Blogs
09:43am Thu 24 Jan, 2019
Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Does the Bay of Plenty summer have you feeling inspired? With thousands enjoying sun-kissed days at the beach and world-class events and attractions, and a record number of cruise ships creating... Read More
10:57am Tue 22 Jan, 2019
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It would seem that the highly popular Auckland Anniversary Holiday trotting meeting held at the Tauranga Racecourse, is no more. A cursory glance through the annual... Read More
10:28am Mon 21 Jan, 2019
Cayla-Fay Saunders cayla@thesun.co.nz www.sunlive.co.nz We need to chat, New Zealand. Specifically about this 'lynch mob' mentality we seem to have developed of late. It happened to Grace Millane's alleged killer when he... Read More
08:57am Mon 21 Jan, 2019
Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga... Read More
10:28am Fri 18 Jan, 2019
Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP What an amazing summer we have had so far. The weather has seen many locals and holidaymakers at the beach, enjoying the sun and the sea. During the holidays I took the opportunity to spend... Read More
10:20am Fri 18 Jan, 2019
Tamati Coffey Labour MP Firstly, a shout out to our crews from the national Waka Ama champs. You were amazing! Tauranga Moana has definitely started 2019 with a bang. I loved attending A Summer's Day Disco and seeing The Village... Read More
02:54pm Wed 16 Jan, 2019
Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Tiaki. It means to care for people and place. As a destination management organisation, we like to think we do just that. We care about the beautiful part of the world we live in because we... Read More
10:18am Tue 15 Jan, 2019
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Te Puna Rugby Club were forced to play the waiting game last year, as they counted down to the club's centennial year in 2019. The club, who wear the dark blue... Read More
09:38am Mon 14 Jan, 2019
Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2018, when 278 mm was recorded The... Read More
10:00am Fri 11 Jan, 2019
Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz If you're on holiday in the Bay, you're probably questioning why you don't live here year-round. The last few years has seen an increase in people from across the country,... Read More
08:41am Mon 07 Jan, 2019
Weather Eye with John Maunder During November 2013, Tauranga had its warmest November ( average afternoon temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius), since records began in 1913. Since then the November temperatures have been 20.5 degrees... Read More
02:20pm Fri 04 Jan, 2019
Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to the first week of New Year 2019. Let's celebrate the best along with the most cringe-worthy moments and forgettable celebrities of the year past. RR has compiled... Read More