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Tauranga August Rainfalls and Afternoon Temperatures 1898-2020 and 1913-2021

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of August have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1909. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga... Read More

Vaccination rollout continues

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP We've stamped out Covid before, and by sticking together and sticking to the rules, we can do it again. Together, we are stronger than the virus. The simplest thing New Zealanders can do to stop the... Read More

Takeaway coffee a reminder of simple pleasures

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP I don't know about you, but I was strangely excited with the 'freedom' afforded to me with Level 3. Even though I have a nice little coffee machine at home it was a genuine pleasure... Read More

Paying tribute to T. Rex

Winston Watusi Music Plus During our first lockdown last year, one of the saddest losses to Covid was the extraordinary American producer Hal Wilner. Initially a producer with Saturday Night Live, Wilner produced albums for Marianne... Read More

International cricket at Bay Oval

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A new facility at the Bay Oval is set to play a part in the part in the continued progress of the Black Caps, as they seek to consolidate their position as a serious... Read More

Blocking highs

Weather Eye with John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. The following... Read More

Fighting our way back

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One The recent return to lockdown was not unexpected by many Western Bay businesses, but the swift nature of it may have caught some by surprise. A few hours doesn't leave a lot of time to... Read More

Tauranga and Covid-19 Lockdown

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz In the circumstances, National understands the need for this latest lockdown and we supported the Government's initial decision to move New Zealand into Level 4 lockdown. But... Read More

Our essential workers and our essential support

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP Firstly, as we continue to pull together as a community to stamp out Covid-19, I want to personally thank all those essential workers who are working hard every day to play their part in this emergency.... Read More

Day-dreaming about sport

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The current Covid-19 lockdown has given Sideline Sid plenty of time to day-dream about the upcoming cricket season, pandemic allowing. Another likely test match,... Read More

Tauranga July Rainfalls 1898-2021

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph for the period 1898-2021 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high... Read More

Festival musicians and music

Winston Watusi Music Plus Last weekend was busy for Bay musicians, but not around here... Being the second weekend in August it was the Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival and, just like the Tauranga jazz festival, last year's... Read More