Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the big oak trees of Western Bay and Bay of Plenty rugby has fallen with the recent passing of Brian McCord. Brian lived a full life and was in his mid-eighties... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times,... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Horses for courses could easily become houses for courses given the political situation in Tauranga right now. The 85ha expanse in Greerton is occupied by the Tauranga Racing Club and Tauranga Golf... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Without a doubt, Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty region is a great place to spend summer. With the weather getting warmer, everyone is counting down to the summer holidays, fun and barbecues at the beach. To... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Representing constituents of the Bay of Plenty electorate, the importance of community is never far from my mind. Our Bay community is home to around 16,000 small businesses that... Read More

The last couple of months have seen an unusual situation in this economy. We have been fortunate to be largely untouched by lockdowns, but we have felt the effect of other regions who have been. We see this effect mostly in the retail... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus There is a special music night at Jack Dusty's next weekend - a belated tribute to one of the city's best guitar players. Mike Everard, most recently in the spotlight for his dynamite blues playing with... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sonny Bill Williams' recent pronouncement on his return to the boxing ring, that "I am not in it for the money" caused Sideline Sid to almost burst out laughing.... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's October 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

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Three Waters addresses our drinking water, waste water and storm water. The reform is about ensuring New Zealanders have access to safe, clean drinking water for generations to come while maintaining... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz It is a privilege to represent my constituents in Wellington as the Member of Parliament for Tauranga. Your views are important to me as I advocate for you in parliament, which... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I get increasingly sick of today's 'influencers” - mostly fly-by-night narcissists angling for sponsorship and self-promotion. But there are real Kiwi influencers out there on the music scene,... Read More