Welcome Bay traffic and associated issues need urgent attention. It is generally accepted that the Welcome Bay underpass and works that have already taken well over... Read More

Tauranga is missing key facilities and infrastructure - no surprise given the lack of vision, and thus long-term planning, attributable to past elected representatives... Read More

Why do TCC staff and consultants think ratepayers should gift $27m to property investors? In the current Long Term Plan TCC staff and consultants recommend the sale... Read More

Escalating expenditure and thus property taxes are just the tip of the iceberg so let's address what we are seeing now. Councillors act like Santa Claus and send... Read More

If the reporting on The Lakes housing episode is true, the inspectors, their superiors and the CEO must go as they are not qualified to do the job. If they are not... Read More

Re ‘Science not politics' (The Weekend Sun, April 6). The Hon Clayton Mitchell is a very well-educated, respected and clever man and I take issue with the... Read More

Re F Wright's letter (The Weekend Sun, April 6). Yet another so-called ‘expert' on fluoride. I have to wonder where F Wright has been for years - certainly... Read More

Tauranga City councillors have sanctioned proposals to skyrocket rates by at least 40 per cent over the next three years so current rates of $3000pa will hit $4500pa... Read More

The more-than-weird activities at The Lakes in the last few weeks has the look of a Fred Flintstone re-run. Tauranga City Council over the last few weeks appears... Read More

Originally Western Bay ratepayers were told housing the Katikati collection of memorabilia, now known as the Western Bay Museum, would not be charged to our rates.... Read More

I must totally agree with A Bourne (The Weekend Sun, March 29) over this museum and rates. Nonsense. It is way beyond time that councillors, and that include council... Read More

As much as I would like to let Clayton Mitchell's comments re water fluoridation pass (The Weekend Sun, March 16) the issue is too important. The facts are water... Read More