house, from my house, was a first.... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Labour shortages are dominating businesses' thinking across the region, and country, at the moment. There are a few factors affecting this; businesses will create jobs as the economy grows... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Today I want to address another key concern many of you raised with me in my electorate survey, which was transport. In response to the question: 'What is the most important... Read More

A long standing Bay of Plenty Cricket representative all-time record was broken at the Te Puke Domain over the weekend. Bay of Plenty (and Northern Districts) batsman Bharat Popli broke Bay Cricket legend Mike Wright's record of 3950 runs. The record... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus We're thinking of changing the name of The Watusi Country Club to Fortress Watusi. It does feel that way at times. Since last week's column Covid has arrived; as we were warned, the arrival has been swift. It... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Since Labour came into government, one of our central goals has been to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child. We believe - as I know our community here in Tauranga does - that all our... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One A flurry of visits from Cabinet Ministers last week shone the light on our region's infrastructure challenges. These visits hopefully also give us an idea about how we can get more action... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP With daily Omicron cases now in the thousands, it's disappointing that we are still dealing with inefficiencies with the Ministry of Health's response to the pandemic. By now we... Read More