Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Publicity is the name of the game if you wish to showcase grassroots sport to the public. The local water polo community were rewarded for beating the drums of... 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

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Freeloading campers have become the scourge of our public spaces. A few inconsiderate sods are ruining it for travellers and locals alike. Many of our most treasured public areas... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP At the end of last year, Tauranga city leaders were asked about their wishes for our beautiful city for 2019. I stated that my wish is for people to show kindness to each other, and that we continue to work... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP New Zealand First has long advocated looking for alternative methods of predator control. Monday's announcement, made by Minster Jones, of a $19.5 million PGF investment to develop alternative,... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris In the third part of this series about decisions that have changed our city, choices that are before us now and decisions future leaders will have to contend... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz My inbox is full of complaints about the recent changes to the bus network. They range from frustration to desperation and concern over children being left at bus stops,... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Let's be honest, the Bay of Plenty can be enjoyed year-round. Sunshine and surf mixed with world-class events, cruise ships and festivals might be our summer staples, but there is more than... Read More

Stuart Pedesen Investor and former economist www.sunlive.co.nz The ideal world Most folk agree that in principle returns on all kinds of investments should be taxed the same as earnings from all kinds of employment or running... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The curtain has come down on a wonderful three months of top class cricket at the Bay Oval. India thrilled the sold out ground in two games with the Black Caps.... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph shows the range of Tauranga's January rainfalls from 1898-2019, varied from an extreme high of 532 mm in 1907 to a low of only 1 mm in 1928. The second wettest January was 2011, when... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The big news this week: The North Pole is moving. Scientists have released an updated position for True North. And this is where it gets confusing. Because True North has... Read More