Blogs

The Pineapple Apocalypse

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The rain has stopped, and the sun is out so it's a good time to have a serious discussion about the future. And I'm talking about climate change. The best scientists in the land have declared... Read More

Anthony Coulter Shares Memories

Winston Watusi Music Plus November must have been designated Album Release Month by the musical powers that be. Sean Bodley and Anthony Coulter and the two Jans - Jan Preston and Janne Izett - all have new releases... Read More

The ups and downs of technology in sporting

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Modern technology is a marvellous thing with all the bells and whistles of today making life much more accessible. We have come a long way since the early days... Read More

A fresh start for Parliament

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP As I and my Parliamentary colleagues transition from the 52nd to the 53rd Parliament, the past week saw major announcements from the Prime Minister who has continued to reiterate that as a government... Read More

It's confusing but we love it

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Well, there's been a fair bit going on this week and I don't even know where to start. So we'll ease into it with alcohol, tobacco, firearms... Read More

Tauranga October Average Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2020

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

Trawling through sporting history

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It's amazing what history buffs like Sideline Sid find when they trawl through past papers, looking for historical information. A recent search revealed evidence... Read More

Tauranga October Rainfalls 1898-2020

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's October rainfalls, from an extreme high of 357 mm in 1916 to a low of only 7 mm in 1984. The second wettest October was 1928, when 269 mm was recorded;... Read More

The Mount to Katikati – music everywhere

Winston Watusi Music Plus We may be fresh out of a long weekend but the music never stops. Well, I say that but it does seem that there is a little breathing space this weekend. So this time we'll be looking a couple of weeks... Read More

It’s our mo’ in The Sun

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Well it's November - men's health month which means confronting all of those difficult subjects with frankness, bravado and clever witticisms. You won't get any of that from me though. And there... Read More

A cycleway before its time and a road late

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Five years ago, the Tauranga Eastern Link opened; boasting a 10km long, $600,000 cycleway between Paengaroa and Papamoa. However, the cycleway ended at a... Read More

Exciting crop of cricket players emerging

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid is excited about a group of young Western Bay of Plenty representative cricket players, who could follow in the footsteps of current Bay of Plenty Black... Read More