Letters to the Editor

Give Bob a break

In regard to the October 29 article ‘Shot bro', how bout we leave the Honourable Robert Nesta Marley out of all this with slogans like ‘One Love Two... Read More

Time for protest

We have seen a lot of debate about Three Waters - some for, most against. A couple of the ‘for' groups have pointed to the 100-year-old pipes being replaced... Read More

Irresponsible decision making

As the world goes mad around me, this awful lockdown is destroying livelihoods, small businesses, mental health and removing people's surgery timetables. While this... Read More

Challenge

I would like to issue a challenge to the people of Tauranga, and whoever may be reading this. We have heard, for months now, about what is wrong with Tauranga,... Read More

Water restrictions

It's arguable that the provision of adequate potable water is one of the principle reasons local authorities exist. News that Tauranga will again suffer water shortages... Read More

Three Waters theft

I was chairman of the project committee that introduced micro filtration of Tauranga's water supply, upgraded the wastewater system continuously and the stormwater... Read More

Recycling garden pots

A visit to the garden centre used to involve a lot of empty plastic plant pots thrown out to landfill. It was a terrible waste of plastic, but growers would not... Read More

Three Waters and TCC

What part of Tauranga citizens' objections to Three waters does Commissioner Tolley not understand? Some 95 per cent of submissions opposed, mostly entirely …... Read More

Two jabs

Just a saying that may help in the Covid vaccination scheme: You might not believe in the invisible man, but the covid bug does. Two jabs and he can't see you no... Read More

Bee-friendly?

I was walking in Faulkner Park near Birch Ave and came across this sign and a barren bit of so-called 'Bee Friendly Garden'. I think not! Not a leaf or flower... Read More

Passing along the thanks

I recently spent 16 days in Tauranga Hospital, and I want to take the opportunity to pay tribute to the care and support that I received from the ladies and gentlemen... Read More

Media control

Goebbel's Nazi psychology 'control the media and you control the minds of the masses” is working well in New Zealand. You won't see this in print so how can... Read More