Music
11:34am Fri 11 May, 2012
Some people have a fascination for gangsters; I am not one of them. Presumably, a lot of it comes from the attraction to the figure of the outlaw and I can understand... Read More
01:07pm Fri 04 May, 2012
It's very easy to slip out of the habit of learning. Once school has finished, or university or whatever educational establishment you happened to attend, that's... Read More
12:13pm Fri 27 Apr, 2012
It's been a busy and exciting time for Grant Haua; now Tauranga gets a proper chance to hear his new band. I've seen Grant playing for years now, and have been writing... Read More
11:05am Fri 20 Apr, 2012
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds onthings that currently make him happy. 50) It's time for feijoas! Also known (elsewhere) as the pineapple... Read More
12:38pm Fri 13 Apr, 2012
I've talked before in this column about the wonders of the ukulele and got myself into trouble for it. Fair enough. I have been known from time to time to be less... Read More
02:50pm Thu 05 Apr, 2012
I was down in Gisborne last weekend at the Harbour the Beat Jazz Blues & Roots Festival, which was a reminder that, however much we take Tauranga bands for granted... Read More
10:52am Fri 30 Mar, 2012
There are some people whose CDs I buy automatically whenever they make one. Top of the list are obviously Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen, but Ry Cooder is... Read More
04:33pm Fri 23 Mar, 2012
I love new words, and there seem to have been a lot coined recently. With the financial crisis in Europe we had Eurogedden; in America the Republicans have been... Read More
03:23pm Fri 16 Mar, 2012
Last week, in the list of things that currently make me happy about the Bay, I mentioned Soundtree. Soundtree rocks! Soundtree is a fairly new recording studio in... Read More
04:17pm Fri 09 Mar, 2012
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. 43: It's time for passionfruit! Passionfruit are cool. Now in... Read More
04:08pm Fri 24 Feb, 2012
It's Oscar time again! And all I can say this year is that the Oscars are rubbish. I dunno what it is about the Academy. Every year they try and retool the event... Read More
03:00pm Fri 17 Feb, 2012
The other day during a rambling conversation I realised that this week marks the 450th column I've written at The Weekend Sun. I tend not to dwell on the past too... Read More
08-Dec 18:05
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his cousin
08-Dec 17:00
Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark
08-Dec 16:30
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m
08-Dec 14:29
Highway closed as crews fight multiple fires
08-Dec 14:22
Warm week ahead before cooler change on Friday
08-Dec 13:00
Growers urged to keep eyes open for hornets
08-Dec 11:58
Former PM announces death of centenarian father
08-Dec 11:45
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight for five nights
08-Dec 10:58
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2
08-Dec 10:00
Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title
08-Dec 08:52
Suspicious scrub fire burns through orchard
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
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