Letters to the Editor

Cameron Rd – the design is flawed

Re: ‘So, we were wrong, probably. And they were right. Definitely!' (letters page 24, The Weekend Sun, October 4 edition). This letter was recently published... Read More

Thanks for shedding light on traffic offending

Re: ‘Why the heinous traffic offending in Tauranga?' (letters page 28, The Weekend Sun, October 11 edition). Good letter Charlie Chattaway of Greerton,... Read More

I LOVE DST…… 

It's been a part of us for damned near half a century, it's not going anywhere anytime soon, so suck it up. It was cemented in place 1975 but we still hear people... Read More

Dear Editor,

I am reminded that people need to learn how or when to indicate at the roundabouts every time I drive around beautiful Tauranga. The Pyes Pa roundabout has the... Read More

My wildlife adventure…

This would never have happened at my 24th floor apartment just off Queen Street in Auckland. You would hear the police and ambulance sirens, the chaos when the night... Read More

The observations of time…

When we are waiting in anticipation for something to happen, we seem to be looking at reluctant moving clocks with sticky hands that don't really want to move. The... Read More

Community support for Daffodil Day

On August 30, 2024, the communities of the Western Bay of Plenty came together in support of Daffodil Day. You may be aware that Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society's... Read More

Have these placards removed!

Every time I drive down Welcome Bay Rd I am offended by still seeing the scurrilous placards promoting Three Waters. Perhaps council staff haven't caught up with... Read More

So, we were wrong, probably. And they were right.

Remember all the naysayers who objected, opposed, criticised the Cameron Rd cycle way before it went in. What a lot of bellyaching? I was one of them … wondered... Read More

Significant challenges

Are you aware that many sole seasonal tourist operators at Mount Maunganui are still facing significant challenges, post-Covid era? With rising costs, these local... Read More

We appreciate your generosity

On behalf of Under the Stars Charitable Trust, we'd like to wholeheartedly thank you all for your generosity in our recent winter-donations drive - publicised in... Read More

We tend to forget...

Re: the cognitive testing for senior drivers now in existence. My wife and I are both in the high 80s. She went to the surgery to have stitches removed and was also... Read More