With all the promises made for Tauranga during the years, if kept, we'd have a vibrant city - like in the days of Tauranga Borough Council - and up-to-date amenities.

Instead, we get promises that are worthless and never kept. I've often thought if the Fair trading Act was applied to politics we'd have true promises made and completed.

Personally, I feel the time has come for these promising politicians, local and central, to be booted out or fall on their sword.

Tauranga, the fifth biggest city in NZ, with possibly the biggest trading port, deserves respect. And we, as taxpayers and ratepayers, seem to be neglected.

N Wylie, Otumoetai.