Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty You can't mention the coastal Bay of Plenty without evoking thoughts of pristine beaches and crystal blue waters. From Mauao to Papamoa and all the way along the welcoming Bay of Plenty... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last week, a couple of colleagues and I visited Hamilton City Council to see how they manage their parking and transport network. They've gone against conventional... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Our logging export is one of the biggest industries in New Zealand. In fact, high stacks of logs can be seen from the roadside when driving down Hewlett's Road. Some 5.5 million tonnes of logs... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Last week I announced Ben Sokimi, from Aquinas College, as the young leader who will represent the Tauranga electorate at Youth Parliament 2019. Ben is a confident, positive... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP It's important to feel safe in our communities and have faith in our criminal justice system, and we know there is work to do in this area. The government is supporting safer communities by recruiting 1800... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The adage that truth is stranger than fiction could well be applied to the Muhammad Ali visit to New Zealand in 1979. Muhammad Ali's visit to New Zealand was engineered... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Each month Professor Ole Humlum of the The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), in Norway publishes on the web his very comprehensive web site updating a large number of charts and related analyses... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Birthdays are a great idea and we recommend you consider having one regularly, at least once a year. This has been topical in our household recently, as a family member who... Read More

Todd Talks By Todd Muller It would be fair to say that the past few weeks have been a trying time for the New Zealand National Party. We have collectively been processing a highly complex and sensitive situation and the raw emotions... Read More

Mary Parker The Fast Track Life Coach 'Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow.” Swedish proverb. In the past, the number of times I've worried and worked myself up over a situation are too many to count. The more... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The region's growing population has seen pressure on our roads increase dramatically. There have been many deaths on the Northern Link corridor, which has resulted in locals expressing their... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP It's been a year since Jacinda Ardern's government came to office. How time flies! As MPs, we've all been busy this last year, getting on with the job of building a more modern and fairer New Zealand... Read More