Jan Tinetti Labour MP A number of changes came in at the start of this month to lift incomes and to provide extra support to workers and families. These measures won't fix everything but they will help to ease some pressure -... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP We need to get moving with Tauranga's new courthouse development. It's crucial that we get on with it so we can deliver better justice outcomes and contribute to the uplift... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga for 125 years since 1898 - except for 1904, 1908 and 1909. This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504 mm in 1979,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Next Saturdays dawn (15 April 2023), will kick-start a season of celebration for the Mount Maunganui Sports Club. Mount Maunganui Rugby Club, who were the founding... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Yes! It's Easter! The Jazz Festival is here. Having written about it at length in the past weeks there seems no need to go over things again, except to say - get out and enjoy it. Sixty years is a pretty... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz What have tomato juice and lemon meringue pie in common? Not much. Except in this case, like revenge, they were both served up cold - and they hadn't been ordered. And... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller National MP Easter is a time when I like to give thanks. To focus on the positives, rather than the negatives. Being able to spend this four-day weekend with my loved ones is something I... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP We're working hard to lift incomes and to support Kiwis to get ahead. Last week, we took the next steps with a suite of changes which came into force on April 1. These changes see more than one million... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I feel as though I have the best job in the world. I get to hear from people that often have life-changing benefits from effective nutritional therapy programmes. I was contacted... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Two Saturdays ago, a sporting event that saw thousands in attendance a half century ago, didn't rate a mention in the local media. The Japan Trophy raced at... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder This is a copy of pages 5 -9 of my book Fifteen Shades of Climate: The fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect" published by Amazon in 2020. A panel discussion on 'Climate Change: Both Sides... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I know I make a big deal about the Jazz Festival - because it is a big deal. There are many reason to love Tauranga: clean and beautiful beaches; the majestic Mount; a rich and diverse café culture;... Read More