Growing Greatness In the Garden with Ryan Choy of Palmers Welcome Bay Gardening in November provides a moment of reprieve and realignment. Our garden beds are established. Crops and ornamentals are in. You've staked... Read More

From the rabbits... with Comment from Jim Bunny AKA Hunter Wells Guido really dropped his bundle this year. Guido refers to Guy Fawkes, the 17th-century English soldier who used the Italianised name 'Guido” while... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz A couple of musicians told me the other day that the Tauranga music scene is in serious trouble. They were talking about the difficulties for cover bands, how there... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Driving down the Waikareao Estuary expressway on a Sunday morning, I always glance over when passing Graham Park to see how many local archers are in action on the archery... Read More

From the rabbits... with Comment from Jim Bunny AKA Hunter Wells Why do we stash our niceness in the glovebox and yield to our darker side as soon as we drive in the supermarket carpark? Yes, I'm always barking on about... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz You might notice a small change this week: like the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary, we are now practising radical transparency. And so the world turns. 'The only... Read More

Words from the Western Bay Mayor with James Denyer From everyday services our communities rely on to major infrastructure projects and decisions for the future, our council's latest annual report captures a significant... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Last Saturday, a Mount Maunganui Premier bowler achieved a rare-as-hens'-teeth feat, taking nine wickets in an innings against Te Puke at Te Puke Domain. Henry Conway... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny There was a small wooden cross at the foot of a traffic light standard on Chapel St. Was white, but after three, four, or five years, it was well weathered by sun, sea air and sou'... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I often wonder about age and music. As has been mentioned since way before I came to live here, Tauranga has a higher average age than New Zealand in general. This... Read More

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale Opinion Labour Weekend gave us a great taste of what's ahead for Tauranga. The city was humming, the sun was shining and it was awesome to see so many people... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Passion and success are often used in the media to describe the high drama of cricket and other sports. They can also be used to describe personal achievements, where... Read More