Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While New Zealand is a tiny nation tucked away at the bottom of the world, three of the most recognisable faces in world sport stopped off in New Zealand to showcase... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus The floodgates have opened, the damn has broken, the cows are coming home to roost. Yes, it is again all on in the live music scene. Bands are frantically booking gigs, venues are filling up, and once... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch So, clearly the deputy prime minister of the Cook Islands jumped the gun announcing travel will shortly be possible for New Zealanders seeking to escape the winter blues. I had no sooner ironed... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 108 years, including at the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average... Read More

Rosalie's Writings with Rosalie Liddle Crawford I was climbing up a ladder to see if I had an attic the other day, mainly to check if there was insulation. Immediately I realised I had a problem. There was no attic. So, then,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus One more week and one more small sign that we're returning to normal. Concerts in the Gallery at the Te Puna Quarry Park are kicking off again this Sunday (July 12). This show, like many others there,... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Everyone has an opinion on what should happen with the thousands of people trying to get back into the country so I feel like I should try and summarise some of these ideas. The first school of... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Parking was at a premium at Maramatanga Park last Saturday, when Sideline Sid caught up with his first club rugby game in nearly a year. The delayed start to this... Read More

Haydn Marriner is a Rotorua tourism operator and political junkie. If you ever wanted to know when it was the best time to join the National Party, it's now. The party is shedding senior MPs like a dog sheds fur - the old and smelly stuff giving... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 122 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus As the music scene returns to normal so does this column; this week we've got a blues gig and a new album. The album, My Red Guitar, is by Tauranga local Ian Gilmour, recorded at Whakamarama's Boatshed... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The Green Party has come up with a great solution to something - I'm not sure what exactly - with its new tax policy. Basically if you don't already earn $325 a week, you definitely will now. The... Read More