Blogs
04:23pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2011, when 276mm was recorded; and the second... Read More
02:17pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Rustic peach and baked semolina flanThe summer sun brings out the colour and flavour of our favourite summer stone fruits -and often chargrilling brings it out even more taste.A... Read More
02:16pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Rustic peach and baked semolina flanThe summer sun brings out the colour and flavour of our favourite summer stone fruits -and often chargrilling brings it out even more taste.A... Read More
02:10pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Rustic peach and baked semolina flanThe summer sun brings out the colour and flavour of our favourite summer stone fruits -and often chargrilling brings it out even more taste.A... Read More
01:58pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's that time of year when so many Kiwis feverishly complete the work of getting their homes and gardens immaculate, their properties looking spectacular…so they can then completely abandon them.Because... Read More
01:38pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor There are many issues on Tauranga City Council's 'to do' list for 2015. They include major decisions I'm eager to resolve. The biggest item on our agenda this year is council's Long Term Plan. The plan sets out... Read More
03:53pm Tue 13 Jan, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz What a great sporting weekend we had in the Western Bay last Saturday and Sunday. Downtown Mount Maunganui was abuzz with the half ironman and all the other associated events, while... Read More
11:55am Fri 09 Jan, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to another year in the Sun. One of my most successful resolutions was to get more input from those around me, to write this column. So far that plan is working well, since the newsroom and some... Read More
10:40am Fri 09 Jan, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder A superimposed graph of five global monthly temperatures January 1979 to October 2014 is shown below. As the base period differs for the individual temperature estimates, they have all been normalised by comparing... Read More
09:55am Fri 09 Jan, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Finally summer has arrived and a more casual relaxed holiday mood takes hold, effecting everything in your life. The heat slows you down and you increasingly opt to eat more... Read More
09:54am Fri 09 Jan, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Finally summer has arrived and a more casual relaxed holiday mood takes hold, effecting everything in your life. The heat slows you down and you increasingly opt to eat more... Read More
09:49am Fri 09 Jan, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Finally summer has arrived and a more casual relaxed holiday mood takes hold, effecting everything in your life. The heat slows you down and you increasingly opt to eat more... Read More