Unfortunately the present Government seem to have no interest in completing the 2011 Census which had to be cancelled following the Christchurch earthquakes. Had that census been completed, we may by now know that your two recent correspondents, who describe Tauranga as the fifth biggest city in New Zealand, may well be wrong. I suspect that the population of Tauranga now exceeds not only that of Dunedin, but also that of Hamilton. That would make us the fourth largest city. However the vested interests of this country seem to not want to know the truth about our population. That is why we had no RWC games in Tauranga, despite having a fairly new stadium, and a large population who would have liked to see a local match.
(Or should we stay quiet, lest we become destined to become a Super City?)
Nick Bagnall, Omokoroa.