Letters to the Editor

Spend now, pay dearly later?

After Long Term Plan considerations by Tauranga City councillors the trusty old rubber stamp was added last week. It appears rates will increase some three to 20... Read More

Traffic tribulations

Traffic issues abound in Tauranga generally because every time NZTA and TCC get involved, it becomes an expensive, time-consuming, unmitigated disaster! The two-lane... Read More

We are all New Zealanders

It should be obvious to even the least mentally astute politician, public official or local councillor that, as indicated by the results of the five recent regional... Read More

Thanks to volunteers

In celebration of National Volunteer Awareness Week recently I would like to thank all Tauranga Heart Foundation volunteers who work so hard to support our mission... Read More

Drive to survive

Interesting that the road from Te Puna to Omokoroa has been promoted to number one on the Bay of Plenty Regional transport priority list. What is so dangerous about... Read More

Vale Dame Susan

Dame Susan Devoy's appointment in 2013 to the role of Race Relations Commissioner seems to have been made on the basis of public popularity and international... Read More

An ideal forum for debate

In reply to ‘Only fools and fools' (The Weekend Sun, June 22). First I would say that The Weekend Sun has one of the best letter columns of all the papers... Read More

Master plan for museum

I'm a fan of museums but there is a price to pay. Like many people, my budget won't stretch to support every show in town. Here's my master plan if you want a museum.... Read More

Life-saving opt out

The Winter Energy Payment will be paid to all who receive superannuation. With 99,000 millionaires in New Zealand on last count, the government has said that those... Read More

Big business has its place

It is surprising how often conversations reveal a mistrust of big business. Its successes are attributed to skulduggery, a conspiracy theory without valid detail... Read More

Near miss horrifies

I want to share with you the horrific experience I had today (Tuesday) when I was traveling towards Tauranga on SH2. I had just gone over Wainui River and was climbing... Read More

Managing people

We manage, or try to manage, most things in this life. Everything, that is, except people. R McGuinness, Tauranga. ... Read More