As a relative newcomer to this city I am quite astounded at the uproar around town that the Commission is being kept in place at Tauranga City Council. Can the residents... Read More

No Taxation without Representation. It's time to withhold Rates in Tauranga City until we have elected representation. H Staude, Matua ... Read More

Tauranga, ratepayers, and democracy suffered a major set-back on March 11 when, un-announced, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta flew into town for the precise... Read More

To take away our vote is treachery and high treason. It's beyond despicable. People gave their lives for this inalienable right. There is no reasoning that can... Read More

At The Child Cancer Foundation, we just wanted to say a massive ‘thank you' to SunMedia for featuring our street appeal story across your publications. We... Read More

The Labour Government's decision to put Commissioners into the Tauranga City Council has caused a lot of hardship for many homeowners and people who rent because... Read More

I address only those motorists that have not reduced their fossil fuel consumption. Shame on you. You know it is bad like smoking. Give it up. Stop consuming fossil... Read More

Co-governance in practice is a mechanism for stealing resources that belong to all of us, irrespective of race in order to satisfy some few undemocratically selected... Read More

When thinking upon my local electorate I am reminded of a very famous saying: 'No taxation without representation”. This appointed administration from central... Read More

Re: rewritten history for schools. The decolonisation of New Zealand has come to this. Will the voices and memoirs in the books such as Young Nicks Head and ‘James... Read More

Hi The Sun. The concept of community representation on our council is to provide a viewpoint that reflects 'the community”. I am unhappy at the removal of... Read More

I'm horrified that this Ardern/Mahuta-led government consider they have the right to force Tauranga citizens/ratepayers to accept their extension of Commissioners... Read More