07:04am Fri 28 Jul, 2023
I took a recent arrival from Ukraine to the Mount Hot Pools, $52 I paid (I could eat for a week on that.) However when your friend gets a call every morning just... Read More
07:04am Fri 28 Jul, 2023
Having read the Letters page (The Weekend Sun, June 30 edition), and also the replies from Tauranga City Council, I am discombobulated. The replies were from... Read More
07:03am Fri 28 Jul, 2023
Western Bay of Plenty Mayor James Denyer thinks the funding proposal in the Future for Local Government Report is 'one of the more exciting parts” of the review... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Jul, 2023
The saying ‘Why fix something that's not broken?' pertains perfectly to the proposed community stadium at the Tauranga Domain. Leave the stadium as it is.... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Jul, 2023
I have been a ratepayer in this fine city for a relatively short time. What staggered me most was that a city that receives some 1500mm of rain per year did not... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Jul, 2023
I have been to the Mount a few times in the past month and going on Maunganui Rd to Hewletts Rd, where the lovely cycleway is, I have not seen one bike rider on... Read More
06:00am Thu 13 Jul, 2023
This Labour Government has announced that it is going to carpet 800 schools. Sounds good, eh? But it's going to use synthetic carpet. Well so much for supporting... Read More
06:00am Thu 13 Jul, 2023
I woke up this morning and pulled out of my driveway in rural Katikati to be greeted with three rows of cones and a speed limit of 30km/h. Maybe 50 metres down... Read More
06:00am Thu 13 Jul, 2023
The Cornish pastry is a somewhat of a funny-shaped pie but there are reasons behind their funny looks. The pasties were originally made by the wives of Cornish tin... Read More
06:00am Thu 13 Jul, 2023
Recently I walked along Cameron Road. What a mess... for what? Very wide footpaths for very few pedestrians. Very wide cycle lanes for very few cyclists. The Commissioners... Read More
06:00am Thu 13 Jul, 2023
I add my comments to others regarding the Katikati to Tauranga road known as State Highway 2, which used to take half an hour to drive, now often up to two hours. Last... Read More
06:00am Fri 07 Jul, 2023
1 cup of frozen peas and corn 1 egg 1 packet of Maggi ‘soup for a cup' 1 95g of tuna to your taste 1 cup boiling water Toast to dip in Seasoning to taste. Find... Read More