Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz This weekend I will be travelling to Paris to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference to join Trade and Climate Change Issues Minister Tim Groser. Prime Minister John Key has already been... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor I'm not a climate change denier, and I embrace the 'Bluegreen vision' of making good environmental decisions based on good science, and not political rhetoric. Sea level rise in Tauranga is not a given... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph shows the range of November rainfalls from 1898 to 2015 in Tauranga, from an extreme high of 285 mm in 1916 to a low of only 12 mm in 2009. The second wettest November was 1967, when 240 mm was recorded;... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket has lost some of its allure for Sideline Sid in recent weeks, both at the local grassroots level and on the international stage. Western Bay club cricket has been rained off... Read More

Tales from the Fitness Campwith Dan Sheridan Week seven, and my shins aren't speaking to me. They're in pain, you see, but that hasn't stopped me running, skipping and lifting weights on them and generally demanding more than they can offer right... Read More

Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart Teenage years are the years of preparation. As such, teens should spend part of their summers gaining valuable work experience, preferably in their areas of skill and interest, and definitely within industries and... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I have been helping someone with several long term problems. The main issue was blood sugar, which was increasingly out of control despite medical intervention. We made significant changes to his diet... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor A public art proposal for a kinetic sculpture outside Mr Gareth Morgan's property on the corner of Marine Parade and Pacific Avenue recently came to council. This is the first proposal to come to council... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The peculiar but entertaining behaviour of Dame Susan continues, with a couple more weird gaffes surfacing from the Human Rights Commissioner this week.First up was a meeting of local business women,... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Say yes to giving her space, say no to putting her in her place. Say yes to talking it out with her, say no to taking it out on her. In so few words the message from White Ribbon this week is clear: We're for respectful... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Once the government privatises a state owned resource, like water, it will never again be able to take it back. This is the agreement National have signed us up to under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor This week Tauranga City Council agreed to assess if an affordable museum can be included in council's office rebuild project. This is the first time since 2006 council has agreed to take the lead on the museum... Read More