Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Everyone has an opinion on  what should happen with the thousands of people trying to get back into the country so I feel like I should try and summarise some of these ideas. The first school...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Parking was at a premium at Maramatanga Park last Saturday, when Sideline Sid caught up with his first club rugby game in nearly a year. The delayed start to this...... Read More

Haydn Marriner is a Rotorua tourism operator and political junkie. If you ever wanted to know when it was the best time to join the National Party, it's now.  The party is shedding senior MPs like a dog sheds fur - the old and smelly stuff...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 122 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,...... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus As the music scene returns to normal so does this column; this week we’ve got a blues gig and a new album. The album, My Red Guitar, is by Tauranga local  Ian Gilmour, recorded at Whakamarama’s...... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The Green Party has come up with a great solution to something – I’m not sure what exactly – with its new tax policy. Basically if you don’t already earn $325 a week, you...... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris “I’ll be in Tauranga at 10 o’clock” I say. “You’re already in Tauranga,” comes the response from a Council colleague. “No,...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The saying that ‘the more that things change - the more that they stay the same' seems to have come true in this years Mitre 10 Cup. When the Mitre 10...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale...... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Some weeks things simply don’t work out the way you planned. Following a column talking about local studios and the types of albums they produce, I planned to review a debut album from songwriter...... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I have a bit of a love hate relationship with the internet. It has revolutionised the way we store and access information but it has its faults as well. You can attempt to cure your disease while...... Read More

Professor Jens Mueller Good Business  When you’re Paul the Plumber, are you a business? I love it when these creative artsy people design new logos for businesses – it makes even the smallest business look flash...... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The statement by the Mayor last week that Tauranga City Council was ‘insolvent’ caught many by surprise, including Councillors and Council staff. ...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sideline Sid, along with the rest of the country, has had little to smile about in the last three months, the arrival of Super Rugby Aotearoa on the small...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies...... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's an odd feeling, but things seem to be returning to normal. And once again, as I follow foreign news from America, Britain, India, even little Singapore which started so well, all I can say is...... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I might be paranoid but is anyone else worried about Muffin Mclay? All over the world people are tearing down symbols of colonialism and here we have an Old English Sheepdog hanging out on the waterfront,...... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP As some of you may know by now, I will not be seeking re-election at this year’s 2020 general elections. This means that this term will be my last as a List MP based in Tauranga. I did...... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Councils around the country are re-drafting their annual budgets following COVID-19. Tauranga City Council’s new budget sees a $20m reduction in revenue...... Read More