Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I get lots of feedback about traffic and how difficult it is to move around Tauranga. It is an unfortunate growing pain as infrastructure has fallen behind the growth of... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP In a country which prides itself on tolerance, it is disappointing to hear of cases where race and ethnicity are being used as an excuse to intimidate, bully, and in some cases, extort money... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP In the Wellbeing Budget, the Government is delivering on our plan to address the long term-challenges facing New Zealand. One of those challenges is family and sexual violence. New Zealand has one of... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A dramatic finish to the Black Caps Cricket World Cup match with the West Indies on Sunday morning had Kiwi cricket fans chewing their nails as the game went down... 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

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP One of the hallmarks of a first world country is a first-rate transport system. Sadly, for some time, New Zealand has been found wanting on this score. Both our freight and passenger transport... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour MP With Matariki near (and baby due any day), time is flying at the moment. It seems like a year ago, I was proudly leading a protest in Tauranga, calling for the protection of Māui's Dolphin. This was... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last week, Council voted to start widening 15th Avenue, continue the upgrade of Domain Rd in Papamoa, and improvements in Arataki; all without guaranteed... Read More

The Weekend Sun editor Daniel Hutchinson has stumbled across the disturbing fact that many people don't like cricket and, to them, the Cricket World Cup is a baffling event that looks a lot like watching grass grow. But, it's a bit like the Bible. Even... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The news that test cricket is coming to the Bay Oval has produced a big grin on the dial of Sideline Sid, with five days of twists and turns of test cricket being... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature in Tauranga in May 2019 was 18.7 degrees C, the fifth warmest on record. Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100... Read More

The Weekend Sun editor Daniel Hutchinson investigates an airline's tattoo ban and other bizarre rules. Straight out of the 'totally useless gestures' category is Air New Zealand's lifting of a ban on tattoos this week. If you didn't actually know about... Read More