Letters to the Editor
08:30am Fri 27 Oct, 2017
MMP has to go. We are going to have a cabinet containing unelected MPs along with outside cabinet portfolio-bearing unelected MPs who do not represent a soul in... Read More
08:30am Fri 27 Oct, 2017
The Labour/NZ First/Greens coalition does not represent a government elected by the voters. There was no mandate for a Labour-led coalition as claimed by Jacinda... Read More
08:30am Fri 27 Oct, 2017
What a fantastic job our bus drivers do in the main. Especially when passengers have so many distractions, electronics and otherwise. They need to be aware they... Read More
08:30am Fri 27 Oct, 2017
A primary teacher's explanation of MMP. There's one mince and cheese pie left in the shop. It costs $5. Bill has $4.50, Jacinda has $3.70, Winston has 70c, James... Read More
08:30am Fri 27 Oct, 2017
I am livid absolutely livid because we, the council, the residents and the Transport Agency and their safety engineer Adam Francis have worked closely together to... Read More
08:30am Fri 27 Oct, 2017
The regional council, a ratepayer body, has decided to gouge the NZTA, a taxpayer body, the sum of $70,000 for a catchment report before the Belk Rd/SH29 intersection... Read More
10:08am Fri 20 Oct, 2017
During the news on October 11 there was an item re prostitutes and their bad behaviour on the streets of Christchurch and in people's gardens in the suburbs. The... Read More
10:07am Fri 20 Oct, 2017
Winston Peters has floored the public with his latest pronouncement. As everyone waits to see which party he will support into a ruling coalition, he is instead... Read More
10:07am Fri 20 Oct, 2017
Once again the WBOPDC have shown their selective hearing. They know what is best for the town we live in? Far better than we who live there! The stream of cars stretching... Read More
10:06am Fri 20 Oct, 2017
I have read D Yeoman's letter regarding the bad driving in Tauranga contributed to by Auckland drivers (The Weekend Sun, October 13). She wrote that she 'hears comments... Read More
10:05am Fri 20 Oct, 2017
Sunday 10am the phone goes and it is a lady from Harcourts Real Estate offering me a ‘free valuation'. Over the past year I have received at least 20 of these... Read More
10:03am Fri 20 Oct, 2017
The New Zealand First saga goes on. Winston First, or ‘My Way', has to have the last laugh. Although he has already made up his mind, make them sweat. New... Read More
11-Nov 17:00
New faces join BOP Garden and Art festival trail
11-Nov 15:28
Person dies at Bay of Plenty sawmill
11-Nov 15:00
'Remarkable' Tauranga yachting coach wins award
11-Nov 12:23
Council staff back five-year licence for mine camp
11-Nov 09:41
Walk-in urgent healthcare clinic extends hours
11-Nov 06:00
Tauranga mum recounts 'terrifying' encounter
10-Nov 18:06
‘Athlete side’ of OnlyFans helps fund career
10-Nov 17:39
Pāpāmoa Hills park closed after heavy rain
10-Nov 17:00
Tribunal rules against landlord in family feud
10-Nov 14:30
Two people found dead at Tauranga address
10-Nov 14:00
Tauranga waterfront project wins steel award
10-Nov 11:45
SPCA seeks foster homes as kitten season arrives
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