Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Some people have a very low opinion of numbers. The things they say about numbers verges on slander - they're boring, soulless things. 'Numbers don't tell you everything', they chant. 'Oh, she's... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid stumbled on a simply brilliant sporting media platform, when he went searching online for results of the Asia/Oceania Olympic boxing qualification being... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature for February 2020 was 26.5 degrees Celsius, which made February 2020 the warmest February since records began in 1913. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus An endless stream of new music is continuously escaping all round the world; this week I'll look at some coming from right here. But first let me take a tiny bit of space to say two important things:... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I've been told to self-isolate a lot over the years, in a variety of different ways. Often I've done something to deserve this. Sometimes I've just been misunderstood. Rarely has this been related... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I recently held a public meeting on gangs with National's Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell. Given the LA style gang warfare we've seen in Tauranga recently, it was important... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP When I visit schools here in Tauranga I see so many children full of energy because each of them has the essentials they need to thrive - enough to eat, warm clothes, sturdy shoes and a place to call home. But... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris It was an ill-conceived plan that over promised but failed to deliver. Council's two-year folly trying to end rough sleeping and begging through an illegal... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has a lifetime love of boxing since he first went to the gym as a 13-year-old. The smell of the weathered leather gloves and the tang of liniment,... 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

Winston Watusi Music Plus A new week, new gigs and a new shade of brown for what we once used to call the lawn here at The Watusi Country Club. These days it's more a swathe of dusty dirt populated only by the intermittent yellow... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch You may have noticed that quite a large chunk of the money you earn is snaffled before it even gets to the bank. I like a good bourbon analogy so this is a bit like what distillers call the Devil's... Read More