Prolific writer of letters to the editor, Tauranga man Ernie Izett, has died aged 91.Ernest Massie Izett III provided many years of frank observation, controversy... Read More

I have been watching, with increasing unease, the state-sponsored killing spree going on at the Arkansas Cummins Unit's execution room. This week the state has... Read More

There are several solutions to the problem of the $260M needed to be borrowed for fast tracking future infrastructure.Run a legally binding referendum by ratepayers... Read More

I used to believe in the Peter Principle i.e. 'That people get promoted to the level of their inefficiency and inadequacy”. I thought Gerry Brownlee and Nick... Read More

Many in our society - individuals and groups - require assistance to overcome problems in education, employment, health, accommodation etc. and it is the responsibility... Read More

Since the introduction of the 1991 Building Act & Regulations (one being the NZ Building Code) all building work, whether or not a building consent is necessary,... Read More

An utter nonsense - that was my original thinking. A total $2.8 million for some concrete steps into the Tauranga Harbour, to nowhere. I am talking the Tauranga... Read More

Terry ‘Hori BOP' Leeming has started a campaign to upgrade the Maungatapu Bridge. This nearly-60-year-old structure is no longer fit for purpose. It is narrow,... Read More

This is a special year with a very special day! I write this as we remember 100 years of sacrifice by our Forces, The Anzacs, so we could live in freedom.On October... Read More

Interest rates will be on the rise according to the bean counters, so how many are going to be able to survive, and buy food and other essentials that we all need?It... Read More

The critics are quite correct that the existing council administration building is perfectly useable. Mayor Greg Brownless' response to criticism is basically regurgitating... Read More

New Zealand was hit by another disaster. Cyclones Debbie and Cook have done their best to destroy us. A lot of people in Bay of Plenty have lost everything. It will... Read More