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

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The French paradox is the observation that while the French have a diet high in saturated fats, their cardiovascular health is much better than other countries' populations with similar diets. Many agree... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Another great public forum at Tauranga RSA at Greerton last Tuesday. Great crowd, great questions. Darroch Ball spoke about this blue government's unbalanced business-focused - over people-focused - approach... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz With the local busy body elections wrapping up here, the US presidential elections heading for a massive comedy finale and the situation in Syria playing heavily on our minds, the RR team has been deep... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller From time to time we get a reminder of the very good things that are happening in our community. For me, this came with two powerful community engagements last week. Both reflected the power of leadership within our community.... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid's crystal ball is in a thousand pieces on his office floor after he failed to pick the winners of the AFL and NRL Grand Finals played last weekend. To rub salt into his... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph below shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274 mm in 1973 to a low of... Read More