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

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

Jan Tinetti Labour MP So I'm getting ready to roll my sleeve up this Sunday to receive my first Covid vaccination, and I'm looking forward to it. Why? Because I'm a proud New Zealander, proud of what we, the team of five million,... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Tauranga ratepayers have invested heavily in three waters infrastructure. Now the government wants to buy $1.3 billion worth of your assets for just $48m. The council... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP One of the hottest topics locally over the last month has been the new kerbside rubbish collection services implemented by Tauranga City Council and the Western Bay District Council. At... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Tradition took center stage at Riccarton Park racecourse last Saturday, with the staging of the 147th Grand National steeplechase. Hosted by the Canterbury Jockey... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called 'afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2021. The temperature for July 2021 was 15.3 degrees C. It's very... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz I've been talking to quite a number of people lately who work locally in healthcare. As MP for Tauranga, I'm concerned about what they tell me. The picture painted is one of... Read More

Stephen Selwood Tauranga's new kerbside collection service was designed to reduce the unnecessary waste we have been sending to landfill. Based on the waste volumes collected in the first four weeks, it looks like we are on our way... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP The government's efforts to secure the recovery has seen more Kiwis in jobs and higher wages, with unemployment falling to pre-Covid levels and more people in work. Since mid-July, the maximum duration... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's official - John Key has moved to town; no, not that one, the other one... I mentioned this a couple of weeks back and promised further information; consider this that call-back, albeit brief. Because... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Two weeks of what seemed like non-stop Olympic action, came to a sudden end for Sideline Sid, with the closing ceremony on Sunday night. With a time difference... Read More