Winston Watusi Music Plus Here's Johnny! We've had plain Covid, Delta and now it's time for Omicron. Since December we've been holding our metaphorical breathe, balanced on a metaphorical knife-edge. Now... Now I suddenly... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Ten thousand people in party mode at the Black Clash at the Bay Oval last Saturday night, was probably a million miles from the minds of the group of cricket administrators,... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 122 years. The rainfall for Tauranga for 2021 was 959 mm. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Happy New Year. It's great to be back at work, with 2022 already well underway for many of us. Thank you to all of the people who kept working throughout the summer break, providing warm... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP I would like to firstly take this opportunity to wish everyone a very a Happy New Year. I hope you all had the opportunity to spend time with your families and friends and some time to relax over the summer... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Let's start in un-bypassed and unlikely-to-ever-be-bypassed Katikati. People must be getting sick of this. Katikati is a beautiful town. Some towns aren't. Some have shop-fronts and rundown chippies still... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A small item tucked away in one of the Sunday newspapers alerted Sideline Sid to an outstanding and historic achievement produced by a Te Puke sport shooter last... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature in 2021 was 20.2 degrees Celsius, which made 2021 the fourth warmest year on record. Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch It is one of life's great mysteries: why are we so drawn to the water? Like tens of thousands of others in the Bay this year I have jostled with other humans on the roads, parked up the car, burned... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz It has been an amazing summer so far in the Bay. The sun has shone and the beaches and cafes have been heaving, but a couple of things have got my goat. The first is rubbish... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The first rule in politics is don't tell lies. But that is precisely what some elected representatives around New Zealand are accusing Jacinda Ardern, Nanaia Mahuta and... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Meet the new year - same as the old year? ...And here we are on the other side. Welcome to 2022: brace yourself... If there's one thing I've learnt from the past couple of years it is that things move... Read More