In last week's edition of The Weekend Sun (May 19) there were two letters to the editor that bore a post script that the Tauranga City Council and the NZTA had been offered a right of reply to the concerns expressed in those letters.

Both organisations did not respond. Why? Are they afraid that their policies or projects may be flawed and unable to stand up to public scrutiny?

They seem to overlook the fact that both bodies are publically funded by ratepayers, taxpayers and levies on fuel.

Whatever happened to the courtesy of a response or a reply when their actions are queried? Are the people in senior positions in both organisations unaccountable, or are they either ignorant or arrogant?

K Goddard, Omokoroa.