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

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We've had many requests for re-runs of classic Rogerings from over the years, so to celebrate the 20th year of The Weekend Sun publishing, we bring you some of the most popular... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Recently it's all been live shows. Let's move on to the recording scene - there's a lot happening. I was reminded of this when I called into Record Roundabout at the Historic Village. Actually,... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Beautiful beachfront living on one side but surrounded by SH2, a fertilizer works, heavy industrial, and an airport on every other side. That's the scene... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sids avid quest to learn about early New Zealand, while at school, has led to a life-long search for knowledge of Kiwi sporting history. A piece on SunLive... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called 'afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2020. The temperature for July 2020 was 14.8 degrees Celsius. It's... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Scary but true. Rogers Rabbits is back, for a limited time only. But I promise you, readers, you'll be wishing for a hasty return of Hutch by the time I've finished this page. Page... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Last week I started looking at live music in August. This week? More of the same. I know I keep going on about it, but for someone who keeps a constant eye on the music scene in the Bay, seeing well-known... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris We seldom give it a second thought when turning on taps but we're putting tremendous faith in council's water supply. Considering water is second only to... Read More

Rosalie's Writings with Rosalie Liddle Crawford Happy news has been scarce lately. I was reading the news headlines this week. They go something like 'The economy, something, something, you're still poor' and 'Government said... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Western Bay club rugby fans are embracing the short and sharp club season in their droves, with parking at an absolute premium around the local rugby grounds on... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph for the period 1898-2020 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high... Read More