Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch If anything turns criticism into praise and vice versa, it's the America's Cup. Weirdly, this strangest of events - the oldest sporting trophy in the world - lures out even the most disinterested... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP In addition to my regular monthly constituent clinics, I had three public meeting scheduled for March. Sadly, Covid level two rules prevented me from holding the Sulphur Point meeting,... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP This past week has been full of poignancy, as we observed the two year anniversary of the Christchurch terror attack on March 15, 2019, where 51 people lost their lives. Their names were all lovingly... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Normally I write about new music, but a bunch of old music has unexpectedly appeared this week... Before that though, a quick reminder that the National Jazz Festival is nearly upon us. In fact the first... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the real pleasures of Sideline Sids lifetime involvement with sport, has been watching the development of youngsters from starting out in sport to becoming... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Nobody should have to go through that.Yes, I'm talking about the Meghan and Harry interview this week and I did go through it - all 82 minutes of it, plus ads. I did this for you. Someone had to... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I have all sorts of titbits for you this week: reviews, gigs, gossip... yep it's more action-packed than an Oprah interview. First up, let's revisit the past couple of weeks, during which I've... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP The Local Electoral (Maori Wards and Maori Constituencies) Amendment Bill passed recently, giving councils the ability to create Maori Wards which will give Maori a more equitable say in how our local... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The indefatigable Western Bay Mayor, Garry Webber, has unapologetically pushed for neighbouring Tauranga City Council to adopt a high rates agenda for years,... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz In the life of a bustling city, there's always a huge amount happening - the good, bad, ugly and indifferent. This week I want to go through a few of the things I'm seeing that... Read More