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Changing world of sport

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Catching the last moments of T Ball, at the softball facilities at the Carlton Street Reserve last Saturday got me thinking about changes in youngsters being introduced to sport in... Read More

Tauranga August rainfalls –1898-2014

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of August have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1909. The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274mm in 2010 to a low of only 17mm... Read More

Gardening is like landscape painting

Insider's Guide to the Festivalwith Liz French The Garden Trail is the backbone of every festival and while there may be a myriad of other events at the festival without our gardeners we have no festival. The gardeners who share their private domains... Read More

Gardening is like landscape painting

Insider's Guide to the Festivalwith Liz French The Garden Trail is the backbone of every festival and while there may be a myriad of other events at the festival without our gardeners we have no festival. The gardeners who share their private domains... Read More

Gardening is like landscape painting

Insider's Guide to the Festivalwith Liz French The Garden Trail is the backbone of every festival and while there may be a myriad of other events at the festival without our gardeners we have no festival. The gardeners who share their private domains... Read More

Gardening is like landscape painting

Insider's Guide to the Festivalwith Liz French The Garden Trail is the backbone of every festival. And while there may be a myriad of other events at this year's New Zealand Garden and Art Festival, without our gardeners we have no festival. The... Read More

Gym etiquette - Outrageous uses for shared hair dryers

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week The Weekend Sun laments the striking down of Rogers Rabbits by a dose of myxomatosis or rabbit flu. The good news is, we have his cousin as guest columnist, Jim Bunny, recently escaped from... Read More

Gym etiquette - Outrageous uses for shared hair dryers

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week The Weekend Sun laments the striking down of Rogers Rabbits by a dose of myxomatosis or rabbit flu. The good news is, we have his cousin as guest columnist, Jim Bunny, recently escaped from... Read More

No 'parking fairy'

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Thanks for your feedback on my previous column. Part Two on ensuring council is as efficient as a business will be written in future weeks. In the meantime, I've asked councillor Steve Morris to share his views... Read More

Gym etiquette - Outrageous uses for shared hair dryers

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week The Weekend Sun laments the striking down of Rogers Rabbits by a dose of myxomatosis or rabbit flu. The good news is, we have his cousin as guest columnist, Jim Bunny, recently escaped from... Read More

Forget the sideshow – focus on the issues

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I wonder how many of you are as fed up with the whole 'Dirty Politics' saga as I am. I'm resorting to turning off the radio or changing TV channels to escape the relentless negativity and muckraking. It... Read More

Football’s fighting fit in Otumoetai

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A sports item on SunLive last week caught Sideline Sid's attention - with the Otumoetai Football Club celebrating their 50th anniversary during the weekend. Being at a loose end on... Read More