Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz In my last column I gave my view on our unelected Council. After talking housing and transport where I don't believe our new Commissioners can do much other than help me put... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus OK. Let's look ahead this week, since there's a bunch of interesting music seeing out May. And someone mentioned I've been neglecting the Mount recently so let's start there... Firstly,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021 has been a refreshing change to the southern hemisphere professional rugby competition of the last decade, which reminded Sideline Sid... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer temperatures... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP Since the election we've been focused on keeping New Zealanders safe from Covid, accelerating our economic recovery, and tackling long-term challenges like housing affordability. Already this term we've... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch There's been a lot of mixed messages from the government over the past week or so. For starters, as if it's not bad enough being called a servant in the first place, public servants are now being... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Priority One recently did a survey of our business members around attitudes and awareness to climate change. The topic is important to us because we want businesses to be well prepared... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Throughout the year I like to hold public meetings in different parts of the Bay of Plenty electorate. So far I've held these in Welcome Bay and Lower Kaimai. I appreciate the effort... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Writing this column there is one complaint I get more frequently than any other. It's that people don't know about stuff that's happening. It's not a complaint directed specifically at... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Debate continues on whether the 2021 Olympic Games should/will take place as the clock ticks down to July 23 start date. The XXX11 Olympiad will be the first time... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 108 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's New Zealand Music Month; the concept still seems a bit strange to me. I get the idea of course. Lest New Zealand music be lost in the glut of overseas sounds let's set aside a particular month... Read More