08:07am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
I was lucky enough to go for a walk through the CBD recently. Lots of spaces in the carparking buildings, the sun was shining and I stopped for a delicious coffee... Read More
06:08am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
A rather difficult situation occurs when you come off the motorway at Cambridge Rd at the Ōtūmoetai turnoff. If you are turning right and traffic on your left... Read More
06:07am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
There seems to be some confusion among our new Tauranga City councillors regarding their representative roles. It appears some take the view that they are elected... Read More
06:06am Fri 10 Jan, 2025
Back in the 1600s in Europe there were many wars. These ended because agreements were signed saying that Kings would not demand their subjects follow their conversion... Read More
06:00am Fri 15 Nov, 2024
Having recently spent five weeks in Tauranga Hospital waiting to go to Waikato, I cannot thank you enough. At all levels of care, I can only praise each and every... Read More
06:00am Fri 15 Nov, 2024
With the previous Government's passion for shared cycle/walk paths, we have a problem, a serious problem. Last week, I almost lost a good friend. She was exiting... Read More
06:00am Fri 15 Nov, 2024
A number of questions concern me about the Treaty Principles Bill, but let me go back to before The Treaty of Waitangi. A number of Māori chiefs,devastated over... Read More
06:00am Fri 15 Nov, 2024
The Tauranga City Council has asked us all to fill out its survey on the coming new aquatic centre facility scheduled to be built at Memorial Park. Great! But what... Read More
06:00am Fri 25 Oct, 2024
I was quite interested in the recent council meeting where the proposal to have a permanent rainbow crossing in the city was approved. The main reasoning for... Read More
06:00am Fri 25 Oct, 2024
The recently completed road hump in Levers Rd at Matua is being demolished. I am informed this is a result of some residents complaining of 'vibrations”. The... Read More
06:00am Fri 25 Oct, 2024
Have you ever strolled through our city and felt like you accidentally wandered onto the set of a beige paint commercial? I'm convinced there's a secret meeting... Read More
06:00am Fri 25 Oct, 2024
RE: ‘The ghosts of Everest return…' Page 2 column, The Weekend Sun, October 18. It was interesting to read Jim Bunny's editorial in The Sun on the... Read More