Letters to the Editor

Medicine buyers beware

Recently I purchased a New Zealand Health Authority-recommended elemental dietary supplement which is available without a prescription. The product is usually kept... Read More

Drought, farmers and putting the boot in

I debated long and hard about the use of commenting on either K Hearle ‘Warmer is better' or D Hardie ‘Drought is a fact of life' (The Weekend Sun, December... Read More

Cliff Rd ‘totally wrong’

Recently I drove a neighbour of mine to Park St Eye Hospital for a procedure, but rather than spend an hour in the waiting room drove on to the Rose Garden and Begonia... Read More

Hot pools disappointment

My wife and I had family visiting from the USA over Christmas and New Year. One of their priorities was to visit and relax in the Mount Hot Pools. We decided to... Read More

Honours ‘anachronistic’

With the silly season ‘gongs' dished out yet again, it's pertinent to reflect on something the last Labour Government got pretty right, namely the abolition... Read More

Forget those who do the work

Annette King and Peter Dunn were in Parliament for over 30 years picking up huge sums of money to look after No 1. No MP should do more than four terms in the house... Read More

2018 resolution

How about a 2018 resolution that has direct democracy as its aim? I raise this because our media is telling us the wishes of local politicians and ignoring the 100,000... Read More

Subversion of democracy

In his recent letter in The Weekend Sun (December 22) on appointing Maori wards, R Bell, Omanawa states that 'it takes nothing away from non-Maori.” He apparently... Read More

Misrepresentation disrespectful

R Bell (The Weekend Sun, December 22) on promoting Maori wards claims that I misrepresented Dr Brian McDonnell by not repeating the 'full text”. I am sure... Read More

Councils not place to right wrongs

I wonder, do people who support Maori wards not see what the antis are on about? Anybody who wants to be involved in the running of the city or town simply has to... Read More

Wellington museum woes interesting

Interesting that Wellington City Council is involved in a long-running saga around a large-scale build of a convention centre/movie museum to be built opposite Te... Read More

Less speed, less harm

Speed limits have been raised from 100kph to 110kph on some of our roads because the roads are safe authorities say. The majority of our roads are safe. The problem... Read More