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Tauranga September Average Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2018

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. The graph shows details of the average daily... Read More

Top honours for taking tourism to the next level

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Hard work pays off. Tourism Bay of Plenty is the proud recipient of the first-ever Regional Tourism New Zealand Supreme Award. This is extra special, as it was created to recognise... Read More

Sporking about with the lingo

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Some of the world's most troubling dilemmas have been tackled on this page in the 18 years Rogers has been Rabbiting. One of those issues was solved in 2015 when we finally... Read More

Successfully managing a growing city

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Our population has reached 135,000, and is growing at 2.5 per cent a year. The good news for home owners is that demand keeps increasing house values and,... Read More

Decked out in pink

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz It is not often I go searching in my wardrobe for something pink to wear. Apart from ties, pink isn't a feature in my work attire, but there is always an exception for a... Read More

Are you renting? We want to hear from you.

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Next week, my Labour colleagues and I will be holding public meetings in Tauranga to talk with the community about the proposed changes to the residential tenancy laws. We would like to hear from renters and... Read More

Values and focus

Mary Parker The Fast Track Life Coach 'Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” George Lucas. Research shows that writing down our values, and focusing on how much our day reflects those values, takes us through... Read More

Success for NZ First

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The weekend's New Zealand First AGM and 25-year celebration was a huge success, with delegates and party supporters from all over New Zealand travelling to Tauranga for the sold-out event. It... Read More

Sidline Sid 'trys' NFL

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One sport that Sideline Sid usually bypasses on the box is Australian Rules Football. However on Saturday he took his once a year look at the game, with the end... Read More

How lucky are we in the Bay of Plenty?!

Active Voice with Zane Jensen Sport BOP Regional Facilities Advisor There's no doubt sport and recreation plays a big part in New Zealand's culture. What that means can be very different from one person to the next, though, but... Read More

Tauranga September Rainfalls 1898-2018

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph below shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274 mm in... Read More

The joy of spring

Mary Parker The Fast Track Life Coach 'When we feel love and kindness towards others it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us to develop inner happiness and peace.” - Dalai Lama. I have a friend... Read More