Sally BenningGreerton Village Mainstreet manager The madness is over, the ham and mince pies long gone (I hope so anyway!) and we look forward to a bright New Year in Greerton Village. First up on the calendar is our Valentine's Day promotion running... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor It seems like more locals are enjoying a 'stay-cation' during the festive season, where locals and visitors celebrate the start of the New Year together. The city was humming with all the popular hotspots bustling... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz During the Christmas and New Year holiday break, Sideline Sid did a fair bit of reading. One book he pulled out from his bookcase, was a huge doorstop of nearly 1200 pages, titled the... 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. The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum... Read More

Healthy Matterswith Hayley MarieLocally supported by NZ Farm Shop This is the time of year where summer vegetables are in abundance in our backyards, fruit and veg stalls and farmers markets. My favourite is the good old zucchini, which is so versatile... Read More

Gwyn BrownDeputy Rabbit www.sunlive.co.nz Let me just state for the record that I have real psychic powers. I am also a little on the short side, although at one time my family used to be giants, but that's because my great great great, probably... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The year ahead is looking bright and breezy for Sun readers.We know this because we are psychic. Over the holidays my mates and I figured out how to read the future. I'm looking forward to making some... Read More

Village Voicewith Claire Topping from The Village Childcare If you have a new baby and are looking to connect with other mothers and share learning about infant development, then the Bethlehem SPACE Group is the place for you. SPACE (Supporting... Read More

Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart Emotions across the country are running high as teenagers discover how they faired on their NCEA exams. Your teen may be feeling accomplished, discouraged, surprised, even shocked. So, what can you do? Sit and discuss... Read More

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