Letters to the Editor

Anything but free!

I hear the Tauranga City Council advertising for people to join the ‘free' library. As one of the long-suffering ratepayers and a former councillor the library... Read More

Still co-governance

Who would have thought that a government could have made such a hash of water reform? Now Kieran McAnulty is the new Local Government Minister and is proposing 10... Read More

Please explain...

Can someone please explain to anyone trying to get in Tauranga from Katikati, what the sign at Bethlehem and Te Puna means ‘minor delays'? Since the construction... Read More

Actual bus travellers need to be heard

Re: ‘Bus stop gets the drop' page 3, The Weekend Sun, May 5, 2023. Regarding the Grace Hospital bus stop I am appalled that the Bay of Plenty Regional Council... Read More

Why some of us are frustrated!

Re: ‘Turning Paradise into a parking lot' news article page 3, The Weekend Sun, May 5, 2023. I was present at the Tauranga City Council meeting, chaired by... Read More

We already have a community stadium!

Re: Priority One chief executive Nige Tutt's column ‘Substantial benefits from a community stadium' page 13, The Sun, May 5, 2023. I cannot understand how... Read More

Affordable water still has bad aspects...

Re: ‘Major changes to our affordable water reforms' Angie Warren-Clark's column From the Beehive, The Weekend Sun, April 21. Angie does not mention that the... Read More

Pop your deep blue bubble!

RE: Politics with Sam Uffindell. I was led to believe that once a person was elected, they should represent the whole electorate. However, it would appear from... Read More

We’re all on the same Earthly bus!

Reversal of climate change has to happen soon, Or Mother Earth will become just another moon, Just a round dry rock Dead and inert, Covered with dust and dirt. Ps.... Read More

Caring is the name of the game!

When one looks at society some have more problems than others like losing a loved one, health going downhill. This is something we all forget about when we think... Read More

Tougher penalties for boyracers!

The recent incident in Tauranga involving 300 boyracers has once again highlighted the danger posed by these individuals on our roads. The incident, which saw one... Read More

Answer to wheelie weekends

The weekend gone was notable by several incidents of unruly young people taking over Tauranga's public roads to demonstrate their skills at doing wheelies and burnouts... Read More