Why do I feel distinctly uncomfortable about the muted response to the Queen's Birthday honours bestowed on Jools and Linda Topp? Because this red-blooded, heterosexual,... Read More

In Europe, the USA and now in Australia, there's concern expressed about 'outsiders' trying to influence the commercial or political affairs of other... Read More

A resounding success with 78.8 per cent saying ‘no' to Maori Wards for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Democracy prevails. Two days before the... Read More

The inane decision supported by most Western Bay councillors to install race-based Maori wards predictably alienated the Western Bay community. The petition for... Read More

Roads and infrastructure which are essential items definitely come before fancy items like museums. For those who chug along at about 10km an hour for miles coming... Read More

When I arrived in Tauranga in 1975 an engineer I was working with described how there was a plan to build a tunnel under the Maungatapu roundabout to service Welcome... Read More

C Frayling (The Weekend Sun, May 25) comments about our city, but with very poor knowledge of Tauranga's history. Saying we were a "backward part of New Zealand"... Read More

Another con/scam: a new replacement for plastic bags. Well overdue, I admit, but there is more to this. We have been through this at least twice over the last few... Read More

Wandering dogs in Papamoa and Greerton, barking dogs in Matua, but more importantly, 9900 dog bites in New Zealand each year, many requiring hospital treatment,... Read More

It is fascinating to me to read about free programmes to stop smoking, free tertiary education for first year students, how ‘the council or community boards'... Read More

Recently, at Tauranga Hospital, I met a man in distress. He explained that his wife was suffering from dementia and she had to shift to another facility in a different... Read More

It amazes me that the Labour government have the hide to point the finger at fuel suppliers for overcharging when they are happy to stiff us with ever-increasing... Read More