Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The last throw of the dice will take place in Baywide rugby premier matches this Saturday, in the last round of the championship qualifying round. A general consensus around the traps... Read More

Active Voicewith Buddy MeyerSport BOP Primary School Sport Director Term 2 is probably the busiest on the primary school sport calendars - there is plenty on offer across the Bay of Plenty for our aspiring athletes and also those just wanting to... 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 a period of somewhat milder temperatures... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Osteoarthritis is all about loss of cartilage, subsequent inflammation and changes to bone and joint structure. The result is pain and loss of mobility. The ends of bones such as the femur are covered... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Have you sold it? Is there an apartment building going up? What's with all those pipes? These are some of the questions we've been getting about the necessary shambles currently... Read More

DriveLinewith Stuart Macadam New Zealand: home to the All Blacks, the Southern Alps, Pavlova, Tip-Top ice-cream, kiwi ingenuity and… the world's highest vehicle depreciation rates. Yes, you read that right. Carspring did a study on how... Read More

Active Voicewith Karen StantonSport BOP Active Families Advisor The Ministry of Health (in collaboration with Sport NZ and the Health Promotion Agency) released their new Active Play Guidelines for Under Fives last month. The guidelines form part... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While a little disappointed with the All Blacks defeat inflicted by the Lions last weekend, it sets up a likely thriller at Eden Park next Saturday night. In the last few days, Sideline... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The methodology use in adjusting the older sites to the current observing site is published in the 'NZ Meteorological Service Miscellaneous Publication' No 180 in 1984. It is considered that the homogeneous rainfall... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl I first saw Tim perform a few years back when he had a gig in Tauranga and I was immediately impressed by his smooth vocal performance and his masterful playing of the guitar. So I was not surprised to learn... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz What a proud week for Tauranga, the Burling family, Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club and all the Kiwi fans who have waited so long for sailing payback. Peter Burling winning the America's Cup at the... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Tauranga City Council is looking for your feedback on how councillors are elected, Easter trading, and pokie machines. This survey is attached to your water rates and you can... Read More