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Making the sun work for you

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Letters to the Editor Archives

Currently selected year: 2010


[ - ] July
Euthanasia controversy The right to choose How TCC ‘hides things’ We need those who question city hall Abortion ‘morally wrong’ Concerns over southern pipeline Sceptics will drown as sea rises Hamas hand-made rockets ‘only defence’ Thanks from St John Alien eyes ‘hypnotic’ Run for the hills Shortcut will be costly Walk-cycle track asset Giving Maori protocol a bad name P ingredients lead to future problems Done the homework? Cloak and dagger prevails Protection lacking for ratepayers Comments on the real estate market Advantages of agents’ success fee system Land issues and bicycle tracks Resentment is clear No indigenous NZers Pipeline is overpriced Important election issues A question of summer ice Whispering among the Turret Rd pohutukawas Spurious reasoning Inflated salaries problem Response to real estate comments Maoridom ‘framed’ Library false impression TCC dysfunctional rabble Bethune congratulated More options for bus terminal Councillors should not act as hearing commissioners Comments defy logic and reality Abandon Smartgrowth The ones that got away TCC: Good material for a sitcom Science is irrefutable, the evidence is mounting We’re in the middle of the duck milking championships Carbon in atmosphere answers New Zealand just a test bed for ETS ‘Knee-jerk’ claims Milking a duck ‘Ridiculous’ statement How could the council get it so wrong? Antics of the real estate world Drop in parking revenue in city Mayor counters Cr Guy’s ‘fishing story’ Thanks Graeme Accuracy concerns Questions on councillor’s efforts to reduce city rates Earth just an experiment Pipeline costs skyrocketed Qualifications of scientific advisor Culture of ‘keeping information shrouded’ Council ‘devoid of leadership’ More thoughts on the Chathams Opportunity for people to become better informed Disturbed by ‘personal attack’ Letter writer’s brain stolen by aliens? Democracy at a price Beach encroachments Alien idea preposterous Jews, according to Tristan More council arrogance ‘Extravagance and mismanagement’ Southern Pipeline cost blow-out?
[ - ] June
Rabbits dysfunction Little local benefits? Wondrous sights Climate Science and the E.T.S. Govt stealing money under false pretences Trading partners too smart to inflict on their own Mangrove fanatics Smutty and unpleasant Raging Readers ETS makes NZ ‘laughing stock’ More kiwifruit varieties, more spray applications Sun deserves support Here we go again! Another busy year says deputy mayor Integrity of climate science intact Thanks to electors Why Israel is always ‘portrayed as villain’ Shame Jones ripping us off Act of compassion or terrorism? Protest ETS now Forget credit card scandals, ETS tax is greatest betrayal Puzzled over leak costs Siphoning meter money Thoughtful early citizens Councillor questions Consultation ‘falls short’ Still waiting for answers Cheap side swipe? Years of disharmony in city council ‘Clever mates’ create mess Why is Israel always portrayed the villain? Duped by media propaganda This could affect you Submissions: A waste of our time? How are councillors aware of views of non-submitters? Harold’s views accurate, let’s see a charge for art gallery Stronger Govt reaction required Leaky homes: The true Tauranga picture? Everyday violence - it could be matter of choice Tauranga’s wonderful markets Failing to stop at Mount Messages from Moko Ely’s Room 14 campaigns for safety Positive response to market A question of taxi ranks in Tauranga Set rule, then police it A ‘world class’ historic museum site at village Why embrace faults of existing TECT system? Study facts before casting narrow opinions Petrol boycott answer Why the historic village is not fit for a museum Genuine community initiative will find its way Challenge to jazz festival to include Joymakers Big polluters walk away, silly old NZ pays Minister of Inane? Get your 50c worth in voting Welcome views on consultation process Speedway spectacles Symphonia did us proud Reminder to TECT voters Some dark horses standing in TECT race ‘Taken out of context’ About-face ‘a bit rich’
[ - ] May
SunLive award thrills Still suffering from Dillon days Accountable for war crimes? NZ’s Government dumber than Australia’s More Decadence remembered Emission trading yet to be factored When will Maori apologise? ‘Money down drain’ on museum process Council needs to show guts, reign in the CEO Library submissions Greedy piglets have paid Working tirelessly Museum ‘nonsense’ Former mayor’s déjà vu ‘Win win situation’ with Lion’s Sunday car fair A questionable replacement for trans fats Mount parking issues ‘Hairy old propaganda’ Library fines for overdue children’s books Delightful effects of alcohol on body Efforts to stay away from parking meters Quick results of cigarette price hike A Greek tragedy Anti-fun police out again Strong and loyal opposition Top cop a flop? Who is to blame? Speedway spectacles The truth about vitamin D Museum rears its lovely head Maddening meters Playing drug roulette Bountiful bras for worthy cause What a weird, wacky world Lay it all out on the table Ensuring orderly land return Find workable solutions Benefits of national cycle way Earthquakes caused by immodest dress ‘How would he know?’
