Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid At the beginning of July, New Zealand born women's tennis player Lulu Sun was unheralded outside the realms of hard-core tennis fans. Fast forward two weeks, she had... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar... Read More

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey With ballot papers already delivered, Tauranga anticipates its first elected representatives in almost five years. Politics might seem dull, especially to younger voters, but the... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz How bands approach the recording studio has changed a lot, at least since the 1960s. Why the 1960s? That's when studios started using multi-track recorders, first four-track,... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Imagine trying to drive your car after someone had crimped the fuel line from your fuel tank to your engine. The car would still run but would quickly lose power on a hill... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The middle of winter may seem like an unusual time to get excited about cricket. However, the first day of July signals the start of the new cricket season to the many... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 125 years. The rainfall for June 2024 was 173 mm. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz No time to waste, new music is here... First up, Gary Harvey's latest album 'Outta My Head' is officially out and very good it is too. Gary has been on the New Zealand... Read More

Fresh advice for renovating with Sharon Giblett, Refresh Rennovations If you've reached the fantastic position of being semi-retired or retired, chances are you have worked extremely hard for the majority of your lifetime.... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The big news in New Zealand sport last week, for this avid boxing fan, was the announcement that Joseph Parker was to join the David Nyika team in promoting Nyika in a... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder A report, which can be found in the British Library manuscript Royal 7 F VIII, is part of a calendar from March 1269 to February 1270 (during this time March was considered the beginning... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole In recent discussions surrounding Budget 24 and the Minister of Finance's decisions, concerns have been raised regarding the impact on our climate and the urgent need for action. It is... Read More