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You know you’re old when…

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It all started happening about age 65. That's when some things started falling off, other things stopped working or required chemical intervention, and yet other things needed replacing altogether.... Read More

Uptown Downtown at the jazz festival

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Okay, the Jazz Festival has officially started. There's been jazz at the Mount hot pools, the youth band competition is done, and there have been lunchtime concerts in... Read More

Restoring Monmouth Redoubt and its sporting legacy

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A recent story on SunLive about the Monmouth Redoubt restoration grabbed my attention. Work is under way to restore the Monmouth Redoubt, which includes structural... Read More

In the beginning

Weather Eye with John Maunder Following the death of my sister Valerie in 2001, I wrote the hymn 'There is season” (based on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) which used the hymn tune 'Sandon". This was followed in 2006 when... Read More

Local cricket thrives with digital live scoring

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Last Saturday saw the end of the local cricket season with both Bay of Plenty and Western Bay of Plenty staging championship finals day. It is interesting to note that... Read More

Dunny or no dunny…

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny I'm sitting on a park bench in glorious sunshine at a Shangri-la I have discovered on the Ōmokoroa Peninsula. It's what reporters do. When not seeking out truth or exposing crime and evil,... Read More

Jazz and blues and Reb

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Hot news tips are coming in by the minute, disrupting this well-planned jazz festival column. First up, local singer-songwriter Frances Ellen, fresh off a support gig... Read More

Youth Fest 2025 is coming!

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey April is all about opportunity, the chance to step up, put yourself out there, and be part of something bigger. And this month, we're inviting Tauranga's young people to do exactly that. Youth... Read More

‘Twas a great summer, but not for your skin!

Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Are you concerned about the state of your skin after summer's long, dry months? Have you noticed new pigmentation from sun damage? Or maybe fine lines and wrinkles?... Read More

What’s your view on future of our water services?

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale Tauranga City Council is asking the community for feedback on future plans for the delivery of the city's waters services - drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. As... Read More

Consumer rights when you buy goods

Not Sure? Ask Us with Catherine Fletcher Under the Consumer Guarantees Act, your consumer rights are expressed as a series of guarantees that a seller automatically makes to you when you buy any goods or services for personal... Read More

Physical work can be tough on joints – Part 1

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Earlier this year I had a call from a farmer who was having significant problems with osteoarthritis in several joints, notably his hands and shoulders. He found it difficult... Read More