Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's October rainfalls, from an extreme high of 357 mm in 1916 to a low of only 7 mm in 1984. The second wettest October was 1928, when 269 mm was recorded; and the second driest... Read More

Tales from the Fitness Campwith Dan Sheridan By the time this fine paper is out, I'll be three weeks in to my 10-week fitness camp - clearly no time for a lecture on the benefits of training well and eating your greens, but not a bad moment to... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Virtually everyone's got an opinion about the plans to deepen the Tauranga Harbour to accommodate a generation of increasingly frequent larger ships. In light of the worldwide move toward larger ships, the opportunity to... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's nearly November and time to again celebrate an ancient ritual - setting fire to stuff, scaring unsuspecting animals and generally behaving as complete idiots for one night of the year.Some even... Read More

Bruce CortesiPlanwise financial advisor www.sunlive.co.nz I have read so many cases of young people - suffering cancer, life changing accidents that turn their lives into a future of uncertainty and hope. Yet, no one has paid even a token gesture... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It's hard work being an All Blacks fan when the Rugby World Cup is played on the other end of the world. Sunday was a very long day for Sideline Sid, with a 4am kickoff followed by... Read More

Simon NeateMarketing AdmnistratorSport Bay of Plenty Sustaining a sports injury is a frustrating experience and there's always a period of reflection that accompanies it. This week I had some bad news on the injury front just two weeks out from... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder A graph of five global monthly temperatures January 1979 to September is shown below.A superimposed plot of Quality Class 1 and Quality Class 2 and Quality Class 3 global monthly temperature estimates. As the base period... Read More

Tales from the Boot Campwith Dan Sheridan Ever tried a doing weekly food shop that contains zero sugar? Believe me, it is far more difficult than it sounds. As part of my 10-week training regime with LIFE Personal Fitness, an abrupt change in... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Good quality events improve locals' pride in the city, as well as bringing in tourism spending, and Tauranga needs to have a reputation for being event-friendly to achieve these goals. Event managers have approached... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz All around us we have evidence of our geological past. Mauao, the iconic mount at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour, is the remnant of a large lava dome, formed by upwelling and outpouring of rhyolite... Read More

Gwyn BrownDeputy Rabbit www.sunlive.co.nz It's Labour Weekend and the official start of summer beach and boating season. It's also the start of Sharks Scaring People Season, or at least that's how some sectors of the media play it. Some papers... Read More