Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz There is so much music to write about but, once again, this week death has intervened. Local artist, musician, father, husband, and friend to so many, Dave Roy, has... Read More

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey A new year is here, and with it comes the chance to make 2025 a year of action and teamwork. Tauranga has been through big changes lately, from welcoming newly-elected council members... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'Good morning, you're talking with Noah. How's your day?” How's my day? HOW'S MY DAY? The fact that I am talking to a claims officer at an insurance company this minute might suggest... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A love of history has been part of my life since I was in intermediate school in Wellington in the late 1950s. I recall creating a school project about the nine Victoria... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Go on! Talk yourself up. Tell us you're a good driver. You're a poster child for Waka Kotahi, right? 'I like to think I am a good driver,” you will say. 'I like to think I am a... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I am not a fan of musical biopics; I hate them in almost every way. So as something of a Bob Dylan fan I've been dreading A Complete Unknown, the new film from James... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Cricket is undergoing a real renaissance on both sides of the Tasman this summer. The return of New Zealand Cricket to free-to-air television in January 2025 will... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny No wonder the president-elect is threatening to annex Canada. Not because he wants to lovingly embrace his northern border neighbours, he wants to bundle every last one of those cheeky... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz In the blink of an eye, we're back! The brave new world is forming around us. Holding any 2025 news until next week, I wanted to begin with things I missed last... Read More

Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Summer brings longer days, warm sunshine and outdoor activities - but it also poses unique challenges for our skin. The combination of increased sun exposure, heat... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Never test the patience of a politician, which is a harsh lesson that New Zealand greyhound racing learned in December. Racing Minister Winston Peters has banned greyhound... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder In the bleak mid-winter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone, Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter, Long... Read More