Winston Watusi Music Plus These are, to say the least, trying times for musicians. Faced with the current situation you can either postpone everything or push on through. Amongst those taking the latter route are Jan Preston,... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch A lot has happened since I was last allowed out. Fortunately the straps were too loose, the straight jacket is in a crumpled heap on the floor and I've been laughing hysterically all the way back... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last week Council decided, by majority, to establish a separate Maori ward. The decision was met with acclaim by some; concern by others, and will almost... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 107 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has a long-held belief that to produce world class sportsmen or women, there needs to be a very strong base foundation. In recent decades, Bay of Plenty... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week we conclude our 20th anniversary series of re-run Rogers Rabbits with this one from May 19, 2006. It seems not much has changed since then. There's been so much interesting... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Justin Townes Earle. On Sunday I got an email from Ticketmaster. The subject line read: 'Can you believe it's been a year since Justin Townes Earle?' On Monday I got an email from music blog The... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Another chapter in the history of the Tauranga Domain was written last Saturday, with the two 2020 Western Bay of Plenty Rugby titles fought out at the green oasis... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands,and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies of... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We continue our series of classic Rogers Rabbits this week to mark The Weekend Sun's 20th anniversary. This week we take a stroll through the last post-election ponderings. Piglet... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Let's start this week by taking time out for that evergreen segment of many a social function - a little housekeeping. I have spent the past month enthusiastically welcoming back live shows to the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz 'The little (rugby) club that can' is a title that could well be applied to the Judea Rugby Club, tucked away in Maharaia Winiata Park off Sutherland Road,... Read More