Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP It is great to hear about the approval of Tauranga's innovative new courthouse. I worked as a domestic violence advisor based in the Tauranga regional office in McLean St. I saw the condition of the... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller Bay of Plenty MP National and Labour both held their annual caucus retreats in the Hawke's Bay this month, in a strange scheduling coincidence. I think it's fair to say the Blue Team had the... Read More

BETTER UNDERSTANDING DEMEMTIA with Ruth Thomas from EnlivenPlus Will I be allowed to continue driving if I have dementia? This is a commonly asked question and one that puts people off from getting a diagnosis in the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Western Bay of Plenty fight fans are in for a rare treat in July 2023, with the staging of the Boxing New Zealand National Championships in Tauranga. The Boxing... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall small warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times,... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz When the wailing had subsided, when all the godawful OMG's were spent, when all the disgust and disdain was done, I dropped clause six of my last will and testament on them.... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus This week we have blues gigs. And a welcome lashing of trivia. And if you thought we'd start with something useful, like the gigs, then you've clearly not been here before and have mistaken this... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP School principals are very special people, often going above and beyond their job descriptions in their service to their students, staff, parents and community. One such principal was Delcie Martin who sadly... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and spent good quality time with your family, friends and loved ones. We had our first family camping trip - needless... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ This cake is lush and gooey, and very delicious. It also happens to be gluten-free, and very easy to throw together. Enjoy! Ingredients 200g butter, melted 6 eggs, room temperature 1 tsp vanilla 270g... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last month, Minister of Justice Kiri Allan was featured on the AM Show telling New Zealanders that youth crime is at its lowest in decades. Yet earlier that morning, another... Read More

Taking ACTION With David Seymour ACT Party leader and MP Last year ACT carried out 208 public meetings up and down the country where we listened to the concerns of New Zealanders around the cost of living crisis,... Read More