Has New Zealand really come a long way since its days under the British governance? Not that one would care as we are too busy self-inflating what we do. TVNZ self-promoting... Read More

It was with some anger and disappointment that we discovered the needless destruction of the Papamoa Beach Toy Library sited at the end of Pacific View Road. The... Read More

‘Bill English delivering New Zealand' - this is what the hoardings proclaim. What's being delivered? 40,000 homeless; 90 per cent of burglaries unsolved; record... Read More

The weather has been bad lately and it was a surprise to pull out some sunshine from the letterbox in the form of The Weekend Sun. It made good reading, and best... Read More

One wonders how the new roundabout at Te Puna will work. The chaos created by this project is appalling, with traffic backed up for miles twice a day and slow traffic... Read More

At the time of the Maori Representation Act (1867), the right to vote rested on property qualification being restricted to males who owned property. Maori males... Read More

While Auckland City Council has announced the purchase of 31 new parks and open spaces in the past year, Tauranga City Council seems intent on trying to reduce Welcome... Read More

I am an older person who can be very forgetful and I was one day last week when I was up at the Bethlehem Shopping Centre. I had taken my hearing aids out as I was... Read More

There have been over 200 contemporary claims filed with the Waitangi Tribunal. Ngapuhi claimants are even talking about lodging a claim for the commercial use of... Read More

As usual I enjoyed reading The Weekend Sun and the article ‘Switch on to your bill and save' (page 30, July 14). The last paragraph, which advises using cold... Read More

I like dogs as much as the next person but I don't understand why dog owners feel the need to bring them to the side-lines of their children's sports games. Even... Read More

Dozens of dirty diesels are doing daily damage to our health and wealth! I refer to the old diesel buses, circling our city for 14 hours every day with very few... Read More