Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz There's a lot coming up in the next fortnight: we'll start by going back to school. Not really, since the Tauranga Boys' College's Big Band Fundraising Tea Dance isn't... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Lots of introspection, lots of self-reflection up and down the land this week. Blokes stopping to examine division of labour in the home. What men do, what they don't do, what they could... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The lens of time provide the rightful place for sporting feats that are too big to comprehend in the immediate outcome of their achievement, because of their magnitude. With... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book "Climate Change: A Realistic Perspective". In Chapter 12 on "Energy" the topics covered... Read More

DEMOCRACY HQ: A Personal view with Steve Morris Tauranga has lost a dose of common sense with the passing of former city councillor Bill Faulkner. First elected in 1983, Bill served eight non-consecutive terms during... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I learnt something from ‘Brokenwood' the other night; it's nice when the telly offers a side-order of education. There's something about ‘Brokenwood... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'O jogo bonito!” said the The Doe. Pardon? 'Futbol, le foot, football - o jogo bonito! The beautiful game.” What on earth? 'Edson Arantes do Nascimento - ‘Pele', they're... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The words "No alarms and no surprises" in a Radio NZ report on the naming of the All Blacks to play in the tenth edition of the Rugby World Cup, summed up my thoughts... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph for the period 1898-2023 shows the range of rainfalls from an... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week we're off on a tangent, but first a quick plug for a show. Local singer Mandy Meadows is presenting ‘Piaf - The Legend' in Baycourt's Addison Theatre... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny ADVISORY: LIKE MINCE AND CHEESE PIES, THIS STORY MAYBE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. READ, THEN SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IF NECESSARY. It was my worst ever pie experience. And 42 years later... Read More