Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Apologies. This week's column is a bit bitty. Making preparatory notes I realise there are five things on the list, all of which would usually be introduced with the... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The Blue and Gold fans are refreshed after their off-season break, and are ready to answer the call of support when the Tasman RU representatives visit the Tauranga Domain... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'Look up” begged the nice lady on TV. 'Please look up.” So this zombie did - up over the iPhone, up over the 65-inch, 36 months interest-free Samsung. It was Saturday morning... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I must confess that on first listening, back in the day, ambient music left me somewhat bemused. Coming at the tail of the punk revolution, music with purpose that... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid According to Oleksandr Usyk's promoter, Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker is next in line to meet the Ukrainian boxer. Within hours of Usyk unifying the world heavyweight... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Rule #1: Never write the sensitive stuff down because it will sure as hell come back to bite or embarrass you. Case in point is 'Anon” who unwittingly became a global laughing stock.... Read More

Do you know why Profhilo is changing the skin game? I can tell you it's because there's a clear shift in aesthetic trends. Clients now want subtle, natural-looking results that enhance their features rather than change their look. That's why Profhilo... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It's been a while since we checked on the weird and increasingly worrying world of AI. However, things are moving so fast right now that what you're reading might already... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Two Kiwi sports people with significant ties to Tauranga put their name up in lights in the United States over the weekend. Cherneka Johnson climbed a huge mountain... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc - marked by an umbra, dark area, which is 2000 degrees cooler than the effective photospheric temperature. The average... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny I get the distinct and uncomfortable impression that Jaffa is not the preferred flavour in Tauranga. I was in a Devonport Rd bank shortly after arriving in town and mentioned to the teller... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Festivals are tricky; Tauranga's jazz one is well-established, but Rotorua has struggled with the blues. Having hosted two splendid Blues & BBQ events in 2022 and 2023,... Read More