Jan Tinetti Labour MP The National Party has announced its education policy and it is causing a lot of concern within the education sector. After three years of Covid-19 disruptions, schools are finally settling down and National... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP National is committed to Teaching the Basics Brilliantly and completely uplifting our education system. We will ensure every child has the skills they need in reading, writing,... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz 'He's totally chuckle, fall-about April Fools' Day funny that guy,” said Mrs Jim Bunny, aka 'the Doe', over a carrot juice aperitif the other evening. 'Who's totally... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket history, of two kinds, was made at Blake Park last Saturday. Parking around the cricket wickets at Blake Park was at an absolute premium. The Bay Oval hosted... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder We live on an interconnected planet. We share one Earth, with one atmosphere and one ocean. Our weather and climate and the water cycle know no national or political boundaries. International cooperation... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Jazz eh? It's not dead - it just smells funny. Sorry. I know that's an old line. And I've probably quoted it more than once in this column. Why? Well, Frank Zappa said it - and despite everything I still... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Something told me I should be beating the chest with pride. Something was telling me I should dust off the old mashie niblick with the hickory shaft and smack a few balls... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP The Tauranga Multicultural Festival last weekend was packed full of food, colour, music, and performances. We had the honour of Minister for Ethnic Communities, Priyanca Radhakirshnan, join us for the... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller National MP Since I was a young boy I wished to be an MP. When I entered Parliament in 2014, I was determined to bring the best of myself to this special place. In the subsequent nine years... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Steve Morris It's hard not to notice the growing division and arguments that seem to be permeating our society. It's a worrying trend that I'm deeply concerned about. At the heart of this division... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sunlive readers have followed the journey of a group of four young Western Bay of Plenty Cricket players, from promising teenage talent to emergence as NZC Major... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Each month Professor Ole Humlum of the The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), in Norway publishes on the web his very comprehensive web site updating a large number of charts and related analyses... Read More