Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz The odds of winning Lotto and Powerball in NZ are about one in 38 million. The chance of getting knee osteoarthritis is just under 50%. OA usually starts decades before... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Whenever the story of New Zealand's biggest provincial rugby prize, the National Provincial Championship, is told, the inaugural victory of the Bay of Plenty Steamers... 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

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It's a bit of a pig. And no matter how much lip stick and mascara we smear on it, it still oinks. What a shame. What an embarrassment. Because Tauranga Domain is a divine setting. Our... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz October on the music scene? Let me describe it in three words: busy, busy, busy. Three? That's how many gigs I wanted to mention happening next Saturday alone. Yes,... Read More

Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher You are covered by tenancy law even if your rental is an illegal premises, advises the Citizens Advice Bureau. Under the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019, even if the... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The tale of two good friends playing rugby at the turn of the millennium and their two siblings winning the same Boxing New Zealand National Championship title is not... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Tauranga September Rainfalls 1898-2024 and Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2024. Rainfalls for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908,... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Poor Max, poor miserable, foul-mouthed Max. Because the Belgian F1 ace ran off at the mouth, resorted to some Old German, to describe his car after he finished fifth in Azerbaijan. The... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week was for October gigs - there are a lot. But Kris Kristofferson died, so let's take a minute. I've been listening to Kris since I was a teenager, since before... Read More

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey Here's the reality: most people sit on the sidelines. They see things they don't like, whether it is decisions being made by their local council or issues in their communities, and... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz You have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. This means you have joined one of largest health problem clubs. Likely you have seen your GP who may have arranged X rays to confirm... Read More