Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Funny old Uncle Anthony. Silly old Uncle Anthony. 'What a ning-nong!” as Aunty Dolly would say. He's just unscrewed the lid, red or yellow, on that hoary old Marmite versus Vegemite stoush. Australian... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Despite writing for newspapers for more than 30 years I still have no idea how it all works, what makes a story a story. Two musicians I hugely admired have died in... Read More

Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher Your employer is only allowed to change your work hours if you agree to it, or your employment agreement allows for it. This includes changing the number of hours you work,... Read More

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey On Saturday, May 24, Tauranga's CBD Waterfront will come alive with the energy, talent and voices of our next generation. YouthFest 2025 is more than just a celebration, it's a blueprint... Read More

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

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Cricket is a game measured in big figures. Since the millennium, the Bay of Plenty has produced two players, in Kane Williamson and Trent Boult, who can stand alongside... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny You don't achieve a body mass index like mine without being a slave to cake. See cake, want cake, scoff cake. So when 'war cake” cropped up in an Anzac discussion, the antennae twitched,... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz A lot of new music is being released, and a bunch of old music - today we have both. Nigel Masters, Boatshed Studio boss, Kokomo bass player and multi-instrumentalist,... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Anzac Day 2025 opens a new chapter at Bay Oval as the international cricket venue becomes a Super Rugby Pacific ground for a day. The Chiefs will be hosting the Western... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Easter is here. The jazz festival is in full swing. Let's talk about other things. Oddly, however, I keep running into people who have no idea the jazz festival is... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was one of those 'what if' moments. A sickening one. A cyclist with an excessive belief in their own immortality sailed blithely through a busy Motueka intersection - against the lights,... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz I've spoken to many farmers whose osteoarthritis started when they came off second best in an incident with livestock. Builders, mechanics, nurses and similar roles are also... Read More