Active Voicewith Laura WeaserSport BOP Communication Advisor Glow sticks, letters and numbers stickers, pipe cleaners and bike helmets - what do these all have in common? A Bike Crafternoon. Part cycle scavenger hunt, part degustation tour... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl NZ-born musician Brian Franks has been playing bass guitar for 19 years. Brian was born and raised in Kawerau, and though his family didn't perform, they played and listened to music at home. He was first inspired... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder In the bleak mid-winter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone, Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter, Long ago. These words, from the first verse... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz You know it's getting close to Christmas when one of the Three Kings pulls up outside the office, climbs out of his Nissan and sets about adjusting the tea towel on his head. Either there's a Christmas... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Over the last couple of weeks my office has been fielding many calls from people about the Tauranga Museum. Many of our callers are upset at how much the project is likely to cost, which has been wildly... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP I can honestly say 2017 has been a very busy and at times very challenging year. The election saw the forming of our new government and the chance to show New Zealand how we can work together to bring about... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris I vividly recall the first time I saw a beggar. I was eight-years-old and on a family trip to Sydney. I saw a man sitting in a doorway asking for money. I was shocked because... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last Sunday's free viewing of the matchup between two double Olympic Gold medallists is one of the entrees that Sky occasionally serve up, to wet the appetite of boxing fans in this... Read More

Active Voicewith Debbie GareaFundamental Movement Skills Advisor I love Facebook. As a parent, it's my way of finding out where my four-year-old Daisy and I can go to be outdoors each week. We came across 'Outdoor Explorers' on Facebook and... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder During November 2013, Tauranga had its warmest November ( average afternoon temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius), since records began in 1913. Since then the November temperatures have been 20.5 degrees Celsius in 2014,... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We don't want much from Santa this year. Not in the material sense. Here's some advice for the big guy, and we're getting in first before our new PM tries telling him how to run the show. Because if... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Readers would have been as surprised as some councillors were by last week's headlines about a $100m museum and library in the city centre. How could we possibly afford that... Read More