06:00am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
The majority of New Zealanders watched the Rugby World cup when the All Blacks were playing. Folk sat on the edge of their seats and watched with baited breath;... Read More
06:00am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
My wife and I moved to Tauranga from Auckland six years ago and I now look forward to receiving my copy of The Weekend Sun every Friday. My favourite section... Read More
06:00am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
It's heart-wrenching watching all the footage of the current conflict in the Gaza Strip and the mass shooting in Israel that preceded it. Night after night we see... Read More
06:15am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
In 1989, Mount Maunganui Borough Council (MMBC), like a reluctant bride, was bequeathed to Tauranga City Council (TCC) by the Lange Labour Party. Prior to the amalgamation,... Read More
06:02am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
Re: ‘Tauranga Stands at a crossroads' column by Priority One's outgoing independent chair Simon Clarke. Simon Clarke reflects on his 12 years with Priority... Read More
06:00am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
Recently I saw on television, the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins crowing that inflation was coming down. Presumably he was referring to the March 2023 figure of 8.5... Read More
06:05am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Re: ‘No Care or Consideration?' letter by Noel Hewitt on page 22, The Weekend Sun, September 29, 2023, with reply from Tauranga City Council's acting Transport... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Going through some very old family correspondence, I found the following information from the CV of my wife's father, John Forrest Brodie, in relation to road building... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Re: Proposed parking charges at The Mount. Tauranga City Council's Reece Wilkinson has known for many years that there were parking problems at the Mount. A three-storey... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Re: ‘No Care or Consideration?' letter by Noel Hewitt on page 22, The Weekend Sun, September 29, 2023, with reply from Tauranga City Council's acting Transport... Read More
06:00am Fri 13 Oct, 2023
Re: Proposed parking charges at The Mount. Tauranga City Councillor Reece Wilkinson has known for many years that there were parking problems at the Mount. A three-storey... Read More
06:00am Fri 13 Oct, 2023
I have just received my invoice for Regional Rates and find that $250.83 of the full amount of $631.57 is for the Tauranga City public transport system. I wonder... Read More