Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Someone wrote in the other day querying if this column was written by myself or by ghost writers. Surely if I was a figment of others' imaginations then I would know. It would be completely hypocritical... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Ordinarily, council elections would be due next year. Everywhere else in New Zealand will have them, but here in Tauranga Labour got rid of our council and inserted unelected... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Another day, another level change, another cancellation. Don't you just love 2021? I must confess that, like pretty much everyone else, I didn't really heed the experts last year when told that this wasn't... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the big oak trees of Western Bay and Bay of Plenty rugby has fallen with the recent passing of Brian McCord. Brian lived a full life and was in his mid-eighties... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times,... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Horses for courses could easily become houses for courses given the political situation in Tauranga right now. The 85ha expanse in Greerton is occupied by the Tauranga Racing Club and Tauranga Golf... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Without a doubt, Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty region is a great place to spend summer. With the weather getting warmer, everyone is counting down to the summer holidays, fun and barbecues at the beach. To... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Representing constituents of the Bay of Plenty electorate, the importance of community is never far from my mind. Our Bay community is home to around 16,000 small businesses that... Read More

The last couple of months have seen an unusual situation in this economy. We have been fortunate to be largely untouched by lockdowns, but we have felt the effect of other regions who have been. We see this effect mostly in the retail... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus There is a special music night at Jack Dusty's next weekend - a belated tribute to one of the city's best guitar players. Mike Everard, most recently in the spotlight for his dynamite blues playing with... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sonny Bill Williams' recent pronouncement on his return to the boxing ring, that "I am not in it for the money" caused Sideline Sid to almost burst out laughing.... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's October rainfalls, from an extreme high of 357 mm in 1916 to a low of only 7 mm in 1984. The second wettest October was 1928, when 269 mm was recorded;... Read More