Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer temperatures... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The decision at the beginning of the year by local kerb recycling collectors to stop the pickup of glass from our commingled recycling bins has forced us to think hard about what we do with... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Since becoming an MP, one of the biggest issues bringing correspondence through my office has been to do with the Family Court due to changes made by the previous government. The 2014 changes were meant... Read More

Todd Talks By Todd Muller We are almost a year into this Labour/New Zealand First government's term, and our community is still waiting for any information or update about improvements to SH2 and the Tauranga Northern Link. Collectively,... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Next month, in association with Tauranga City Libraries, former Prime Minister Helen Clark will be speaking about her career at an event celebrating 125 years... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz I hope you have some Something seems to be sneezing its way through the Bay and people are hiding away in their homes to heal. Rogers has crawled into his warren to get better,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A recent birthday present was the introduction to the best sports book Sideline Sid has read for a long time. While there has been a industry built around the life... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called 'afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2018. The temperature for July 2018 was 15.1 degrees Celsius. It's... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Being a Dad means always watching out for your children. I have the added responsibility of helping shape policy for other people's children, and I don't take this lightly. I... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Soon we will be consulting on the latest project to connect residents with their harbour; a coastal walkway/cycleway from The Strand along the foreshore to... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP There have been two announcements recently which have brought concerned and upset people into my Greerton office. Many people, especially our older citizens, choose to live in Greerton because of the wonderful... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Curcumin extracted from turmeric is probably the most studied of all natural compounds. There are research papers that cover everything from its anti-antioxidant capacity, to it helping... Read More