Sport Bay of Plenty As a nation we are fixated on weight and it is no wonder with the eye popping obesity statistics and an undeniable increase in long-term chronic health conditions exacerbated by excess weight. It is a common misconception... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was delighted to see SunLive share the success of local professional boxer Jonathan Taylor on Sunday morning. Taylor, who few gave any chance of lifting the NZPBA Super... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale fluctuations in... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Recently, I spoke with a couple who had osteoarthritis in their hands, back and also had issues with muscle pain and ligament damage. I created a comprehensive nutritional programme and they've both experienced... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our communities with 97 per cent of all New Zealand enterprises employing 20 or fewer people. National knows it is businesses that drive economic... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The UK is having to get practical about the challenges to housing caused by unsustainable immigration. This blue government still refuses to admit both that we have a housing crisis, and that one of its major... Read More

Straight from city councilwith councillor Steve Morris Four years ago, when I chaired the Papamoa Progressive Association, we tested two enhanced World War 2air-raid sirens to show Tauranga City Council how effective a loud but simple system could... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz A supermoon is something Dotcom would do at the back window of a bus. Fortunately it turns out, we're not having that sort of mooning. It's the planetary sort. The supermoon on Tuesday will be closer... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has been intrigued by a soap opera that has been playing out in the last few months - no not Shortland Street, but the almost daily media reports on the comings and goings... 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

Vet Checks Inwith Joerg Thammfrom Mount Vet Hospital Guy Fawke's Survival Guide for Pets. Yes, it is near that time again!. While fireworks can be fun for humans, our some of our furry friends can get very petrified. It is estimated that up to... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller One of the biggest changes we have brought to Government has been driving the public sector to deliver better results from the $75 billion of your taxes we spend. These are our Better Public Services targets, where we share... Read More