Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny I went to school with a guy called ‘Corned Beef'. At 16 years, he was 110kg of southern ‘silverside' - a head wider than high, a kind of hammerhead if you get the drift. No forehead,... Read More

Moments of Tranquility with Dani Sheridan Welcome to the first edition of Moments of Tranquillity, a monthly column where I'll share simple advice, practical tips and insider knowledge to help you achieve healthy, glowing... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz As has become clear to us all, there is simply too much music. Statistics show a gazillion new songs are released every day. And I could keep up with that. Just about. But... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc - marked by an umbra, dark area, which is 2000 degrees cooler than the effective photospheric temperature. The average... Read More

Grow With the Flow with Melissa Cox This summer, Tauranga is thankfully spared water restrictions for the first time in three years. Still, we all can and should do our part to conserve water whenever we can. Knowing... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Last week we looked at 2025 music from the Bay of Plenty. Let's cast the net wider... It was easy last week - aside from Te Puke punks Punktuation who have removed... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Don't we just love weakness in people. Makes us feel more comfortable about our own foibles, flaws and failings. Like the 80% of people who set themselves up to fail by making rash, unrealistic,... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Sadness and happiness washed over this writer upon learning of the passing of Mount Maunganui Rugby Club legend, Terrence Riley Hurdle, on Wednesday, January 7, at the... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Do I look like El Chapo? A drug lord? Or an alleged narco‑terrorist bunked up at the dodgy one‑star Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn? Was I meant to be selling the drugs,... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz We're back! So, this week, a glance in the rear-view mirror at music that emerged from the Bay in 2025. First, however, I'd like to mention three musicians... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Cricket is the game of summer in the Western Bay of Plenty, with a world-class international cricket ground right on our doorstep. Visits from the Aussies for a T20... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'Finish '25 upbeat,” suggested Caitlin. 'A positive, cheery, optimistic end to the year would be ‘nice'.” 'Cos you're always bitching. Give us ‘nice' for Christmas.” Nice?... Read More