Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The scene of the crime was a gravel parking area. It was chosen carefully, with specific attention to the wind direction. There must be no collateral damage. Implements include a solid metal plate,... Read More

Inside City Council A personal view, by Councillor Andrew Hollis Just when the council is supposed to be coming together on behalf of ratepayers to make positive change ....one of our first orders of business was to gift a massive... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP This week has seen the second reading of the Government's Zero Climate Bill. I am a member of the Environment Select Committee, which has received 10,000-plus submissions. More than 800 of those submissions... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP As the heat rose last week so did the national statistics for hardship grants for electricity and gas. There was no warmth for some last winter as payments rose by 46 per cent and... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Should Council provide a kerbside rubbish, recycling and food waste service or continue leaving it up to current contractors? It's a significant question... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz As a youngster Sideline Sid couldn't wait for Christmas, sending his parents crazy in the buildup to the big day. Today, it is the first Tuesday in November... Read More

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 graph shows details of the average daily... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus That's what Paul Revere is reputed to have shouted on his famous 1775 midnight ride to warn sleeping Massachusetts colonists of the advancing British army. It didn't happen. Well, the ride did, but the... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I wasn't going to mention the rugby but I figure, it's been almost a week now, we should be well through the stages of grief by now. My grieving started about two minutes before full time. This... Read More

Janne GuitarGirl Spotlight On… 80's cover band Max Headroom take their name from the character played by Matt Frewer. Put together by Tim Julian of the Colour Field Recording Studio, the band has been around for a number... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP An issue that has raised major concern for many Tauranga residents is the removal of the Bayfair underpass. I am a Mount resident and live just down the road from Bayfair. I was shocked, along... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The Tauriko commercial block was previously the solution to the rapid growth of Tauranga, but it has now nearly reached full capacity. The development of the Rangiuru Industrial Park is the... Read More