Letters to the Editor

Road madness

I am urging the council not to proceed with (what they call) the planned road "improvements" on 15th Ave. This is going to be months of utter congestion during construction,... Read More

Fossil fuel reliance

You find the decision makers are 'driving us crazy” (July 12, page 2). That's not surprising when the people of Tauranga are so wedded to their gas-guzzling... Read More

Climate change message

Neil Harvey (The Weekend Sun, July 12) is correct in just one respect: yes, of course I believe in what I wrote the week before. I have absolutely no ulterior motive... Read More

More views needed

Recently WBOPDC ratepayers were asked to submit their thoughts regards future waste collection. There were three plans offered for submission with number one being... Read More

Tale of two cities

Take two cities, both with numerous empty shops in the CBD. People are not going to either city for shopping, movies or meals. They both have car park buildings... Read More

Tie breaker

With both teams equal on scores logic says that the team that lost the fewer wickets should be the winner. Bryan Johnson, Omokoroa. ... Read More

Climate science

Peter Otway (The Weekend Sun, July 5) states: "Having such a poor grasp of science he like so many sceptics of climate science…" Climate alarmism suffers... Read More

Climate con

The only thing confusing and laughable about Peter Otway's letter last week, is the fact he actually believed what he wrote. Climate change is a huge con job. If... Read More

A high cost

Here's a reprint from Tauranga City Council website. 'The Mount base track was damaged in a slip in April 2017.Temporary steps are in place so visitors to the... Read More

Cheap track solution

Robust vociferous, damning criticism on the proposed remedial works spend up on Mount base track that has rocketed from about $3million to around $7million is completely... Read More

Not impressed

Tenby Powell writes from Auckland that he hopes to come to Tauranga's rescue astride his white charger complete with carpetbag. As he flits between the cities... Read More

Museum referendum

So councillor Baldock wants a new referendum on a Museum in Tauranga. Oh no, not again! With council's squandering of ratepayers' money on ill-considered projects,... Read More