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

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One March in the Bay of Plenty means that the kiwifruit season is about to kick off. Many readers will be aware that this is a big industry for our region and the country. While kiwifruit... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Autumn thoroughbred feature racing at the Greerton racecourse stretches back six decades. The sport attracts many of the best horses and jockeys in the country, The... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The role of weather and weather and weather forecasting in yachting has for many years been an integral part of many National Meteorological Services as well as commercial weather services. In New... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Once again I find myself writing to you from limbo, from a level that may be different by the time you read this... Which means that whatever plans I had to write about upcoming shows just became a non-starter,... Read More