Weather Eye with John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Kiwi sports fans should salute the New Zealand Warriors in giving fans a season where they finished just one game short of reaching their third NRL Grand Final. Last... Read More

Talking Prorities with Simon Clarke As I reflect on my tenure as chair of Priority One, the Western Bay of Plenty's economic development agency, and my 12 years as a board member, I am filled with a sense of pride around... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny We aren't perfect. But hey…they're nuts!' Now that's a no-nonsense, shot-to-the-heart political rallying cry. Okay, it's American, but it's a Huntley & Palmers, it's a cracker.... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I guess I should have expected that something new might cause a little consternation... And so it's been with the Winston Watusi Playlist on Spotify. There has... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The New Zealand Davis Cup tie in Invercargill last weekend brought back a blast from the past, when what is now recognised as the 'World Cup of Tennis" played a leg of... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The title of my climate book "Fifteen Shades of Climate" has been changed to "Climate Change: A Realistic Perspective" to better reflect its contents. Note: I was born in Nelson (New Zealand)... Read More

Commission News & Views with Anne Tolley Late last month and early this month, the Commissioners held a series of 'Let's talk' sessions across the city, both as a chance to talk about some of the key things that are and... Read More

Rogers Rabbits with Brian Rogers Today a tribute: It was a year ago yesterday we lost a visionary - a man who launched his own newspaper so Tauranga people could see their own special stories in print, so we could read... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz No politics this week I promise, just music. I know I went off on a bit of an unruly tangent last week and subsequently someone duly growled at me, via email I should... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Week One of the NRL playoffs, saw the New Zealand Warriors given a rugby league lesson, when the Penrith Panthers defeated the New Zealand side 32-6 after posting twenty... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850s, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February... Read More