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

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz In the tradition of old-time newspapers, the call Stop Press where breaking news was added to the papers early editions, could be applied to Sideline Sid's contribution... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I have attended, the most significant, at least in terms of climate change is concerned, was my involvement in the UN sponsored International Conference held... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch When I hear mention of the government's Three Waters Reform Programme, for some weird reason I've been flashing back to the 1993 movie Demolition Man. The movie stars Sandra Bullock as a clean-cut... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Are we still between gigs? Yeah, pretty much, so we'll go elsewhere this week. Sure, there is stuff happening. Jack Dusty's, the Barrel Room and the Hop House are continuing with seated music, but... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP The new Covid-19 protection framework, known for its ease of understanding as the 'traffic light system', will support us in keeping people safe - especially our vulnerable communities - and minimise... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP In response to multiple requests for clarity about when New Zealand will relax Covid restrictions, the government has advised that when 90 per cent of eligible New Zealanders are... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A handful of spectators at Pemberton Park watched a Black Cap batsman make his debut in Baywide premier club cricket last Saturday. Test opener Jeet Raval is another... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley Tauranga is growing quickly, and we can't just keep building new suburbs to accommodate growth. We need to think differently about how and where we live and how we move... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Super Saturday was a great success here in Tauranga and right around the country, with over 130,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccination delivered. I spent the day at Merivale Community Centre. It's always great... Read More