Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The top echelon of secondary school cricket kicks of this Saturday, with the Western Bay first X1 competition playing their first stanza, before being joined by division two and three... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfall for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph below shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274 mm in 1973 to a low of... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Two weeks ago we sat glued in front of our televisions to watch the election results trickle in. It gave a record result for the National Party and your humbling support for me personally catapulted me into a new life.... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Not many of you will have heard of this ailment. I recently became aware of it, when catching up with a very good mate who I hadn't seen for about 30 years. On shaking hands, I realised that either he... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor We haven't communicated very well that it's tough to get a liquor licence under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, regardless of a local alcohol policy. Council removed the cap for bottle-stores so we're... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Tauranga Harbour is a very special place, and a lot of work is being done by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to protect and restore it. Regional Council expenditure in the last financial year... Read More

Inside Start Upwith Jo Allum Tauranga Startup Weekend lead organisers Pascale Hyboud-Peron and Jo Allum recently attended Wellington Startup Weekend to get a feel for how the event comes together in other New Zealand cities and see how it can best... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sideline Sid is a huge fan of all things sporting in the Western Bay of Plenty, he also has a real passion for history and believes that knowing where we come from is as important... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The following is a summary of the Climate Conference held in New York on September 23: The purpose of the 2014 Climate Summit was to raise political momentum for a meaningful, universal climate agreement in Paris in... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year, when there a lot of excitement over the new season's produce at the market. There are freshly dug new potatoes and asparagus to get excited over as... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year, when there a lot of excitement over the new season's produce at the market. There are freshly dug new potatoes and asparagus to get excited over as... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year, when there a lot of excitement over the new season's produce at the market. There are freshly dug new potatoes and asparagus to get excited over as... Read More