Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A Western Bay of Plenty sporting identity has been elected to his sports top volunteer administrative position. Mount Maunganui Academy of Wrestling founder, Mark Grayling,... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Last edition I mentioned that I'm regularly contacted by people with severe osteoarthritis. This is often farmers who've become restricted by knee osteoarthritis. The pain... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny What to do? Blue and gold or gold and blue? That's the dilemma. Go with the head and back the Steamers? Or surrender to the heart and cheer Otago? What a quandary. And don't tell me to... Read More

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale The Western Bay of Plenty Regional Deal currently under negotiation with the Government signals an exciting development for the future of our sub-region. Essentially,... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz There are killer blues-rock gigs next week but firstly, instrumental albums. Tim Julian, from Welcome Bay's Colourfield Studio has just released 'Experiments In Depth... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid For the majority of Joseph Parker's time in professional boxing he has been involved in fights that have been labeled 'must win” or 'career defining” contests. In... Read More

Micro gardening for any space and budget This month, I want to talk to the readers who don't have big gardens, or large spaces to garden in. Maybe you only have a patio? No problem! Patios can offer wind protection and a warm, sunny spot for mini... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was laughing at me, mocking me, as I swept up the leaves and seeds and crap…yet again, again, again. 'Godawful thing - begone!”. 'It' being a silver birch tree - white, peeling... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Every so often music comes along that makes you smile in delight. That happened to me twice this week, so I feel particularly fortunate, both instances caused by new... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Last weekend's NRL Grand Final, in which the Brisbane Broncos came from 10 points down at half-time to defeat the Melbourne Storm 26-22, took me back nearly half a century. On... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'Gotta reverse at some point. Might as well do it now. Get it out of the way.” His years had made him wise. A brief supermarket carpark encounter over the merits, or otherwise, of... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz School holidays are here. It's raining again. Must be October. I know. Everyone's busy. So this week a 'sound-bite' column seems appropriate: a bunch of short stories,... Read More