Blogs
06:15am Fri 11 Oct, 2024
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz October on the music scene? Let me describe it in three words: busy, busy, busy. Three? That's how many gigs I wanted to mention happening next Saturday alone. Yes,... Read More
06:00am Fri 11 Oct, 2024
Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher You are covered by tenancy law even if your rental is an illegal premises, advises the Citizens Advice Bureau. Under the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019, even if the... Read More
12:53pm Wed 09 Oct, 2024
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The tale of two good friends playing rugby at the turn of the millennium and their two siblings winning the same Boxing New Zealand National Championship title is not... Read More
02:00pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
Weather Eye with John Maunder Tauranga September Rainfalls 1898-2024 and Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2024. Rainfalls for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908,... Read More
07:00am Fri 04 Oct, 2024
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Poor Max, poor miserable, foul-mouthed Max. Because the Belgian F1 ace ran off at the mouth, resorted to some Old German, to describe his car after he finished fifth in Azerbaijan. The... Read More
06:00am Fri 04 Oct, 2024
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week was for October gigs - there are a lot. But Kris Kristofferson died, so let's take a minute. I've been listening to Kris since I was a teenager, since before... Read More
06:00am Fri 04 Oct, 2024
Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey Here's the reality: most people sit on the sidelines. They see things they don't like, whether it is decisions being made by their local council or issues in their communities, and... Read More
06:00am Fri 04 Oct, 2024
Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz You have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. This means you have joined one of largest health problem clubs. Likely you have seen your GP who may have arranged X rays to confirm... Read More
11:34am Thu 03 Oct, 2024
Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A sport that predates the arrival of rugby to New Zealand's arrival in our country stopped off visited the Mount Maunganui RSA last Saturday. Today, wood-chopping sits... Read More
08:00am Mon 30 Sep, 2024
Weather Eye with John Maunder My new book "Climate Change: Nature is in Control" There are many people I would like to thank for making this book possible. The idea for the book came about when I was visiting my... Read More
08:21am Fri 27 Sep, 2024
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Today we delve where few rational, reasoned men have delved. Or have wanted to. Deep into the darkest, mysterious recesses of a woman's handbag. What the hell goes on in there? Serious... Read More
08:01am Fri 27 Sep, 2024
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This column doesn't really do nostalgia: there's always something more important. But I like a warm wallow as much as anyone so, just for this week, let's... The... Read More