I read an interesting article about an Auckland legal academic who is promoting the legalisation of cannabis using a flawed rationale. She estimated there are 300,000... Read More

I for one would like to say thank you to the cleaners that help keep our world tidy and hygenic. When I read the story ‘Humanity behind the grime' (The Weekend... Read More

Someone is going to die because Tauranga City Council is hopeless at fixing things. I raise this because on September 17 we experienced a graphic display of the... Read More

The letter ‘Wasted Money' (The Weekend Sun, September 13, pg 40) points to a city council that is totally out of control when it comes to spending our ratepayers... Read More

In the mid 1960s, when I was attending Tauranga Girls' College, a Mr Matthews came and gave a talk to the morning assembly and it left a lasting impression on me,... Read More

I read Rob Colmore's letter ‘Rise and fall', (The Weekend Sun, September 13, 2019, pg 40), and found myself puzzled by his referral to "the models and... Read More

Hutch suggests: "Only people with a genuine passion for their community would consider standing for election as a City Councillor". Please tell us, why is it, these... Read More

When voters are asked by your reporters: "What change do you want to see in Tauranga?" They inevitably respond; "Free buses, free activities for children, free concerts,... Read More

It's been agonising sitting through three council meetings over the past few weeks watching democracy in inaction, elected members changing their stance in regard... Read More

So here we go again with prospective candidates standing for local election promising that they will strive for lower - whatever that means - or inflation indexed... Read More

At the TCC meeting (Tuesday, September 17) Council voted to defer their (earlier) decision, to gift 11 Mission St to the Otamataha Trust on legal procedural grounds. The... Read More

The latest stats indicate that this region of the North Island could well have new electorate boundaries soon. I hope we see clearly defined electorates and brand-new... Read More