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

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Calls for a new councillor to resign, vandalism, and council staff on strike for higher pay; the new council's first week had it all. Newly elected councillor... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Every day in New Zealand around 66 people are diagnosed with cancer, a lot of us are affected by this disease. Locally we have great support services including the Breast Cancer Support Services. Helen and... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With the Melbourne Cup just a week away, Sideline Sid thought he would have a little one question quiz to get local punters in a horse racing frame of mind - How... Read More

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

Winston Watusi Music Plus Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Yep, we're starting this week with an eminently true bit of French. For those less familiar with Gallic language it translates as: 'the more... Read More

Janne GuitarGirl Spotlight On… Following on from his recent music video 'Arresting A Dream', local artist Anthony Coulter continues to write more songs. The 'piano man' has lived in Tauranga since 2000, and... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Ah, what a peaceful country we live in. Everyone co-exists in harmony in our glorious democracy. We are free to say whatever we want, whenever we want. We honour our promises and tolerate other... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Flowers are blooming and after dinner beach walks are starting. I can almost taste the upcoming summer sunshine. While I'm working hard around the Bay and will be continuing my Parliament duties until... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Parliament is considering laws to regulate the use of vapes and other non-burnt tobacco or nicotine products. These laws will shape our health budget in coming decades so it is important that... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Have you noticed something different about your street recently? Allow me to shed some light. Council is upgrading its 7,000 streetlights to LED. The biggest... Read More

Todd Talks By Todd Muller The Government has overseen a rapid increase in the number of people joining gangs since it took office, but it's no closer to achieving its promise of 1800 extra police on the beat. The Prime Minister... Read More