Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,” pull yourself up to the table, tuck a napkin in the top of your Santa shirt and gorge on a veritable Christmas feast of false hope, abstention,... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz December is rapidly running out of weeks and I'm running out of columns. Two more in fact, then we pull the shutters at The Weekend Sun until January 9 and retire to... Read More

Grow With the Flow with Melissa Cox It's been a hot and wet start to the summer, and that means one thing: weeds. No one likes weeding, but it is unfortunately necessary to keeping a healthy garden. Before turning... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The drawn first cricket test between New Zealand and the West Indies last weekend ensured that the three-match series would be decided at the Bay Oval. Test two, at... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny How damned rude! How unpresidential, how unstatesmanlike. That's why, two weeks after he called a female reporter 'Piggy' I am still smouldering, still bothered, by DJTs ghastly verbal assault... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Sometimes a band has been around so long they almost seem part of the social fabric of a place. Here in the Western Bay of Plenty we have The Greenroom. They're... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A quick flick through the Sky Sport channels last Thursday afternoon, turned into four days of must watch action of the Australian PGA from the Royal Queensland Golf Club. What... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny He's a little guy with a big following halfway down Cameron Rd. He runs the Sand Bakery and Café with a wide reputation for its cheap and cheerful grilled breakfasts. It's a haven... Read More

Words from the Western Bay Mayor with James Denyer I am committed to engaging with our community and want our council to be upfront and open about the issues that matter to you. I want to share the 'why' behind decisions... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz How quickly Halloween turns to Christmas; in the blink of an eye pumpkins are replaced by tinsel, reindeer and ho-ho-hoing. Just as the Watusi Country Club's dive-bombing... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Hardcore Western Bay of Plenty cricket fans have begun the countdown to the return of test cricket to the Bay Oval on Thursday, December 18. New Zealand will engage... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I'm a big fan of 'tribute albums'. The only thing I dislike is the name, tribute album. Most such albums feature multiple people playing the songs of one artist. New... Read More