Active Voicewith Chloe PettersonSport Bay of Plenty Insights Analyst In Steven Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit 5 is: 'Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” This premise applies to sport and recreation,... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl Local Te Puke band Wing It cover mostly rock, blues, and country. The band consists of Keith Birley on guitar and vocals, Karl Forbes on bass, and Laurie Nelson on drums. Sometimes, they are joined by back up... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Did you know that more than 70 truck and trailer loads full of rubbish travel over the Kaimai Range every week from Tauranga to landfill in the Waikato? That's about 90,000 tonnes... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga is now New Zealand's third largest city. If you ignore Auckland. And that other one.We've been ignoring Auckland for a good few years now and it's working out very well. Most of the South Island... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP 'Spoiler alert”: red and blue parties don't listen to voters! On a Wednesday night in March the Broadcasting (Games of National Significance) Amendment Bill had its First Reading, and the level of fear... Read More

Culinary Conversationswith Peter BlakewayFood writer, caterer and private chef We're fast approaching the time when we need to use up or preserve the last of the summer produce in the garden. Or for those without a kitchen garden, the last of the... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Tauranga has some bright young minds and I'm reminded of this often, not only when I visit schools but also when I'm out and about. Young people should be enthusiastic and positive about their futures.... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has a real passion for the early history of this beautiful country that we live in. Changes and developments in today's world don't just happen but evolve from earlier... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1908 and 1909. This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504 mm in 1979, to a low of 5 mm in 1943. The... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Prime Minister Bill English has recently announced Trade Agenda 2030 setting out a bold, ambitious and aspirational plan for New Zealand's international trade moving forward. As the local MP for an equally ambitious and... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz RR and Mrs RR went for a stroll downtown in the weekend. She wanted to go to Broncos. I needed a new pair of fishnet stockings, since mine got laddered while at the Frock'n'Roll birthday bash with Richard... Read More

Dive Right Inwith Gwyn Brownfrom Tauranga Dive There are many unwritten rules in our society. Dress up for a job interview, remove all metal from your face, have a bath - you know, stuff like that. These rules can only be learned two ways. The... Read More