Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One The prospect of an interest rate-induced economic downturn in 2023 has become distinctly real during the past week, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Adrian Orr signalling the... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP I've had an eventful week with Parliament in recess. With my Primary Industries portfolios of Agriculture and Oceans and Fisheries, Fieldays is a key event for me to connect with... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus December eh? December has arrived and with it, the countdown to Christmas. It goes like that. October, November - nothing happening, Christmas is months away. December - Christmas is NOW, time to panic... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Long overdue changes to the Crown Minerals Act are a welcome step in the right direction but the Government needs to go further to end the nonsensical search for fossil fuels. Keep fossil... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz An electrifying innings from an Aquinas College batsman on Saturday, reinforced my view that Western Bay of Plenty senior grade cricket provides a significant pathway... 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

Weather Eye with John Maunder For further Infomation 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 "Climate... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Right. I've had a couple of weeks off from local music; let's remount the horse... There is, as you might expect, an absolute glut of eclectic live music occurring right now as singers, bands and musicians... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP This week, the Government has put the House into urgency in order to put through its atrocious Three Waters legislation, the Water Service Entities Bill. The proposed... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP For many working families here in the Rotorua electorate, childcare is one of the biggest household costs. That's why, as part of our Government's work to support New Zealanders with the cost of living,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There is no bigger prize in Bay of Plenty Baywide Cricket than the time-honoured Williams Cup, where history and ambition combine, to produce explosive cricket action. Presented... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Chris Luxon's plan to reopen new gas projects in the middle of the climate crisis is about as irresponsible as it gets. Speaking on a visit to Taranaki, Mr. Luxon confirmed that a National... Read More