Blogs
09:00am Fri 18 Jul, 2025
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Rule #1: Never write the sensitive stuff down because it will sure as hell come back to bite or embarrass you. Case in point is 'Anon” who unwittingly became a global laughing stock.... Read More
09:00am Fri 18 Jul, 2025
Do you know why Profhilo is changing the skin game? I can tell you it's because there's a clear shift in aesthetic trends. Clients now want subtle, natural-looking results that enhance their features rather than change their look. That's why Profhilo... Read More
09:00am Fri 18 Jul, 2025
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It's been a while since we checked on the weird and increasingly worrying world of AI. However, things are moving so fast right now that what you're reading might already... Read More
12:33pm Wed 16 Jul, 2025
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Two Kiwi sports people with significant ties to Tauranga put their name up in lights in the United States over the weekend. Cherneka Johnson climbed a huge mountain... Read More
08:06am Mon 14 Jul, 2025
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
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny I get the distinct and uncomfortable impression that Jaffa is not the preferred flavour in Tauranga. I was in a Devonport Rd bank shortly after arriving in town and mentioned to the teller... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Festivals are tricky; Tauranga's jazz one is well-established, but Rotorua has struggled with the blues. Having hosted two splendid Blues & BBQ events in 2022 and 2023,... Read More
12:49pm Wed 09 Jul, 2025
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The announcement of the two Black Caps squads to tour Zimbabwe highlights the proliferation of New Zealand Cricket's Major Association players who have made the step up... Read More
07:00am Fri 04 Jul, 2025
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Brian has declared Christianity the 'official religion of New Zealand”. That settles it then. It is enshrined. Bless! But why stop there Brian? Why not go the whole nine yards and declare... Read More
06:30am Fri 04 Jul, 2025
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It always comes as a jolt, realising half the year has passed. On the bright side it heralds the year's first arrival of lists. The 'Best of' lists. I like lists.... Read More
06:00am Fri 04 Jul, 2025
Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher This month I am handing over my column to Sam Stubbs, who is the managing director of KiwiSaver fund Simplicity. He recently wrote his view on the value of Citizens Advice Bureau.... Read More
06:00am Fri 04 Jul, 2025
Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Imagine trying to drive your car after someone had crimped the fuel line from your fuel tank to your engine? The car would still run but would quickly lose power on a hill... Read More