Letters to the Editor

Money for nothing

As from September 1, city ratepayers are now paying for a glass collection that will not start until October 'subject to tender award.” Okay, it's only 50... Read More

A chance to inspire

As a former student I welcome the announcement that Otumoetai College is to be rebuilt. That it quite literally stinks, is damp, rotting, and dangerous is a disgrace... Read More

Support for transaction tax

I agree with T Livingston (The Weekend Sun, August 31) re a transaction tax. Not only would it do away with GST and personal and company tax, it would do away with... Read More

Replace GST with FTT

The government could head off the avalanche of wage claims by scrapping GST and replacing it with a financial transactions tax. These wage claims have the potential... Read More

Government-driven compulsion

New Zealanders that assert a Maori race as such doesn't exist are quite correct as it meets no universal definition of race, only being propped up by the controversial... Read More

Come clean Simon

If Simon Bridges (or any other MP) has been overspending, let him take the rap. After all, it's not his money he is spending, it's government funds and inevitably... Read More

Shinty, hurling or Gaelic football anyone?

Some time ago B Johnson, if I remember correctly, asked why we represent ourselves with the haka instead of, for example, the Highland fling or a good old-fashioned... Read More

A fair future for all NZers

Top marks for Don Brash and his policies. Sure, Maori have a place in history but as long as we have any form of privileges for any one group there'll always be... Read More

What’s wrong with Baypark?

I read Peter White's article about the Tauranga Domain (SunLive, August 24) with interest. I agree that we shouldn't be missing out on big rugby matches... Read More

Abuzz over bees

One wonders at times about the sanity of our council seat-warmers. What has got me worked up is the idiots want to limit the number of beehives to two per household,... Read More

Going too far

Didn't your mother tell you Brian, that one day you'll go too far? That day hasn't come yet, and hopefully is a long way off. In the meantime, your... Read More

Indignation valid, to a point

After reading Rogers Rabbits (The Weekend Sun, August 10) condemning the recent demonstrations against the Canadians and their visit to enlighten us on the value... Read More