Tales from the Boot Campwith Dan Sheridan You've met me before. I'm the guy who used to eat whatever and ignore the long-term consequences - one $5 pizza at a time. But as you know, this disregard can only last for so long. Eventually, the bloke... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures... Read More

Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart Before you resign, make sure you understand just why you feel so unhappy. You may already have a long list of reasons. Be sure to work past the initial, generic grievances like, 'I don't enjoy my work” or 'I... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Many people are concerned about the rapid spread of mangroves around Tauranga Harbour. The cause is sedimentation, which washes into the harbour from surrounding catchments providing an ideal growing... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week we delve into the murky waters of race, religion and rap. This classic RR column from a few years ago is regurgitated, following new claims recently that Jesus was black. Rogers Rabbits was... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor The 2015/2016 cruise ship season kicks off on October 7 with the arrival of Diamond Princess and finishes on May 18 2016 with the arrival of Insignia. Most ships are in port for approximately 12 hours.... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Net immigration has now topped more than 60,000 a year. That is 1200 foreigners coming into New Zealand each week. New Zealand simply cannot absorb that rate of uncontrolled immigration, which is costing jobs... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz On Tuesday evening I held the second ‘People's Question Time' for the year. These are an opportunity for constituents to come along and ask me any questions they may have about the Government's... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor This summer will be Tauranga's biggest cruise ship season ever with 78 ships carrying more than 166,000 visitors. I'm proud that cruise ship tourists rate our i-Port as the third-best welcome in Australasia. But... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor I would like to take this opportunity to thank our City Councillors for saving our inner-city greenspace. All but one voted to drop the sales process. For listening and making a common sense decision,... Read More

Putting down the packetDavid quits smoking for Stoptober Uncle Google sits me down on his knee and speaks of an old Chinese proverb that goes like this: 'The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” For this humble... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Watching the NRL Grand Final between the Cowboys and the Broncos on Sunday night got me thinking about commentators of sport over the years. Up until the early 1970s, we would rise... Read More