Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley Tauranga City Council commissioners have made some significant decisions over the past 11 months, but in adopting the refreshed Civic Precinct Masterplan at our meeting... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Covid-19 has provided us with many challenges over the past 20 months, and it's been an arduous fight against the virus. After such a long time we can sometimes forget why we need to do all of this, but it... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One The announcement of the planned redevelopment of the civic precinct is an extremely positive one for the city. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the resurgence in investment in Tauranga's... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP What a great week National has had. It was superb to see Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis hitting the ground running and our local MP, Simon Bridges, appointed as finance spokesperson. I... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus New albums are piling up thick and fast, so I better start sharing them with y'all. And here's a thought: if you're a Spotify listener (or that of other digital platforms), I'd suggest dialling up the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was delighted to see that Bay of Plenty Cricket has brought back their oldest trophy in the Attrill Cup for competition, after gathering dust on a shelf... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's November rainfalls, from an extreme high of 357 mm in 1916 to a low of only 7 mm in 1984. The second wettest October was 1928, when 269 mm was recorded;... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch National Party supporters are fully immune to leadership changes, having had two jabs and now a booster shot, thanks to Chris Luxon. Substance rarely beats style when it comes to politics, which... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP As we take the next step in our Covid-19 response plan, I know many people here in the Western Bay will be looking forward to a way of life that feels a bit more normal. Our shift to the orange setting... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz A couple of weeks back I accepted a petition from the Retirement Village Residents' Association, on behalf of the more than 45,000 New Zealanders who live in retirement villages... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I've spent the week in the company of The Beatles; it has been most enjoyable. I've been wading through Mr Jackson's epic look at a month in the life of the Fab Four, spending about eight hours with them... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A New Year Test Match, the visit of the Dutch team to engage in T20 combat with the Black Caps, and seven games in the ICC Women's World Cup provide a smorgasbord... Read More