Letters to the Editor

Still paying dearly

Re: ‘Sort out infrastructure first' (The Weekend Sun, January 27).In his letter R Paterson writes of Tauranga's traffic chaos: 'The solution is stop developing... Read More

A capable Prime Minister

New Zealand has not gone to the dogs because of John Key's resignation. It is absolutely encouraging to see Bill English going about his duties as Prime Minister... Read More

When will we be satisfied?

Re: Privacy or Profit? Richie and Gemma's wedding. I really enjoy The Weekend Sun's ‘Roger Rabbit' column but feel I must correct the above paragraph. I am... Read More

Birds not the problem

RE: ‘Losing control of our environment? (The Weekend Sun, January 20).K. Molloy insists that black swans and Canada geese are the primary cause of pollution... Read More

Judge by community contribution

Re: ‘We don't want Auckland's refugees' (The Weekend Sun, December 30). Please don't judge the warmth of your Tauranga welcome by the intemperate outburst... Read More

Sort out infrastructure first!

It's been patently obvious for the last couple of years a major traffic meltdown was looming - now exacerbated by the sudden huge influx of people coming here, especially... Read More

Global warming results overstated

It is reassuring to hear Prime Minister Bill English express a moderate view of climate change and not be drawn into the acceptance, as has US President Barack Obama,... Read More

How things change:

Re: Unjustified enrichment/'gong' fever (The Weekend Sun, January 6). R Paterson stating one of the few things the Labour Government of 2000 got absolutely right... Read More

Bigger city, not necessarily worse

Re: ‘We don't want Auckland's refugees' (The Weekend Sun, December 30). I was sorry to read this letter and hope R Paterson has a happy 2017 and feels a lot... Read More

That friendship

Recent letters suggest a friendship between Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump would be a good thing. This is that friendship...... Read More

Needed: A NZ Day for all

I came to this country from England in 1973, and throughout the last 43 years I've never understood why the focus of our National Day is almost exclusively on Maori.... Read More

Served regardless

Re: ‘Simon's menacing cheesecutter', (The Weekend Sun, January 13). I had a similar confrontation and by chance there was man being served at another counter... Read More