Weather Eye with John Maunder A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc - marked by an umbra, dark area, which is 2000 degrees cooler than the effective photospheric temperature. The average... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Never been a great judge of character. And she was living proof. At first appearance, all chirpy, smiley, pleasant and polite when we collided negotiating a tight left-hander by the cucumbers,... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Osteoarthritis - also known as OA - is characterised by the breakdown of joint cartilage, leading to pain, stiffness, and decreased mobility. Glucosamine and chondroitin are... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Swallows are gathering; it must be spring. Like the blossoms, new music is appearing every day. There are intriguing gigs to point to but let's start with new releases.... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Our Bay of Plenty senior representative cricket side picked up from where they left off last season, taking first innings points from Northland, after a long journey to... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny As W.C.Fields - William Claude Dukenfield - wisely suggested: 'Start every day with a smile and get it over and done with”. And being a like-minded, dusty, irascible, old fart, we're... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz What with the Tauranga Arts Festival spreading throughout the city, it's been a busy time. The festival finishes this weekend and if you happen to have grabbed the... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Few elite amateur sporting teams step into the cauldron of red-hot competition within a month of a new season start. The Bay of Plenty Cricket senior men's side, who... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz For the first decade of this column one subject arose more than any other: Tauranga's lack of music venues. It's still an issue, but exactly 10 years ago the situation... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Christmas Day 1976 and Santa delivered me an agonising pain in the gut. And the up-chuck, the full living colour nausea, to make it a totally festive occasion. 'Our finest gifts we bring,... Read More

Who you hang out with matters more than you think. As a teenager, you're shaping your identity, values and future. The people you surround yourself with have a huge influence on that. Proverbs 27:17 says: 'As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A Western Bay of Plenty sporting identity has been elected to his sports top volunteer administrative position. Mount Maunganui Academy of Wrestling founder, Mark Grayling,... Read More