Letters to the Editor

Winston Trump Peters

Shopping in Tauranga, I happened to come across Winston Trump Peters, better known as Winston First, with the same old message I heard as Auckland vice chair for... Read More

Water worries

From all the candidates I've seen, the red, the blue, the black, the green; they send their flyers round the land and hope the voters understand. We duly read what's... Read More

Can’t win

So despite the head honcho still being paid hundreds of thousands, NZ Post is deleting another of its postal services (FastPost). A letter from Mount Maunganui to... Read More

Direct democracy

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result! I raise this as we prepare for another general election which will have, I believe,... Read More

CTC - Central Tauranga Coronary?

The Civic Transformation Committee plans to single-mindedly ‘transform' the CBD heart to something wonderful. All storylines/creativity flowing thick and fast... Read More

One people

We certainly have an interesting situation on the political scene. Don Brash has a very good point in that he wonders how long New Zealand will have ‘The People,... Read More

A clever marketing ploy

So quick to condemn. The Greens co-leader does not surprise me, and yes what she did was wrong, but not out of place. There would not be many of us out there that... Read More

Labour water woes

Our government has correctly always stated that no individual owns the water. In reality the NZ government administers water for everyone, including fresh water... Read More

Be careful how you vote

Great to have an early election while all National's excesses are imprinted on our minds. Billions have been paid in treaty settlements and apologies while government... Read More

NZ 'shamefully low' in child health stat

Thank you for the article on 'Poorer households, poorer hearts' (page 12, The Weekend Sun, August 4). The Finland report mentioned puts the real issue of community... Read More

A euphoric extravaganza

Last week it surfaced that the City Transformation Committee now wants to totally demolish the existing library and all attached; the replacement cost said to be... Read More

Greens should be renamed fraud party

With Metiria Turei defiantly refusing to stand down as co-leader of the Green Party for benefit and electoral fraud and James Shaw and his candidates firmly endorsing... Read More