Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Sometimes there's too much happening to keep up. This is one of those weeks. The Tauranga Arts Festival is on; the British and Irish Film Festival is on; and next weekend... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid When the country's punters place their bets on the Melbourne Cup, which is held on the first Tuesday in November, they are part of a changing journey dating back over... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo,... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Sticks and stones will break the bones, but names will never hurt. Yeah right! Tell that to Arnold Woodcock. His name brought him a lifetime of hurt. He was mocked mercilessly from the... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It's a mixed bag this week. Make yourself comfortable: I have a bunch of ‘have you heard about?' things for you... First, news from Richard O'Brien, international... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Racing Fans throughout Australasia are counting down the days until when the 2023 Melbourne Cup will be staged on its traditional date of the first Tuesday in November. Only... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny She was a busybody….gawping into my supermarket trolley at the checkout. And then gawping at me. Gawp, gawp, gawp. The nerve of it! Although there wasn't much to gawp at. Just... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz OK. This week - gigs. Lotsa them. Saddle up and I'll try and avoid becoming too listicle-like... We're looking ahead to next weekend here, to allow for forward... Read More

Commission News & Views with Anne Tolley We live in a world affected by natural hazards - earthquakes, floods, tsunami, landslides and volcanoes are all too common stories in our daily news feeds and unfortunately,... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid I have been guilty of not paying due attention to the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the 2023 NPC competition title race. A hectic top level sporting agenda that included... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The 19th Century weather disaster - dubbed 'The Year Without a Summer” - happened in 1816, when weather in Europe and North America took a bizarre turn which resulted in widespread... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny He drew his weapon of choice, a big black felt pen, from a jacket pocket. He looked around sheepishly, guiltily, and then left his ugly scrawl on top of a public rubbish bin on The... Read More