Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor With the pressure on housing, originally in Auckland and now moving to the Bay of Plenty, the spotlight goes on to finding solutions. Immigration looks to be an obvious anomaly, but is it? Prime Minister... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz When the sun rose on a beautiful winter day last Saturday morning, few Bay of Plenty rugby followers would have foreseen the drama that would be played out in the last round of Baywide... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of May have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 634 mm in 2005 to a low of 13 mm in 2001. The... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we discussed the health benefits of tangerine skin extract. The beneficial compounds are called polymethoxylated flavones, fortunately abbreviated to PMFs. Flavones are yellow-coloured molecules... Read More

Are you ready?with Leigh Elder I have always had Michael Moseley down as a relentless self promoter with not too much substance. Recently, I have changed this view and now regard him as someone with great vision and really worth following. For... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz A lot of local government meetings aren't all that exciting. However, this week I attended a meeting of some local body politicians from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Tauranga City Council... Read More

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