Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny There's a point to all this. But a warning - you might pack on a couple of kilograms getting there. You could end up with pizza face, greasy fingers, and hot, sloppy topping-causing second... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I was getting ready to write this week's column when I came across the following quote… 'I think the music situation today has reached the point where it isn't... Read More

Grow With the Flow with Melissa Cox As we near the end of the summer season, it's a great time to harvest the bounty of your garden, plan ahead for the year, and save a bit of money in the long run. Stockpile crops... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid New Zealand greyhound racing fans are living on borrowed time as the industry shuts up shop on July 31, 2026. This writer has mixed view on the ban, having had an interest... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Perhaps it's because I was there last week, but I've been thinking about The Jam Factory. And perhaps it was because the sun was shining and there were smiling faces... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid After two weeks of saturation coverage of the Australian Open, on Sky, TV this couch potato's attention will quickly turn to the Winter Olympics being staged in Milano... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 5 February 2026 Dear Kids, It's not pretty, and hopefully not necessary. I'm on the lounge floor doing Kegels - pelvic exercises - just in case 'The Doomsday Clock' scientists are right... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz I recently spoke to a sheep farmer who said his lambs were 1kg heavier after supplementing with trace minerals. Farmers know that NZ soils are deficient in selenium and other... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was one of those scary weather events - 244mm of rain dumped in just 24 hours. Nothing like it before, they said, not since records began more than 100 years ago. Twenty-four hours later... Read More

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale Last week's massive rain event has left our city physically and emotionally scarred. The landslide on Mauao and tragic loss of life that followed more than two... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Things are piling up on the 'To Do' list, much as always happens at the end of January. That's the downside to New Zealander's perennial habit of basically taking January... Read More

Words from the Western Bay Mayor with James Denyer The past week has been extremely challenging for our community. The loss of life at Mauao and Welcome Bay has weighed heavily on many. I want to acknowledge the tragic... Read More