Students from Room 20 at Tauranga Intermediate School share their thoughts on genetic modification.Designer babies, really?Designer babies, really, why can't the... Read More

During the recent Te Ranga commemorations Ngai Tamarawaho kaumatua Des Tata spoke about the battle. He said that some 'modern” historians claimed that women... Read More

As a school bus driver of some 30 years, some in your fair city, I offer my opinion re the ongoing, now delayed, fiasco with council decisions regarding bus deployment... Read More

I agree entirely with your editorial on June 20 (page 2, The Weekend Sun) about having the next America's Cup in Tauranga. It would be a huge event and inspire a... Read More

Here in New Zealand we have an unusual situation - an ambulance service that thinks it is a charity because of government underfunding. This, of course, does not... Read More

I fear M Hills, in her letter ‘Refugee policy irresponsible' (June 30) does not go nearly far enough.Just today (July 1) a former doctor in New York City went... Read More

In June, the Port of Tauranga had one million containers through the port with 41 per cent of New Zealand's total exports by value flowing through our city with... Read More

Re the article on power costs during winter (page 6, the Weekend Sun, June 23).One has to wonder why the power costs are so high in New Zealand. The cost of power... Read More

The Tauranga City Council's proposal to use local parklands to establish a supermarket in Welcome Bay raises serious concerns. We are not opposed to the provision... Read More

It is election year and the silly season. The most irresponsible announcement I have heard so far comes from the Green Party who want to bring 6000 Syrian refugees... Read More

Ok, so our elected jury is out. The new iconic, egomaniacal and lavish Wairoa River Cycle Bridge will be the highlight of the 19km cycle experience between Omokoroa... Read More

I read ‘Why Kevin's quitting Tauranga' about freedom campers (page 4, The Weekend Sun, June 23). The article states that Tauranga City Council has issued... Read More