The Rocket Man
Gone are the days when an honest man and his neutered missile can peacefully co-exist. In fact Dave Cross' anti-aircraft missile has only just landed back in his collection after its TradeMe auction... read more
Cats in lockdown
The Western Bay Wildlife Trust say it's time to give cats a curfew. They may hiss and moan about it like a socialite teenager with the same fate, but keeping them inside will help Mount Maunganui's... read more
Centre scuppered by fairness, frustration
Sulphur Point's Marine Park will remain a reserve, following a decision by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage, released last week. A proposal to revoke the reserve status of 0.7ha of Marine... read more
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An eye on the island
More than 170ha of Matakana Island will be returned to iwi if public submissions... read more
15:28pm Thursday 6th Aug
Tauranga charity helps people live their best life
The daily grind of work, eat, sleep, repeat gets mundane but for two Tauranga... read more
15:23pm Thursday 6th Aug
Stopping disease at the door
A Tauranga doctor has described general practice waiting rooms as “breeding... read more
15:29pm Thursday 6th Aug
Tauranga store takes down Confederate flag
A Tauranga home goods store has stopped selling the Confederate flag after... read more
15:30pm Thursday 6th Aug
BOP businesses band together
The notion of consumers buying local is alive and well but businesses are... read more
15:32pm Thursday 6th Aug
COLUMNISTS
A life-long search for knowledge of Kiwi sporting history
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sids avid quest to learn about early New Zealand, while at school,... read more
Tauranga Average July Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2020
Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called ‘afternoon', for Tauranga... read more
Reefer + Endum
Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Scary but true. Rogers Rabbits is back, for a limited time only. But I promise you, readers,... read more
Blues, punk, swing - more august music
Winston Watusi Music Plus Last week I started looking at live music in August. This week? More of the same. I know I keep going on about it, but... read more