Blogs

Arctic and Antarctic Temperatures ..... January 2000 to August 2018

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

New rules announced for birthday upgrades

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

Trying times

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

Focusing on the ‘can,’ not the ‘cannot’

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

Northern Link changes

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

One year on

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

Defending the bay's cricket

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Bay of Plenty Cricket's flagship senior representative team, took a big step to regaining their place as top dog in New Zealand minor association cricket, in a pre-season... Read More

Global Temperatures 1996 – August 2018

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies... Read More

Fighting for their lives

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Several months ago I met with a group of local women who are part of a group called Metavivors which was set up in 2014. As well as providing support, information and friendship they advocate for better treatment... Read More

Outlaw public sale of whitebait

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz First they wanted to kill off the tahr, now they're trying to wipe out our trout. The lunatic green fringe of government has murderous intent lurking behind its 'peace and conservation'... Read More

Trialling new 1080 alternatives

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP New Zealand First has long campaigned on the need to trial alternatives to the use of 1080 poison, so we are excited to see Waiheke Island planning to be the first urban island in the world... Read More

Farmers and growers to have their say

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz If you have been following and contributing to National's 'Have Your Say' Campaign, I would like to thank you for taking part. We had a great response from small businesses... Read More