Blogs
07:23am Fri 17 Jan, 2025
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Go on! Talk yourself up. Tell us you're a good driver. You're a poster child for Waka Kotahi, right? 'I like to think I am a good driver,” you will say. 'I like to think I am a... Read More
07:20am Fri 17 Jan, 2025
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I am not a fan of musical biopics; I hate them in almost every way. So as something of a Bob Dylan fan I've been dreading A Complete Unknown, the new film from James... Read More
10:45am Wed 15 Jan, 2025
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Cricket is undergoing a real renaissance on both sides of the Tasman this summer. The return of New Zealand Cricket to free-to-air television in January 2025 will... Read More
07:27am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny No wonder the president-elect is threatening to annex Canada. Not because he wants to lovingly embrace his northern border neighbours, he wants to bundle every last one of those cheeky... Read More
07:20am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz In the blink of an eye, we're back! The brave new world is forming around us. Holding any 2025 news until next week, I wanted to begin with things I missed last... Read More
07:19am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Summer brings longer days, warm sunshine and outdoor activities - but it also poses unique challenges for our skin. The combination of increased sun exposure, heat... Read More
02:51pm Wed 08 Jan, 2025
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Never test the patience of a politician, which is a harsh lesson that New Zealand greyhound racing learned in December. Racing Minister Winston Peters has banned greyhound... Read More
02:32pm Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Weather Eye with John Maunder In the bleak mid-winter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone, Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter, Long... Read More
07:50am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny They're not stories that would bring down a government. Nor are they life or death stories. They're just some of the stories of 2024 that touched us, titillated us, made us laugh, made... Read More
07:49am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale After a whirlwind five months in office, it's now my privilege to wish all The Weekend Sun's readers a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. This... Read More
07:44am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Columnists' holidays are here! This is the last one before Christmas, and indeed for the year; I'll be back on January 10. So I realise attention spans are short.... Read More
03:51pm Wed 18 Dec, 2024
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid New Zealand's heavyweight boxing star, Joseph Parker, has been rewarded for two stunning victories in the past 12 months, with another shot at one of the more serious... Read More