Having attended Tauranga City Council meetings, I wondered why new Mayor Tenby Powell chose Larry Baldock as his deputy but it is now very obvious why.

I consider their behaviour to be both dictatorial and bullying - it's their way or the highway.

The old saying ‘you get the government you deserve'. Well, what the hell have we done to deserve the current Mayor Powell and his Deputy Larry Baldock?

Many thanks to councillors Andrew Hollis, Steve Morris, Dawn Kiddie, John Robson and others for outing their hideous behaviour.

Thanks for letting me air my views.

J Hill, Tauranga South