Letters to the Editor

Having respect for the tracks

With the tragic loss of a life on the rail crossing on the Golf Rd roundabout, there are questions that have not been answered. I think the one big question that... Read More

Food for thought...

Life at best is just A temporary stay So make sure you make The best of every day Life's greatest gifts Are not hard to see Because they walk and talk And... Read More

How does it affect you personally as an individual

Hugely disappointed and saddened to read letters published in The Weekend Sun on August 4, regarding responses to the increased use of Māori language in public... Read More

What’s good for Māori is good for all of us

Re: Letters on language in The Sun, August 4. I'd like to invite letter readers and writers to embrace the unique culture we have here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Other... Read More

Look in the dictionary or Google it!

Attn: J.&N. Stewart, R.Rimmer, P.Kelly, Steve Porter,Don Finlayson and all your cohorts. Recently published letters in The Sun shows the ignorance of the above... Read More

Pleased!

Re: Mixing English and te reo Māori. I am pleased to see that Jackie and Neil Stewart's letter has brought about discussion about the mixing of our languages. I... Read More

Useful languages?

I read recently that there's been an increase in the number of people wanting to learn both te reo Māori and Pasifika languages. These languages were described... Read More

Look at domain space in a 50-year lens!

Attn: Tauranga City Council: I strongly believe that the future use of the Wharepai Domain should be viewed through a 50-year lens, not the 10-year cycle currently... Read More

Rebranding is insensitive!

I am really quite annoyed that Countdown has decided to spend a reported $400 million rebranding its NZ stores back to Woolworths. This is really not fair when... Read More

Well-phrased!

Re: Tony Wahren's letter ‘No pulling the wool', Letters page 16, The Weekend Sun, July 13. So well phrased Tony! I wonder if the Labour Government researched... Read More

All money wasted....

The Government doesn't need more tax money to spend. They need to show more constraint and stop wasting the money they already have. For example: $51 million on... Read More

What about a ready-made boutique stadium?

I have followed the debate over the merits of a boutique stadium at the Tauranga Domain for some months and have completed the Tauranga City Council survey. Correct... Read More