Class Actwith ACG Tauranga PrincipalShawn Hutchinson A new year brings renewed excitement, new opportunities and, of course, new challenges. For many children, these challenges will include heading back to school. Whether it is returning to routine,... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor At the start of a new year it is time to set some targets to achieve as an elected regional councillor. I will just highlight four. My first priority is to improve our public transport system in Tauranga.... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Happy New Year everyone! 2017 is shaping up to be a great one. We have the election coming up later in the year. We don't know exactly when yet, but we are all ready for it. Globally, 2016 saw some monumental... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's that time of year again when we try to stick to our New Year's Resolutions and the first one that is broken: 'I'll never trying to drive in or out of Tauranga at holiday time again.” The... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Amongst the unsung heroes of summer in the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel are the volunteer lifeguards, who willingly give up their leisure time to patrol the beaches of the region. With... Read More

Simon NeateCommunication AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Sport Bay of Plenty and Virtually on Track offer free family fun and a chance to win prizes this summer with Join the Gems and geo-teering. Join the Gems and geo-teering are challenges you... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The average afternoon temperature in December 2016 was 22.3... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Celebrating mediocrity, weirdness and quirks of humanity Welcome folks to 2017 and its time to celebrate or lament some of the unmentionable moments of the year past. RR has painstakingly compiled this... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With this being the time of the year when the countries sports commentators make up their winners and losers list for the previous twelve months - Sideline Sid has joined the queue... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2011, when 276 mm was recorded; and the second... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to the last Sun of the year, I hope your Christmas went well and you're all in good shape and attitude for the New Year. I hate to break it to you, but that Christmas celebration you just completed... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's 10 years since this Rogers Rabbits was first published in The Sun and went viral around the world, so we thought we'd celebrate the season with a little 're-gifting”, especially for our loyal... Read More