Blogs

We are in a cost of living crisis

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP New Zealanders' pay packets are being eaten away more and more each year under this Government. Inflation is nearly six per cent. Petrol is up to $3 per litre in the Bay of Plenty. Fruit... Read More

Singapore horse racing

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has become a keen observer of Singapore horse racing, with a miniscule share in a horse that has lined up on the Kanji track on a number of occasions... Read More

January rainfalls and temperatures

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 124 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

The art of distraction

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch It's 5.30am and I'm peering through windows and checking to see if the door is unlocked. After casing the front of the building and the side, I hit the jackpot at the back - a window is ajar! Like... Read More

Kiwis are getting poorer under Labour

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Arguably, the two most important statistics in New Zealand right now are inflation, which is 5.9 per cent; and wage growth, which is 2.6 per cent. This is the highest inflation... Read More

Local generosity reaches far and wide

Jan Tinetti Labour MP We live in a great city full of kind and generous people. During my time as a local principal I was always grateful to the people who gave so generously of their time to help the children at my school; from... Read More

Farewell to a Kiwi jazz great

Winston Watusi Music Plus Although it wasn't widely reported, certainly not as widely as it should have been, two weeks ago we lost one of the greats from New Zealand's jazz world. Jim Langabeer, who was 80, may not be familiar... Read More

Another year, another Baywide rugby format

Another year, another Baywide rugby format. Consultation with Bay of Plenty Rugby Union clubs has resulted in short and sharp 13 week, one (premier) division competition being endorsed. The first round of 11 weeks of preliminary play kicks-off on April... Read More

Tropospheric Temperatures January 1979 to January 2022

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

Keep calm and carry on

Winston Watusi Music Plus Looks like I jumped the gun last week; next week it might the shark, but last week it was the gun. Omicron has not hit. Yet. Many things I predicted would be cancelled have in fact not been. Yet. On the... Read More

Better connections our goal

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley The New Year is well underway, but as this is my first Weekend Sun column for 2022, I'll start by wishing you all the best for the next 11 months. With the highly infectious... Read More

Minimising the risk of Omicron

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP Welcome to 2022! I hope you've had a good time with your whānau and found some time to rest and relax in this stunning summer we've had so far. This year we are on track to open our borders and reconnect... Read More