Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Tauranga City Council is preparing to hold a city-wide by-election to fill the at-large seat left vacant following the sudden passing of Councillor Gail McIntosh on January 4 this year. I am following this by-election... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Groundhog Day, February 2, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses many centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific... Read More

Lena Kairau Active Families AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty It's a new year full of new resolutions and new exciting things to look forward to. For some parents, it can be hard to find time, the motivation to exercise, or suitable fun activities that... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Mount Maunganui has arrived on the world cricket map with a bang, courtesy of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup. With seven games including the Grand Final at the Bay Oval, television... Read More

Todd MullerNational MP I have really enjoyed this summer, managing to spend a bit of time of my family and enjoying the quite extraordinary hot spell. I can remember a couple of times as a boy where the temperature was over 30, not day after... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP So 2018 is underway, and I'm expecting it to fly by quicker than last year. With our new coalition government in place and a relatively quiet start to the new term so far, I think Kiwis will see a lot of positive... Read More

Angie Warren-ClarkLabour MP There's nothing like that first 4.30am alarm of the year to let you know that the official work year has begun again. Happy New Year! This week we're back in parliament, which also marks the government's first 100 days... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome back to normality, Sunners, at least for those returned to school, work or whatever else fills your day. For those still on holiday or just about to leave, good on you! You worked hard all... Read More

Active Voicewith Michelle BarnsSport BOP Recreation Advisor I don't normally make a New Year's resolution, but for 2018 I have made a commitment to spend February behind bars. Handle bars. Every year at Sport Bay of Plenty the month of February... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz What a night at the Bay Oval on Sunday evening, when the Black Caps took on Pakistan in the ICC International Twenty20 series decider. The game had everything that is great about the... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928),... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We've been concerned for quite some time about the health ailments affecting some of my age group. Particularly the lunatic fringe who read this column.Many of you are losing your minds and it's time... Read More