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Health warning: Do not fritter!  

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny The bunny is still AWOL this week, so here's one his scribbles of wisdom from back in June 2023. Enjoy! We are frittering our lives away. But what really chafes the thighs, what really curdles... Read More

Politics and the blues…

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Perhaps it's a throwback to my more radical youth, but I'm a sucker for a political song. More likely it was seeing Strawbs on British record chart television... Read More

Creatine – beyond the gym

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Sponsored Content The major function of creatine is to regenerate ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the form of energy our bodies make from food. Creatine supports both muscular... Read More

The 2005 Coastland Under-17 team posts outstanding cricket figures

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Kane Williamson first grabbed media attention at the Northern Districts Under-14 tournament held in Gisborne in November 2003. The BOPCA 2003/04 annual report carried... Read More

The Sun’s ‘Year of the Whatever’

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny After last week's lament of his loathing of our present season, winter, Jim Bunny has gone underground for a few weeks. So we've burrowed deep into the droppings-filled archives to find... Read More

When promoters shoot first, book later

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I hang out with musicians a lot so it's possible I don't have the clearest view of the world. Aside from the usual conversations - gigs, gear, guitarists -... Read More

Bharat Popli calls time on a sterling cricket career

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Sitting in the shadow of Kane Williamson's retirement is the calling of time by a Northern Districts and Bay of Plenty batsman who has set numerous milestones in a game... Read More

An ill wind blows nobody good

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny I have endured more than 70, some a lot more butt-biting than others. So I have good reason to hate winter. I hate being arbitrarily deprived of daylight. I hate the weather dictating what... Read More

Putting on a show

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz A musician wins Lotto. Everyone asks what they'll do with the money? 'Keep playing with the band till it runs out.” Creative people want to create, performers... Read More

Consistency the key to better skin results

Moments of Tranquility with Dani Sheridan At Tranquillo, we know that the best skin results come from consistency, not one-off treatments. That is why we have introduced our new membership program, designed to make regular... Read More

Nutritional therapy for joints – Part 2

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz If you've ever dreamed of striking it lucky with Lotto or Powerball, you know the odds are stacked against you -about 1 in 38 million. But there's a set of odds you should... Read More

Baywide club rugby within touching distance of finals football

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The Baywide men's club rugby competition is within touching distance of the playoffs, with just four rounds of preliminary competition remaining before the four teams... Read More