Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Falling leaves and dropping temperatures signal just one thing for this long-time sports fan - the start of the local rugby season. I have a long-held belief; that... 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 We missed a trick. Definitely missed a trick. And every time I use that dog of a cycleway over the Wairoa River I am cruelly reminded. I cycle beneath the State Highway 2 road bridge... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Last week I started on the local blues scene - let's continue... There are a number of acts to watch for, from traditional blues players - Mike Garner and Trevor... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid They say that it takes a special kind of person to be a cricket historian and statistician. In my case, some bits of dyslexia have been compensated by a love of numbers. Cricket... Read More

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... Read More

Talking Politics with Sam Uffindell, Tauranga MP The National-led Government has announced our next step to ease the cost of living for Kiwi families. From July 1, our FamilyBoost policy will ensure eligible families... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Since 2am September 24 last year, my life has been running an hour late. That's because my clock with the big roman numerals doesn't do Daylight Saving Time. It was no conscious protest.... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz I've been working with someone who has had problems with his knees. He had damaged one knee some time ago. In more recent times his ‘good' knee had started to... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz The world can be strange. Even l'il ol' New Zealand sometimes surprises. Who would have expected, for instance, Easter news to be dominated by tales of religious... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid One of the real joys of being an amateur sports historian, is when a hidden gold nugget from the past is found, repolished, and then displayed for a new audience. Last... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga for 125 years since 1898 - except for 1904, 1908 and 1909. This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504... Read More