Letters to the Editor

Hunker down, it could be awhile

Mr Rabbit, I find your proposed extended fishing expedition to expose dirt on the new government mildly objectionable (The Weekend Sun, November 24). You conveniently... Read More

Promises just a ploy

Re proposed 13.6 per cent rates hike. Well done Cr Morris for posing the question ‘Can politicians keep their promises?' (page 12, The Weekend Sun, November... Read More

Nothing short of apartheid

I'm astounded that in 2017 the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is even contemplating voting for Maori wards (page 3, The Weekend Sun, November 24). I agree... Read More

Council seeing the light

Tauranga City Council CEO Garry Poole has seen the light. I raise this because Garry has proposed that two important questions be asked of all Tauranga citizens... Read More

Dangerous roads, bad attitudes

Recently we had an overseas expert telling us that our roads were the cause of many accidents. I wonder what he would have said if he had been with me on the bus... Read More

Illusionary allusions

It is very gracious of W Parish of Bellevue (The Weekend Sun, November 17) to tell me what it sounds like I'm saying. The relevance of his enigmatic historic allusions... Read More

Jack-in-the-box kids

Last week's Concert FM News Bulletins quoted a man claiming to be a former Manus Island Detention Centre guard who alleged acts of violence and child abuse by a... Read More

Mind your own backyard

Ms Ardern prances around on the world stage, demanding that Australia hand over 150 ‘asylum seekers' from the Manus Island facility - essentially rebels remaining... Read More

No prosecution for Winston Peters?

I am wondering (and many others probably) if Winston Peters is being prosecuted by the government for claiming the single super whilst in a relationship and should... Read More

Put our own house in order

I read Rogers Rabbits' column (The Weekend Sun, November 17) with interest. Although I'm sure it was tongue in cheek, he had some valid points. Before Jacinda Adern... Read More

Less parking suffocated CBD

I read with interest Cr Baldock's proposals (SunLive, November 21) to increase parking costs in a plus/minus proposal for councillors to consider. The wondrous ideas... Read More

Smaller portions needed

I'm writing about the article ‘Action needed to reduce food wastage' (The Weekend Sun, November 17). I'm Italian, but I know that in New Zealand (luckily not... Read More