Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Tauranga's population grew by more than 1300 new residents during the last 12 months. It has created a housing squeeze, putting pressure on current residents, social services and charities, councils and the building... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Oh my goodness - why are our buses not attracting patronage? Tauranga's bus patronage is negative for the last year, in spite of strong population growth. And in Rotorua it is an absolute disaster... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The clock ticking down to the Rio Olympics got me thinking about the Kiwi athletes journeys to the Olympics over the decades. Today, the New Zealand Olympic team are well travelled... 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. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga to have had different... Read More

Peter BlakewayFood writer At this time of year we all crave the sort of comfort food that reminds us of our childhood - and for me that means sticky toffee pudding with a butterscotch sauce. I first tasted this sublime dessert at the Sharrow Bay... Read More

Are you ready?with Leigh Elder Raising taxes on, or getting rid of, sugary drinks - and sugar-bashing in general - is a hot topic in our daily news fare. While reducing sugar in our diet to acceptable levels makes complete common sense, widespread... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller I was asked to give a speech recently on some of the Government's achievements in the Bay. As I started to list them I realised how extraordinary the last few years have been. Since 2008, Tauranga's population has grown... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Simon Bridges has ruined my week again. A perfectly good column was scheduled, on the woes of travelling State Highway 2. Now that has gone to the shredder, thanks to the Transport Minister's recent... Read More

Peter BlakewayFood writer As a chef, you know winter is approaching when you've done the last wedding of the season. For me that was two weeks ago, so we're now well into that seasonal no-man's-land where we can feel winter is just around the... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Last week elected members listened to submitters during the Annual Plan process. We had some submissions from small food businesses that were concerned about the hike in their fees, with one submitter saying... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Hard and fast tracks and a warm Autumn have seen a scintillating start to the current Baywide club rugby season. Western Bay of Plenty rugby supporters have flocked in their hundreds... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls in Tauranga during the month of April 2013 and April 2014 were both relatively wet, with April 2013 recording 284 mm - the sixth highest April rainfall since 1898 - and in April 2014 the total was 225 mm -... Read More