Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2018, when 278... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz So we come to Christmas. Nearly there. In case you didn't know, this is also the last column of the year since The Weekend Sun team is taking a well-earned break -... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Today we enter the wonderful world of make believe - we step cheekily outside the bounds of truth, accuracy, balance and fairness and make merry with the facts. The Government's going to play... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Boxing New Zealand lost one of its legendary figures last week with the passing of Dr John McKay. Known to many in the boxing community, both young and old, as simply... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz OK. We're approaching the 'Ho, Ho, Ho” end of the year. Don't panic. I have a few things to share this week. Look upon it as a loose smorgasbord containing... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Hands up those Western Bay of Plenty sports fans that know a world championship is taking place in Tauranga City this week. Twenty four countries have converged on... 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 I'm shilly-shallying over Christmas dinner. I am thinking a show-stopper perhaps -a highly spiced, marinated Indian-style leg of lamb - ‘Sabut Raan' - spit roasted. And a whole bottle... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz After touring Europe and Australia and being praised in Rolling Stone magazine, Grant Haua is home. He told me he's going fishing and after the last few years'... Read More

Commission News & Views with Anne Tolley It's that time of year when so many of us are consumed by pre-Christmas tasks and responsibilities that ‘just have to get done' before the holidays. If that's where you're... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Six young Bay of Plenty Cricket players have been given an opportunity that could propel them to higher honours in the game. Harry Burns, Sam Clode, Sebastian Heath,... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder This week over 70,000 people will attend COP 28, the 27th gathering of the Conference of the Parties dealing with climate change. By contrast, 38 years ago a small group of 100 scientists... Read More