Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Everyone knows that to enjoy a First World lifestyle, you first have to earn like a First World economy - and this means investment in our country's economic potential. Budget 2016 delivers on this vision by focusing on... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor There is no doubt that the Bay Oval is a great cricket ground. Players like coming here. It's a cheap destination for Sky TV to set up. Our weather is great, and the soil drains fast if it does rain. Plus spectators... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Following our health theme from last week, we're keeping our readers safe and well with some extraordinary life-saving tips. Last week we saved you from Macular Degeneration. This week we promise to... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas, including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies of NASA. A graph... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The promotion/relegation format of two Baywide rugby competitions have created several winner take all matches in Premier and Division One in the last qualifying rounds to be played... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz I'm quite concerned about my favourite readers and your potential loss of eyesight. Here at the Sun, we value our readers and want you to keep reading. Listeners are not a lot of use to a newspaper.... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Scientists say there is no longer any doubt the Earth's climate is warming. New Zealand temperature records show an increase of about one degree Celsius during the last 100 years, with the last... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic Some people easily identify with stress, can articulate the causes of it, and accept it as a part of living. Others, however, are somewhat oblivious to the phenomenon of stress at all. Stress can also be called... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Te Aranui Youth Trust is taking affirmative action to help our most vulnerable children. This trust works closely with our Police to help young at-risk children one at a time. These are children, who... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Elected members agreed to major events funding of $7.725m during 10 years in the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan to attract new events to Tauranga. Staff are requesting an extra $371,000 in the Annual Plan to... Read More

Michelle's Musingswith Michelle Muller At least once a week I get asked 'what is it like being the wife of an MP”? As I sit to type this I have three robust, confident children engaging in the school morning routine. One is singing away as... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Finance Minister Bill English has delivered the National-led Government's eighth Budget. In a pre-Budget speech, Minister English indicated that this year would have a strong focus on investing in our... Read More