Jan Tinetti Labour MP I have always enjoyed spending time in Tauranga's CBD and it was great to see so many people enjoying it as well over the Christmas break. The city is changing, it is transforming. Recently one of New Zealand's... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP We now live in a world rife with fake news and an unreliable, biased media. During this confusing time in history, it is incredibly important that our children are receiving a balanced and... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch It's great news that finally something is going to be done about State Highway 2 north of Tauranga. I say this with great sincerity and excitement for the simple reason; I don't live over there! Having... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While thoroughbred horse racing flies under the radar of the mainstream media for 51 weeks of the year, the Karaka Millions and the National Yearling Sales bring... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2018, when 278 mm was recorded The... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's always nice to welcome the year's first album launch. At least I assume it's the year's first. What with being January - the time of beaches, barbecues and cocktails - there may have... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Fire and Emergency sparked the ultimate civic response exercise over the weekend. Even its own staff were surprised by the alarms that rang out right along the east coast of the Bay of Plenty. It... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP It's that time of year when the holidays are over and we're getting back to the reality of daily life. I hope that, like me, you have enjoyed some time off with your loved ones,... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz New Zealand's economy has a lot going for it at the moment and should be booming. Our terms of trade are at historical highs, interest rates are low and the Government has... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP With the Christmas break behind us and that list of New Year's resolutions posted to the fridge, it's around this time that we start looking to the year ahead. Whenever I attend the Papamoa Lions Club... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Nine Kiwi boxers, including Western Bay of Plenty's Ariane Nicholson, are currently chasing an Olympic Dream. They are preparing in Thailand for the Asia/Oceania... Read More

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