Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Anyone that says test cricket is boring and has reached its use-by date, obviously didn't watch the Basin Reserve test between the Black Caps and Bangladesh over the weekend. The game... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 118 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour, from November 1904... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl The wonderful thing about being passionate about music is it enables us to meet some wonderful people along the way. I met Eric Scott recently when he and wife Pam moved to Papamoa and joined the Tauranga... Read More

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