Blogs
11:12am Mon 08 Jan, 2018
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 118 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour, from November 1904... Read More
03:23pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz A week into the New Year and some of you are still struggling to come to terms with that fact it's Twenty Eighteen and no longer Twenty Seventeen. Really, people, you've had all year to get ready... Read More
03:15pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Todd MullerNational MP Happy New Year and welcome to another year of my fortnightly The Weekend Sun column - a great tool for communicating with our community. I hope you all made the most of the time off work, saw some sun, and spent special... Read More
03:07pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Animal Anecdotes with Nina Smith from Papamoa Village Vets Summer's a great time to live in the Bay, but it brings painful and preventable problems for pets. The 'grass seed season' is here! Seeds attach to fur and their arrowhead shape burrows... Read More
02:10pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Warm sands, blue skies and the gentle roar of the waves - few experiences are as therapeutic as time spent at the beach or near the sea. The entire experience is a tonic for the body, mind and... Read More
01:36pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl Born in Invercargill and now Auckland-based, singer-songwriter Chris Barclay loves to 'shred' on his guitar and put on a show for the audience.Chris started off his musical journey as a drummer, but wanted to... Read More
09:19am Wed 03 Jan, 2018
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Tauranga's December rainfalls has ranged from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2011, when 276 mm was recorded; and the second driest December was in 1994,... Read More
03:31pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz As we move beyond the festive furore for another year, we're doffing our collective caps to the upcoming awards season with a look back at the mad, the bad and the sad of the last 12 months. So here,... Read More
03:47pm Fri 22 Dec, 2017
Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz I feel proud when I drive down Tauranga's Eastern Link at 110km. It's such a smooth ride, with little road noise and it feels very safe. This section of motorway is one of the safest in the country... Read More
03:47pm Fri 22 Dec, 2017
Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris After years of being able to 'look but not touch' the waterfront, the opening of the tidal stairs and pontoon was a highlight for me. Like the new Greerton Library before it,... Read More
03:45pm Fri 22 Dec, 2017
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Women have a long way to go to reach equality with men in the field of outdoor cooking. At least that's the impression we get, after seeing how it is repeatedly portrayed on Planet Advertising. According... Read More
11:42am Wed 20 Dec, 2017
Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz I have just finished reading one of the most intriguing sports books that I have ever read. Called simply "Cricket Outlaws", it chronicles the short and sharp journey of Kerry Packer's... Read More