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

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny The cheese had totally slid off her cracker. Work Wife was having conniptions, going nuts. All over a hot cross bun. Not an ordinary hot cross bun admittedly. An adulterated one, a bastardised... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Easter. After all the build-up, it's arrived. And I've said all that I'm going to say about it. Check out last week's column on SunLive. Or just head straight to jazz.org.nz... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A trophy that will sit on the sideline of the Bay Oval on Easter Sunday, when the BOPCA Williams Cup final is played out on New Zealand's premier cricket ground, showcases... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole In a society where compassion and empathy should prevail, it is disheartening to witness the relentless assault on the most vulnerable members of our community. By evicting state housing... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder We live on an interconnected planet. We share one Earth, with one atmosphere and one ocean. Our weather and climate and the water cycle know no national or political boundaries. International... Read More