Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny I am not a smoker. Nor an ex-smoker. But a sleeping smoker. A hibernating smoker. A cranky old bear that could waken and combust in a cloud of cigarette smoke…given the chance. Because,... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It shouldn't surprise anyone to hear there's something of a crisis in the music world; these days there are crises everywhere. There's the oil crisis, the butter crisis,... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The New Zealand Warriors are in the rarefied air of the top two in the 2026 NRL competition, sitting just behind the benchmark side of the past decade, the Penrith Panthers. I... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Down Cameron Rd like a bolt out of the blue. The black actually. It was 5.30am. A guy, well a scooter or scooterist on an e-scooter, scooting through the drear. Like he was late for... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Excuse me for veering off track recently - blame the collision of a plethora of trivia and the attention span of a gnat. However, we're back to core business this... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Osteoarthritis, also known as OA, is characterised by the breakdown of joint cartilage leading to pain, stiffness and decreased mobility. Glucosamine and chondroitin are... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A cricket century is what every batter who walks to the crease aspires to. A double century (or better) is the gold standard that only the best reach in their quest for... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'To Hunter, Love and Christmas greetings…” A hand- scrawled note in a tiny illustrated New Testament. Been in my drawer since 1960 - sentimentality rather than any religious... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I've been thinking a lot about Elvis, and how the past really is a foreign country. With Baz Luhrmann's concert film EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert now hitting... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Local senior club rugby roared into action two Saturdays ago when three BOPRU Baywide competitions, with the Western Bay of Plenty Sub‑Union title race, kicked off. Much... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Vindicated! Thank you Noah. You proved me right. And that's worth sharing because it hasn't happened since '73 when wearing hip-hugging bell bottom trousers, I accurately predicted... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz When revolutions start it's hard to know where they're going to end. We're currently in the early stages of the AI (Artificial Intelligence) revolution. The music... Read More