Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Four Tauranga Boxing Club members have big assignments in the coming days, as they put their reputations on the line at the re-scheduled 2020 Boxing New Zealand... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature in 2020 was 20.3 degrees Celsius, which made 2020 the second warmest year on record. Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Many people I know switch off a bit at this time of year. While a lot of folk are now back at work and the beaches are becoming quieter, there are a bunch of others still on holiday, not paying a lot of... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Hey everyone, I hope you all had an excellent Christmas and safe New Year. I've been a little quiet during this festive season as I've been recovering from eye surgery for a detached retina.... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz As we start 2021 I am hoping for an exciting year. Our local business people and community volunteers will be gearing up and so too must our Labour Government. Prime Minister... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch This week we are going to talk about loss. It's a tricky subject but someone has to tackle it. Not so long ago, our family cat died. In his early years Thomas would fight every feline adversary... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With the second half of the local club cricket season kicking-off last weekend, Sideline Sid's thoughts wandered to up-coming club rugby season in March. While... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The average afternoon temperature in December... Read More

Beer with me Matt Martin Either way, the path is hazy and at times difficult to find - mainly because this beer has been so popular it's often sold out. Originally brewed for the Burger Wellington festival in September... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Personally I like a relaxing, low-key summer break. If I can avoid becoming a news story for a bored and embittered journalist who has to work while others play, then it's a success. However, I... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus So we're now over a week into 2021. Hmmm... There was a vague sense that once we farewelled that savage Year Of Our Lord 2020 things would change. Unsurprisingly, that hasn't happened. It's... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket has had Sideline Sid's attention, left, right and centre, since the Boxing Day Test kicked-off at the Bay Oval. 'Build it and they will come'... Read More