Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl Born in England, local singer-songwriter Shirley Ryder briefly moved to Cyprus before emigrating to New Zealand at the age of nine and has remained here ever since. Shirley learned to play the piano while... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Most people take B vitamins for stress or energy. While B vitamins don't reduce stress, they are actively involved in making the energy we need. B vitamins are coenzymes and act a little like a spark... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Predictions about the future are bound to be wrong; as Robert Frost once said: 'The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected”. Nonetheless, I'll venture to predict... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The election is next weekend, as some of you may have noticed. But you can vote early, as many keen electors have opted to do. The Electoral Commission and some parties are very keen for a big turnout,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It was nail-biting times for Sideline Sid last weekend as the two rugby sides that he supports with a passion, were made to fight for victory. While the All Blacks were expected to... Read More

Active Voicewith Cherryl ThomsonDisability Sport Adviser He waka eke noa, mō Aotearoa whanui (We are all in this waka together, for all of New Zealand) It's all happening this week! AIMS Games is in town, with the Opening Ceremony held at Waipuna... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz It is not hard to motivate someone in pain to do things that will relieve pain. It is harder to motivate healthy people to adopt measures that will keep them healthy. Over the next few weeks we are... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris I was seven when the Tauranga Harbour Bridge opened but I still remember that incredible feeling of being able to walk from the Mount to Tauranga for the very first time. Every... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz As you may have heard, there's an election about to happen and much of the news has been dominated with some fairly heavy politics. Involving large sums of money, housing issues, even larger sums... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of August have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1909. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour, from... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Memories came flooding back when Sideline Sid was ringside at TGA Box on Waihi Road on Sunday, to watch regional training for the up-coming Boxing New Zealand amateur championships... Read More