Blogs

Nat King Cole and the Kārearea

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz There's so much music to follow at the moment, but I wanted to start by plugging one of my favourite non-musical events. The Bay of Plenty Open Studios Art Trail happens... Read More

Babble, gabble and jibber-jabber

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Bugger! Neil Finn turned 65 yesterday. No card this year. Peter Arnett was 91 - Arnett, my hero CNN war correspondent from Invercargill who scored an interview with Osama bin Laden in a... Read More

Hawks pair make history

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid I have always been a keen follower of sporting records. Records are the bar of excellence that propels sportsmen and women to break through the unknown, to set new... Read More

Sunspots, solar cycles and the Maunder chill

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

My new bestie – busted, knicked!

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Never been a great judge of character. And she was living proof. At first appearance, all chirpy, smiley, pleasant and polite when we collided negotiating a tight left-hander by the cucumbers,... Read More

Chondroitin Is more important for osteoarthritis

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Osteoarthritis - also known as OA - is characterised by the breakdown of joint cartilage, leading to pain, stiffness, and decreased mobility. Glucosamine and chondroitin are... Read More

The Artist Red, Sean Bodley, and more...

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Swallows are gathering; it must be spring. Like the blossoms, new music is appearing every day. There are intriguing gigs to point to but let's start with new releases.... Read More

Bay of Plenty seize first innings points in strong Hawke Cup build-up

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Our Bay of Plenty senior representative cricket side picked up from where they left off last season, taking first innings points from Northland, after a long journey to... Read More

A damned good venting

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny As W.C.Fields - William Claude Dukenfield - wisely suggested: 'Start every day with a smile and get it over and done with”. And being a like-minded, dusty, irascible, old fart, we're... Read More

Left-field musical treats

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz What with the Tauranga Arts Festival spreading throughout the city, it's been a busy time. The festival finishes this weekend and if you happen to have grabbed the... Read More

Bay of Plenty eye Hawke Cup challenge

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Few elite amateur sporting teams step into the cauldron of red-hot competition within a month of a new season start. The Bay of Plenty Cricket senior men's side, who... Read More

Ten years of Totara Street

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz For the first decade of this column one subject arose more than any other: Tauranga's lack of music venues. It's still an issue, but exactly 10 years ago the situation... Read More