Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny One road cone, two road cones, three road cones, four… 'Hey, Pointy Head! What you doin'?” 'Being a good shepherd, a guardian of the people.” 'You're a road cone.... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Today let's look at some upcoming shows in the Bay. But first, something I promised last week... CDs. Yes, they do keep coming up. Just as during the dead years... Read More

Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher When it comes to renting a home, how you are defined matters. There are a few differences between tenants, flatmates and boarders. You are a tenant if you rent a property from... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid There is no bigger event in world sport than the Olympic Games which take place every four years. The current Olympics in Paris are providing plenty of pulsating action,... Read More

The Engineer with Dr Tim Maltby The elections are now behind us. Mahé Drysdale has been elected mayor, along with nine ward councillors - a team of 10 very competent Tauranga folk. We wish them well. There is a... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898. The graph for the period 1898-2024 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 348 mm in 1951,... Read More

Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Today I'm writing about wedding skincare and makeup. As we all know, weddings are a special occasion, and it's important to look and feel our best on this day. Firstly,... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny If the answer is a pumpkin - what is the question? Ponder that while you shine your glass slipper Cinderella. Before trying to get your noodle around this conundrum, here's some context,... Read More

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