Blogs
09:59am Mon 29 Jul, 2024
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
08:10am Fri 26 Jul, 2024
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
08:02am Fri 26 Jul, 2024
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
11:37am Wed 24 Jul, 2024
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
11:39am Mon 22 Jul, 2024
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
06:00am Fri 19 Jul, 2024
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
03:25pm Thu 18 Jul, 2024
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
01:30pm Wed 17 Jul, 2024
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
01:18pm Tue 16 Jul, 2024
Green Goals with Josh Cole Last week, the government made some positive changes to support urban density. However, these changes alone will not be enough to combat the ongoing issue of urban sprawl. If we truly want... Read More
01:34pm Mon 15 Jul, 2024
Weather Eye with John Maunder El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a naturally occurring global climate cycle known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short. ENSO influences... Read More
07:00am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'It's just that….” She's fumbling for words because I've upset and offended her. Wee nose upturned, lips twitching. 'It's just morally wrong”. It was always going to be... Read More
07:00am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It is regularly suggested that because Tauranga is a middle-of-the-road city, I should write about middle-of-the-road music. The problem is that my musical compass... Read More