Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey With the election finished, Tauranga now welcomes its first set of elected representatives in nearly five years. The excitement is palpable, though there are some surprises. With... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz I recently wrote about Co Enzyme Q10 and was surprised at the amount of contact from readers - especially from those wanting help dealing with side effects of cholesterol-lowering... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week I'm making future memories, with just two words: Skibidi Toilet. Though familiar to some of you I suspect this is new to the majority; one day you'll think... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Rugby is king in the Western Bay of Plenty when it comes to grassroots sport. Last Saturday, an estimated 5000 spectators flooded into two Western Bay venues, to watch... 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

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was a 'what-the-hell?' moment - a queue at the DX Mailbox in the Cherrywood shopping centre. A queue of four dusty old grey heads, but still a queue, and at 1.30pm on a Saturday afternoon. What... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week I planned to write about the Tauranga City Council elections: it seemed important. Then I read this on SunLive: Only about one-third of Tauranga residents... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Thermal clothing and woolly hats will be the order of the day on Bay of Plenty rugby finals day on Saturday, which will end a club season that kicked off in the balmy... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct Professor of Physical Geography... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny The tannoy in the supermarket crackled urgently. 'Murder in aisle six, murder in aisle six, by the tea, coffee, long life milk and rice crackers.” Of course there wasn't, but it sounded... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz If you were judging by concerts, 2024 is the Year of the Tribute Band. Perhaps it simply reflects current tough times, a retreat into safe stuff that's easy to sell. Over... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Sport is an integral part of the New Zealand fabric and is a big contributor to the country's economy. Sport and active recreation contributes $4.9 billion which equates... Read More