Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I have visited many local businesses here in Tauranga this year with a wide range of products and services. There is no doubt that businesses have lost confidence, that means... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Tauranga is getting a Cruise Gateway and Welcome Hub fitting of the city's status as a must see destination, thanks to assistance from the Provincial Growth Fund. Last week the Minister for... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little change in the overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Just when the critics were writing the All Blacks off in their quest for a World Cup three-peat, the team roared back at Eden Park on Saturday night. Putting 38... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Songs can be deceptive; songs can mess up your mind. Because pretty much everything, however dark and dangerous, however sad and tragic, can sound good in a song. Even when it's not meant to. The... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I don't carry a lot of cash around these days for two reasons. Firstly, I don't have a lot of cash and, secondly, it tends to disappear when I do have some, which leads back to situation number one. So... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP If we aspire to a flourishing country of equal opportunity we have to recognise some people need more help. Nine months ago the Coalition Government committed to providing 600... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Attending a Bay of Plenty Steamers game is a bit like a lucky dip - you never know what you are going to get. Sunday's Mitre 10 Cup encounter at the Tauranga... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called 'afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2019. The temperature for July 2019 was 15.8 degrees Celsius. It's... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus There are two sides to Tauranga. It often seems - possibly with good reason - that we're locked in the musical mainstream, an unthreatening mixture of jazz, blues, folk and cover bands, with a smattering... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The sale of New Zealand's valuable assets in recent years has proved to be short-sighted and fundamentally flawed. The sales have created a raft of issues, which the Coalition Government is... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz All of us have loved ones and friends who have been affected by cancer. Cancer is the biggest cause of death in New Zealand. Recently I announced National's plan for cancer... Read More