Andrew von DadelszenRegional Councillor Many thanks to those who showed confidence in me by electing me back onto the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. It never ceases to amaze me that many sitting councillors - Tauranga City and Mayoral candidates... Read More

Straight from city councilwith councillor Steve Morris There's nothing like a council election process to stir up new ideas for our city, mixed with the odd bit of sledging. But now the final whistle's blown and the minority of our residents who... Read More

Greeting from Greertonwith Sally BenningMainstreet Manager Greerton Village Our beautiful stunning cherry trees have done their dash for another year - now we're enjoying everything that comes with spring. When we think of springtime many of us... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There has been plenty of talk in the media about Joseph Parker's likely challenge for a world heavyweight title in the next few months. The good news is that since Tyson Fury relieved... 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 from the average temperatures during the 30-year period from 1981-2010 in the tropospheric... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz You have seen the petrol advertisements offering some special additive to improve your car engine performance. While that may be true we know deep in our cells is a mysterious protein called SIRT1, which... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP An editorial about possum trapping vs. 1080 led to a lot of misinformed anger. If we base our assumptions on the media alone, how can any of us really know what a person - or political party - is actually advocating? Traditional... Read More

Michelle's Musingswith Michelle Muller Following a recent stint of medical-assigned bedrest, I found myself watching TV programmes that I normally wouldn't view. But out of boredom, drug-induced and reduced brain cell capacity and general exhaustion,... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week it's revealed Earthlings are making plans to live on Mars, despite the fact we struggle to make telephones that won't blow up.The galaxy is clearly not a safe option, while Samsung's version... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz This week it was great to join the hundreds of people who crowded around the base track of the Mount to welcome the biggest container ship to ever dock at Tauranga Harbour. It's a major milestone for... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Rugby has once again been in the sporting headlines for all the wrong reasons. People forget that the media is a two-edged sword and that if you court the newspapers, radio and television... 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