[ - ] April
Serious conditions of parking management plan Valley Road is a ‘road under siege!’ Pay for what you want, not what others want Selling renewable energy to Mexico? Or vice versa? Earning the right to be behind the wheel Pointing out financial inadequacies Legal obligation to uphold provisions Warnings ‘time and again’ The UN signature Great picture with Box Brownie camera Governance responsibilities for those elected to council Library questions not answered Long term solution underway Understimated costs Proposed ‘sister city’ for Tauranga Cowardly acts of violence needs action Encroachments a ‘pathetic argument’ Using strengths to form a council Continued lack of wireless options Puzzling comments follow motion If it ain’t broke... Hearing the same old story Reducing night time truck noise More driving tips for road users Seeking alternatives to dangerous litter All is not whale Responding to the ‘dark ages’ Punishing our disability Which generation should have more rights? Contradicting petition claims Youth violence: let’s look at the big picture Speaking to your submission ‘Takes guts’ to put up charges Promoting wellbeing in society Spending promises Reasonable expectations for upcoming elections Dark ages of Easter System failure of leaks Thank you for seeing RED ‘Wasting funds’ on bus shelter Take note ‘No quick escape’ from Papamoa Waihi Beach boundary The venom of white tails Adding voice to library protest Chocolate and tragedies Design in-house for relocatable bus stop Better solutions than mining: Tertiary education standards concern Councillor expectations SunLive is all we need:
[ + ] March
Readers enraged Guy ‘very disappointed’ with Faulkner’s use of publication Waihi Beach boundary Nancy’s covered in Ohauiti Here's what I want, the drains fixed in my street! Boom and bust cycle graph More questions on leaky buildings Time to think about upcoming elections Correcting a misleading impression Sleeping solution Toxic hazards Creating sustainable minds Steadily increase the money cow Carry cash for books Selective ‘pick six’ mates Vehicle safety ‘Bogus’ statements in a discrediting attempt Seek broadband elsewhere Keeping on the broadband battle Bad for democracy; or preserving seats? Great day at airshow ‘Toxic’ fertiliser use Double glazing truly amazing Keeping calm in crisis Hands in the cookie jar ‘Raging Readers’ campaign to save our library Help turn the tide on reading ‘erosion’ As bad as burning books? Join the protest
[ + ] February
Costs of staying on air Breach of R.Payer’s privacy? Facts on fiction: don’t use, don’t pay Why only target speed in crackdown at schools? Staffing issues at city council Heatley’s expenses: ‘Kick the bludger out’ Protecting jobs for New Zealanders Book borrowers likely to suffer either way Library charges and other issues Library needs to take ‘more corporate approach’ to reduce deficit Credibility ‘challenged’ Bouquets, brickbats: Weather camera and driving habits Councillor: Bus centre decision ‘lacks vision’ City speeders put our kids at risk Applauding terrorist Thanks to ratepayers LG Commission does ‘about-face’ on wards LGC effective vetoe Suppression question Small bottle ban to stop glass Time for a change ‘Folk story rubbish’ Is humanity heading for climate calamity? Questions on warming Thanks Immigration New Zealand! Voting for change Appalling flag ‘investment’ Modernisation of mining Grant in fee simple title rights Revenue opportunities which have passed TCC by Charges as platform idea for re-election ‘Free library’ ridiculous Library a soft target Unrealistic rating suggestions The joys of cycling on the road Looking for easy answers Hillsdene College? Never! Road glass problem
[ + ] January
Graffiti not just urban, countryside daubed too Baker’s ‘half-baked half-dozen’ ‘No effective tsunami warning’ for Bay No gangsta, bro! Spending our money ‘Shocked me to the core’ Seeking the spirit We need a museum Muck about to hit IPPC System of rating needs to change Museum propaganda Margarines, fats and their roles in body chemistry Colonisation ‘a fact of life’ Single mum ‘no longer feeling guilty’ Fantastic response Views ‘far removed from reality’ NZ borrowing without hope? More NZ smokers to quit Jesus was black No motivation, Maori prefer to ‘negotiate handouts’ Copenhagen ends as a fool’s errand Chinese lantern ‘pollution’ Orchestra name confusion My missing Muslims East arterial and the Winny Way Grand opening city’s shame More hidden dangers in our diets Power box artists displace graffiti Pushing addiction, death at children To the Sun: Bludgers or benefit? The missing links?

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