Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A love of history has been part of my life since I was in intermediate school in Wellington in the late 1950s. I recall creating a school project about the nine Victoria... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Go on! Talk yourself up. Tell us you're a good driver. You're a poster child for Waka Kotahi, right? 'I like to think I am a good driver,” you will say. 'I like to think I am a... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I am not a fan of musical biopics; I hate them in almost every way. So as something of a Bob Dylan fan I've been dreading A Complete Unknown, the new film from James... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Cricket is undergoing a real renaissance on both sides of the Tasman this summer. The return of New Zealand Cricket to free-to-air television in January 2025 will... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny No wonder the president-elect is threatening to annex Canada. Not because he wants to lovingly embrace his northern border neighbours, he wants to bundle every last one of those cheeky... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz In the blink of an eye, we're back! The brave new world is forming around us. Holding any 2025 news until next week, I wanted to begin with things I missed last... Read More

Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Summer brings longer days, warm sunshine and outdoor activities - but it also poses unique challenges for our skin. The combination of increased sun exposure, heat... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Never test the patience of a politician, which is a harsh lesson that New Zealand greyhound racing learned in December. Racing Minister Winston Peters has banned greyhound... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder In the bleak mid-winter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone, Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter, Long... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny They're not stories that would bring down a government. Nor are they life or death stories. They're just some of the stories of 2024 that touched us, titillated us, made us laugh, made... Read More

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale After a whirlwind five months in office, it's now my privilege to wish all The Weekend Sun's readers a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. This... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Columnists' holidays are here! This is the last one before Christmas, and indeed for the year; I'll be back on January 10. So I realise attention spans are short.... Read More