Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP The Government's decision to pull infrastructure funding for hundreds of community houses planned through Tauranga's Pukehinahina Project is a missed opportunity to enable... Read More

TAKING ACTION With Nicole McKee ACT Party MP Gang membership has steadily risen during the last five years at a rate faster than recruitment of our valued New Zealand Police force. Since 2017 gang numbers across the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Testament to the Bay Oval ability to provide big scores to batsman who apply correct technique and patience at the crease, and also offer plenty of assistance to... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct... Read More

Science talk With Chris Duggan House of Science As we enjoy the early Autumn sunny days, why not have some creative fun and a go at building your own solar-powered oven and cooking some delicious S'mores. NB - This activity... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I find myself keeping up with news much more selectively recently. Nightly, like many of us, I regularly had an ear to National Radio at 5pm or, failing that, an eye on whichever 6pm TV news broadcast... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller National MP New Zealanders want and expect quality drinking water, clean rivers and swimmable beaches. National's Local Water Done Well policy will scrap Labour's undemocratic and unworkable... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP It's obvious that our communities have experienced traumatic weather events; many people and businesses continue to live with a degree of uncertainty. We're all doing our best to provide support and... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It was a bit of shameless name-dropping. Journos are good at it. We can be wanker-ish. 'When I was talking to Jacinda...” Or: 'When I was taking tea with the Commissioners...”... Read More

From the Garden with Margaret Wilson from Pacifica Garden Centre I believe we've just had summer but if it's a hint of things to come, maybe we should just skip it next year? Although, looking at the damage and desolation of other... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party I was disappointed to read our local MP, Sam Uffindell, stoop to disinformation and bully tactics about climate change actions by the Green Party. Climate Change is too important to play... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz After nearly three decades of following the New Zealand Warriors since they made their NRL debut in 1995, I have patched over to a new team - Maybe? Last Christmas,... Read More