Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little change in the overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Just when the critics were writing the All Blacks off in their quest for a World Cup three-peat, the team roared back at Eden Park on Saturday night. Putting 38...... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Songs can be deceptive; songs can mess up your mind. Because pretty much everything, however dark and dangerous, however sad and tragic, can sound good in a song. Even when it's not meant to. The...... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I don’t carry a lot of cash around these days for two reasons. Firstly, I don’t have a lot of cash and, secondly, it tends to disappear when I do have some, which leads back to situation...... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP If we aspire to a flourishing country of equal opportunity we have to recognise some people need more help. Nine months ago the Coalition Government committed to providing 600...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Attending a Bay of Plenty Steamers game is a bit like a lucky dip - you never know what you are going to get. Sunday's Mitre 10 Cup encounter at the Tauranga...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called ‘afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2019. The temperature for July 2019 was 15.8 degrees Celsius. It's...... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus There are two sides to Tauranga. It often seems – possibly with good reason – that we're locked in the musical mainstream, an unthreatening mixture of jazz, blues, folk and cover bands,...... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The sale of New Zealand’s valuable assets in recent years has proved to be short-sighted and fundamentally flawed. The sales have created a raft of issues, which the Coalition Government...... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz All of us have loved ones and friends who have been affected by cancer. Cancer is the biggest cause of death in New Zealand. Recently I announced National’s plan for...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There are few tougher sports than professional boxing, where two men enter the ring for a monetary reward. Personally, I have a problem with the professional game,...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph for the period 1898-2019 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high...... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Time to celebrate, boogie-lovers - Jan Preston is coming to town! Or should I say, Jan Preston is coming back to town, since the woman they call Australia's Queen of Boogie Piano has a long and strong...... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP In October last year the Government banned the sale of homes to foreign buyers. In the first few months, the sale of New Zealand properties to foreign owners fell through the floor, down 81...... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP The Government announced recently a major overhaul of disabilities funding which will see family members, including parents and spouses, paid up to $25.50 an hour to look after family members. With around...... Read More

Todd Talks By Todd Muller We all know someone who has gone through the cancer journey. The thousands that turn out to some of the Bay’s cancer fundraising events show just how much this disease impacts our lives. The Papamoa...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Every so often in sport, a group of rising stars will come together in a team before going on to perform with distinction on the big stage. The 2005 Bay of Plenty...... 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

Winston Watusi Music Plus Walking along Devonport Road is a sad experience these days. Perhaps it was a couple of weeks since I'd been in town but a few days ago when I strolled up the once bustling street it felt like a frowzy...... Read More