Blogs

Global Average Temperatures of the Troposphere - 1970 to April 2015

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The latest global average temperatures of the troposphere - those observed from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites - are computed by the University of Alabama at Huntsville in the United States. The... Read More

Lost and found

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Lost in the wilderness, no idea of which way to turn. Surrounded by darkness, cold, confusion and circling predators baying for your blood. Digging a hole deeper in the forlorn hope of maintaining protection. Only... Read More

Fields of Remembrance

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Creating a culture of remembrance and respect for those who have given their lives to protect our country and the freedoms we enjoy comes down to many little things that we do as a community and a nation. How do we communicate... Read More

Rules Reduction Taskforce

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor This week I attended a Rules Reduction Taskforce meeting at the Historic Village. The meeting was attended by around 80 people including MP Hon Simon Bridges, MP Todd Muller, and Taskforce members Mark... Read More

Cleaning up the oil

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The recent oil spill into Tauranga Harbour should never have happened. Unfortunately it has, and there are a number of reviews underway to identify what needs to change to ensure it doesn't happen... Read More

Project management that works

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Great opportunities carry great responsibilities. As a Councillor, my greatest fear is whether projects that I support, fail. Worst still is when these failures turn into white elephants and create irreversible... Read More

Jewels Not Tools

Beautiful Youby Suzanne Edmonds So many of us are guilty of using our nails as tools - levering open jars, scratching off stickers, and even using them to clean things. We subject our hands and nails to harsh detergents and cleaning solutions which... Read More

Head Over Heels at MIGS

Julie AdamsonRegional Secondary School Events Director/BOPSS CoordinatorSport Bay of Plenty Last Friday Mid Island Gym Sports (MIGS) hosted the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Power Tumbling and Trampoline Competition for the first time the. It... Read More

Head Over Heels at MIGS

Julie AdamsonRegional Secondary School Events Director/BOPSS CoordinatorSport Bay of Plenty Last Friday Mid Island Gym Sports (MIGS) hosted the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Power Tumbling and Trampoline Competition for the first time the. It... Read More

Are the Warriors turning a corner?

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Its hard work being a New Zealand Warriors fan. Sideline Sid has followed the Auckland-based side that plays in the NRL since the teams first game in 1995, has been to a number of matches... Read More

Tauranga April Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2015

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.It is very common for areas such as Tauranga to have had different... Read More

Making up isn't hard to do

Beautiful Youby Suzanne Edmonds Each week, beauty enthusiast Suzanne Edmonds explores the best ways to take care of ourselves so that we love the skin we're in. Applying make-up seems to be an eternal mystery with which many women grapple. They... Read More