Weather Eyewith John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 117 years. The rainfall for 2015 of 842 mm was the third (equal) lowest rainfall on record. From January 1898 to December... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz In a Mount Maunganui holiday season, where the weather has been all over the place, the Bay Oval was blessed with two outstanding days when the Black Caps squared off with Sri Lanka... Read More

Simon NeateCommunication AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Happy New Year! I hope you all had a relaxing couple of weeks off work and managed to stay somewhat active. After an injury in October and taking November off running I spent December making a... Read More

Healthy Matterswith Hayley MarieLocally supported by NZ Farm Shop Since I ate everything in sight during the Christmas holidays, I felt I needed to get back on track, so made myself a big batch of muesli to start the week off with a bang.Making... Read More

Peter GriffinPlanwise Financial Services Once again the festive season and the New Year have come around again so fast and people will be planning a much-needed holiday break, spending some quality time with family and loved ones. This time of... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to 2016 and the first column of the New Year. The Chinese call it the Year of the Red Monkey, but down here in Nuzzillin it still seems more like the year of the Blue Johnkey.Launching back... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz As an exercise I did a Google Scholar search for the words 'arthritis oxidative stress'. I knew there have been many research papers on the subject but I was surprised at the sheer volume. I stopped counting... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The second wettest December was 2011, when 276 mm was recorded; and the second driest December was in 1994, when only 14 mm fell. The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Saluting those who made dubious contributions to humanity in 2015It's that time of the year again, well the end of it, to be precise, when we honour those who have made the last 12 months memorable,... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic A good quote to think about when trying not to talk yourself out of something is: 'Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve'. From our experience, it is the word 'believe' that's really important.... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's festive holiday times, as some of you may have noticed. Not sure what gave it away, perhaps the sight of Santa stuck upside down in the Trinity Wharf chimney might be a small clue.Actually the... Read More

Healthy MattersBy Hayley Marie Bilton Focaccia bread is a flat, oven-baked bread which can be made easiest by hand - this is what I love about it so much.You can almost use any topping you like and it's a perfect addition to your dinner table around... Read More