Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Bay of Plenty Coastland Senior and Junior Secondary rep cricket teams both took out Northern Districts age-group titles in the last two weeks to repeat their titles... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder In the bleak mid-winter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone, Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter, Long ago. These words, from... Read More

Cayla-Fay Saunders cayla@thesun.co.nz www.sunlive.co.nz I was 21 when I boarded a plane and flew more than 18,000 kilometres, away from everything I knew and everyone I loved. I was 21 when I walked through the gates of... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Boxing has been a hot topic in the media in the last few weeks, attracting plenty negative publicity and a myriad of comments from people that have little knowledge... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I have attended, the most significant, at least in term of climate change is concerned, is my involvement in the UN sponsored International Conference held in... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week, the self-righteous vegans have been getting off their high horse again, with assertions the rest of us will stop using phrases involving animals, in case we hurt... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris It's not often I take my 1957 Morris Oxford out during rush hour, but when I do, I'm filled with commuter anxiety. It's not the column shift, nor the drum... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The Employment Relations Bill had its third and final reading in parliament this week. It has been a work in progress for some time, as the three coalition partners in government have worked... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Last year, 105 people drowned in New Zealand waters, and 92 of those deaths were preventable. Tragically, that figure includes nine children under the age of 15, and eight of... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Bay Oval lights will be turned on for international cricket for the first time this season on Friday night. India A and New Zealand A continue their series... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty DNA. It's what makes us all unique and special. Just like individuals, a region's DNA is its competitive identity and the bedrock for tourists and locals alike. But while our coastline's golden... Read More