Weather Eye with John Maunder For further information about a wide range of weather/climate matters see my new book "Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect". The extract below on "Central... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP There's no question that Tauranga is a beautiful place to live, with vibrant communities and great local businesses. It's also a safe place to live, and making sure it stays that way is a top priority for me. While... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ French for ‘salmon in paper' - Salmon en Papillote is such a gorgeous simple dish. It is delicious, nutritious, and completely customisable. Just change up the herbs and vegetables inside the paper... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It was one of those charming and memorable moments - although I didn't appreciate it at the time. It involved a Christmas gift - a powerful and thoroughly considered one. Now…I... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP Fieldays 2022 showed us what the Government should expect from regional New Zealand next year - an absolute shellacking. I spent Thursday and Friday on our stand and wandering... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's getting harder for musicians to produce recorded music. A liner note in a CD I received recently says: 'With a single Spotify stream now returning $0.0007 to the artist, the days of deriving income... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz An unlikely connection, between the late Queen Elizabeth II and the sport of surf lifesaving, was provided at Mount Maunganui during early 1963. The occasion was... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850s, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973,... Read More

Science talk With Chris Duggan House of Science Chris Duggan is a scientist, educator, mother of two adult daughters, and farmers wife. After many years teaching secondary school Science and Chemistry, she switched her focus... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP While the global economic outlook remains uncertain, our primary sector is at the heart of New Zealand's optimism about the future. Through resilience and innovation, primary industry exports hit a record... Read More

PET TALK With Dr Liza Schneider Having a good working knowledge of what signs to look for to determine if your pet's health is at risk is a very important investment and can make a huge difference to the outcome of a critically... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ Let's get one last asparagus recipe in before the season comes to a close. This one is raw, which is not the usual way to serve asparagus. But it's juicy, crisp and delicious. You'll be converted! Raw... Read More