Your editorial opinion (12 April 2012) hit the nail on the head with Baypark. It has major traffic issues, is built in the wrong place and is not a Rugby specific Stadium. Yes, the Eastern Arterial may eventually put a flyover into Truman Lane at Maungatawa – so what? Had the Clarkson Stadium not been built at Baypark, followed by Crosby's Arena it would not be necessary. Every New Zealander, as taxpayer will be funding this $30million piece of roading nonsense just to cater for these gentlemen's delusions of grandeur on what was aptly zoned Drainage Reserve land.
Yes, Joseph Millar, our local 20 year old elite athlete (the current sprint double men's NZ Champion) went to Australia for the OZ Athletics Championships – no thanks to Athletics NZ or the Tauranga community who couldn't, it seems raise a couple of thousand dollars to assist him. They would rather fund other things doomed to fail than assist those achievers that get there through their own efforts. Think about that for a moment because this follows on from the Jacko Gill fiasco and it is fair to say Australians would never treat their elite young talent in this offhand way.
Incidentally, Millar ran a close third in the Open Australian Championships 100m Mens Final and won the 200m Mens Final!

S Paterson, Arataki.