Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last Saturday saw Baywide club rugby done and dusted for another season - and what a season it has been. The return to the tried and true Baywide format of two divisions of 12 teams... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called 'afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2016. The temperature for July 2016 was 15.2 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees milder than July... Read More

Art Beatwith Rosalie Crawford The idea for basing a story line off a series of books that so many of us as children fell in love with, came from Angus Stewart and Isabella Perkins, two drama students at Bethlehem College. Lemony Snickett's 'The... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Sometimes health problems can become a sort of vicious cycle. Osteoarthritis can cause significant joint pain, which limits mobility and can reduce the ability to exercise. Reduced mobility leads to weight... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz A new gaming sensation has been created in Omokoroa. Unlike Pokemon Go, POTHOLE GO does not require an App download, your car is already programmed for this exciting new game, and your taxes have already... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz More and more people are choosing to move to Tauranga and as the city's population grows it is important people have the opportunities to own their own home. We know Tauranga is a great place to live,... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph for the period 1898-2016 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 348 mm in 1951,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Doping is the scourge of modern sport and the can of worms that is the systematic Russian sport doping looks set continue to hog the headlines at the Rio Olympics. The ability to grab... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Increasing the required deposit for investors to 40% will only increase the gap between the working middle class and the rich. Investors with large property portfolios will have little trouble meeting the new... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It is highly appealing to imagine New Zealand without predators.The Government's dream of a 100 per cent eradication by 2050 is commendable and probably a vote winner.But is it really achievable? Very... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller It's an absolute privilege to be over in the United States watching the Republican convention. I'm here as part of the New Zealand delegation to the International Democratic Union, a collective of centre right parties from... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid got a taste of being a time-traveller last week. Having been the custodian of the early Tauranga Rugby minute books for some time, he dusted of the cobwebs and delved into... Read More