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

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz 'The rain descended, and the floods came...” according to the scriptures. But what the King James' version didn't tell us was the rain continued to ‘descend'... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Farewell February: we hardly knew you, but you were soggy and not much fun. Sadly, the impact of February will be with us for years to come but, since there's absolutely nothing I can do about it, let's... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP The recent weather events have wreaked havoc on millions of lives. There's a long road ahead for many but we will get through this. Families and businesses have suffered enormous loss and hardship.... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP On Saturday, February 25, I attended the National Party's Bluegreens conference in Blenheim. It is clear that it will be a National government that sees us meet our climate... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Drawing on my environmental science degree, wetlands could be our saviour from climate change fuelled Na Nina flooding events and cyclones. To put it mildly, we... Read More

Science talk With Chris Duggan House of Science Have you ever read Dr. Seuss's book Bartholomew and the Oobleck? It's a story about a gooey greeny blue substance called an Oobleck that fell from the sky and wreaked havoc... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the great joys of being a sports scribe is seeing young sports people develop from talented teenagers into world class players. Western Bay of Plenty international... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale... Read More