Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris What do trains, trams, bikes, and buses have in common? Together they won’t fix Tauranga’s traffic congestion without continued investment in roads. “Heresy!”...

Todd MullerNational MP   Like many in our community I have been keeping a close eye on the daily developments relating to Bella Vista. I have had a number of those impacted by the issue contact me, and I really sympathise with the situation...

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP I am proud to be a Kiwi, especially when I look at how well we do on an international sporting stage such as the Commonwealth Games. When we are up against massive countries with tens of millions of people and...

Angie Warren-ClarkLabour MP Recently our Labour-NZ First government released the draft Government Position Statement (GPS) on Land Transport. To help best inform Local Government Leaders on how the GPS will benefit and work in our region, I organised...

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week we’re careening back into the past with this great piece from 2008.  How things have changed on our roads in 10 years!   We see some pretty strange things on the roads around...

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last edition we looked at research into the healing power of turmeric. The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin, the yellow pigment in turmeric. I find it fascinating that nature’s most potent...

Bridget NichollsAcacia Safari Tours Far be it for me to paraphrase Aristotle, but I believe he was right when he said: “In all things of nature, there is something of the marvellous”. Each day here I marvel at the natural wonders this...

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There is likely to be some puzzled looks in the future when local cricket fans gaze at the Bay Oval honours board, with the name of  Usman Ghani (Afghanistan) credited with 107...

Active Voicewith Anna Rees-JonesEarly Childhood Advisor Never underestimate the time your child spends playing – it is helping them become amazing, active, creative and engaged adults of the future! Did you know that a lot of your child’s...

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

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz A team of researchers  at the Sun discovered the solution  to a problem that has baffled the human race since Eve first commented to Adam that his fig leaf looked a little crinkled.   From...

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Remember the old saying ‘look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves?’ It’s sound financial advice but when it comes to local politics the...

Simon BridgesNational Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Over the past couple of weeks there has been a lot of discussion and outrage about the new petrol taxes the government is introducing. A nationwide fuel tax increase of between nine and 12 cents...

Jan TinettiLabour MP Here in the Bay we are feeling the full effects of climate change. Being on the coast we are very vulnerable to environmental changes. We have experienced an increasing number of very destructive storms, with homes and businesses...

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP One of my favourite family pastimes is going to the races. I enjoy the thrill of the races, the bustling crowds at the tracks, the comradery and the friendly, family atmosphere the day holds. People who attend...

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Kiwi heavyweight boxer David Nyika is entitled to be ranked as one of the best amateur boxers ever produced in our country, since the coming of order in the New Zealand pugilistic ranks...

Active Voicewith Melanie ShortCommunication & Operations Manager I’m reading a great book at the moment called How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, but to be honest, I haven’t read it for about 10 days as I have found the secret to stopping...

Kristin DunneTourism Bay of Plenty Tourism. It engenders a sense of pride and vibrancy in a place and more importantly attracts people to return and live, to work, to do business and to build new businesses. In the Bay of Plenty our employment...

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 – except for 1904, 1908 and 1909. This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504 mm in 1979, to a low of 5 mm in 1943. The...