Green Goals with Josh Cole The NZ Government's stance on the environment has raised significant concerns. It seems that they are allowing big industries to freely exploit New Zealand's precious native wildlife.... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid One of the biggest sporting events held in New Zealand each year hits Mount Maunganui this week. Starting on Thursday and ending on Super Sunday, the New Zealand Surf... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850s, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Gadzooks! The audacity of the man. Listen to this. 'Come on Tauranga, don't make me laugh,” says Jesse Mulligan. You know Jesse. The Auckland-based media celeb. He's on more platforms... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week let's start on some of the new music being released. After gaps of weeks where nothing emerges from Tauranga - much like our buses which apparently carry... Read More

Talking Politics with Sam Uffindell, Tauranga MP On Friday, March 8, it will be 100 days since the National-led government came to power. We have been working at intense pace, getting our country back on track. Labour... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The NRL season kicked-off last Sunday night in the razzle dazzle capital of the world with back-to-back games in Las Vegas. The season opening extravaganza, with all... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - ‘storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole In a move that has sparked outrage and concern, the Government's decision to dismantle Te Aka Whai Ora is a blow to the health and well-being of tangata whenua. The Green Party strongly... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Sometimes I don't recognise this place any more. I know, I keep going on about this; perhaps there's a song in it. Tauranga has changed: once it was quiet,... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It's a rule of thumb that every message of criticism or dissatisfaction directed to the media equates to 200 other complaints. Simply because most people don't go the extra step to register... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Professional boxing and exaggerated hype goes together like crackers & cheese and fish & chips. Hype is a two-edged sword. Just ask Shane Cameron, who called David... Read More