Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Mitochondria are our cell engines and take the energy from food and change this into the energy our bodies need. At the end of the line is production of ATP - adenosine triphosphate... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Wow, what an Olympics we have just witnessed in Paris. After the Tokyo Games that were played out with facemasks and empty stadiums due to Covid, the biggest extravaganza... Read More

Coromandel MP with Scott Simpson When I attended the public meeting in Katikati a few weeks ago, it was humbling to hear from hundreds of passionate, driven community members who packed the Katikati Memorial Hall to oppose... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Edward Walter Maunder (12 April 1851 - 21 March 1928) was an English astronomer best remembered for his study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle that led to his identification of the... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny One road cone, two road cones, three road cones, four… 'Hey, Pointy Head! What you doin'?” 'Being a good shepherd, a guardian of the people.” 'You're a road cone.... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Today let's look at some upcoming shows in the Bay. But first, something I promised last week... CDs. Yes, they do keep coming up. Just as during the dead years... Read More

Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher When it comes to renting a home, how you are defined matters. There are a few differences between tenants, flatmates and boarders. You are a tenant if you rent a property from... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid There is no bigger event in world sport than the Olympic Games which take place every four years. The current Olympics in Paris are providing plenty of pulsating action,... Read More

The Engineer with Dr Tim Maltby The elections are now behind us. Mahé Drysdale has been elected mayor, along with nine ward councillors - a team of 10 very competent Tauranga folk. We wish them well. There is a... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898. The graph for the period 1898-2024 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 348 mm in 1951,... Read More

Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Today I'm writing about wedding skincare and makeup. As we all know, weddings are a special occasion, and it's important to look and feel our best on this day. Firstly,... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny If the answer is a pumpkin - what is the question? Ponder that while you shine your glass slipper Cinderella. Before trying to get your noodle around this conundrum, here's some context,... Read More