For two or three months a year with events and holidays, residents are severely restricted accessing facilities in the Tauranga, Mount areas. If one works under... Read More

The Government has now mandated the control of piped water, storm water and waste water to itself. The avoidance of polluted piped water, the under-capacity of storm... Read More

Are noisy trucks and motorbikes tested for being too loud when they go for a Warrant of Fitness? And if not, why not? V Brazier, Tauranga. NZTA response: The... Read More

Why should we care what happens in Auckland? In my view the rest of the country plays second fiddle to Auckland government politicians, and we should be horrified... Read More

I for one am grateful that people are willing to protest in this country - irrespective of what they are protesting. We are fortunate to live in a country where... Read More

When a Prime Minister claims that the present protest to Parliament does not represent the will of the majority, she should be very careful of continuing her preferential... Read More

I'd like to say a huge thanks to the restaurants and cafes in Tauranga and the Mount. In recent years there has been an explosion of plant-based and vegan options... Read More

I have asked friends if they will be shopping at the new Farmers in the CBD, and the answer is: ‘No why would we? We can shop at The Crossing at Tauriko and... Read More

I was very happy to hear that the new Farmers building in Tauranga's CBD has now opened. I used to love shopping at the old CBD store and since it closed I haven't... Read More

A note to the person who thought they needed my lovely black purse/wallet more than I do. I am sorry there was no money in it. I had coin in my hand and this was... Read More

Climate change extremities will be affecting our water supply in the future. This part of the country will be hotter and drier on average, and therefore water shortages... Read More

For the Earth to survive there are two characters we need to emulate, and that is Adam and Eve. They walked about the Earth naked and ate fruit from the trees. Nudity... Read More