Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket heaven for Western Bay Cricket fans, doesn't get any better than the upcoming Bay Oval Test match between the Black Caps and England, which kicks off on... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Building the cathedrals of Europe... the climate factor Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller National MP Michelle and I wish all readers a very Happy New Year. Hopefully you've had a good break and the weather has been what you wanted and what your garden needed. I've enjoyed a... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP There's no question that this is a beautiful place to live, with a wonderful natural environment, a vibrant community and great local businesses. It's also a safe place to live, and making sure that... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus And we're back again for 2023, firing on several cylinders, ready to roll. I hope y'all had a good break, if you were lucky enough to have a break. Here at the Watusi Country Club things went completely... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It was enough to make me gag on mother-in-law's wildly flavourful and buttery turkey stuffing at Christmas. You know, the stuffing that's baked outside the cavity, is crunchy... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A wide range of emotions will accompany a myriad of Western Bay youngsters who are participating in the annual Hawke's Bay Cricket junior representative cricket... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 124 years. The rainfall for Tauranga for 2022 was 1842 mm, the fourth highest on record (since 1898) . From... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2018, when 278 mm was recorded. The... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz 'You poor thing!” - he would get it all the time, all his life. That's because of a quirk of fate, a quirk of dates. He was born Christmas Day - the least popular day... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ New season potatoes are here, showing their little faces at the farmers market - and I'm very happy about it! This is a super simple side dish with a simple grilled salmon fillet, or with some poached eggs... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Thank you for being in touch with my team in 2022. It's been a big year, together we've achieved so much! Just a few highlights for me include reducing cost of living pressures, banning more single-use... Read More