Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Indoor cricket is one sport that has completely flown under Sideline Sid's radar until the Trans-Tasman Masters Indoor Cricket series came to town last week. Held at the Bay Indoor... Read More

Active Voicewith Catherine McCulloghSport BOP Community Manager With the weather improving, now's the time to move from the 'winter hibernation' phase and get out and about, enjoy the fresh air, do some physical activity and as a positive consequence,... 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 An astute reader commented this week that she really enjoys the 'cheeky and subtle” ways that Rogers occasionally drops a mention of advertisers into the page 2 column. Well, when I heard that... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris You may have noticed when visiting the pools or one of our community halls that there's a sign on the wall emblazoned with the 'Bay Venues' logo. Bay Venues is 100 per cent owned... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Tauranga is moving ahead in leaps and bounds. Our city is growing at such a fast rate, we must move with it and continue to build on and develop what we already know is a great place to live, work, and... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Our educators on the front line are describing a perfect storm that needs to be addressed. Increased immigration means more students, increasing housing costs - to buy or to rent - and higher living costs mean... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl Brendan McCarthy was born and bred in Dunedin and grew up in a household where music was a primary focus. He began playing guitar at the age of nine, and formed his own bands throughout high school, playing... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Back in 2011, some interesting emerging research suggested traditional osteoarthritis supplements were targeting the wrong ingredient. Most supplements were heavily weighted towards glucosamine sulphate... Read More

Active Voicewith Megan CleverleySport BOP Sport Manager It is that time of the year again where, as a region, we recognise our most outstanding and successful athletes, teams, coaches, officials and volunteers. The 2017 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Steady progress is Sideline Sid's verdict on the Bay of Plenty Steamers under the guidance coach Clayton McMillan over the last three representative seasons. Consistency of results... Read More

Weather Eyewith 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 since... Read More