Letters to the Editor

‘No way’ to all co-governance

The candidate meetings for the local body elections were interesting, but also upsetting and made me angry. When listening to our regional council representatives,... Read More

Home show a credit to all

A big thank you to everyone who helped stage last weekend's Spring Home Show at ASB Baypark. Not only did the show look great, but the whole feel of the event was... Read More

When it all turns to custard…

Now the dust has settled on the Tauranga City Council elections, let's analyse the outcome. First we have candidates re-elected, despite being discarded previously... Read More

Gloating about a surplus

So the Government is gloating about a surplus again. Well any government stacked with the idiots we have buzzing round the beehive can achieve a surplus by underfunding... Read More

Heading: When it all turns to custard…

When it all turns to custard… Now the dust has settled on the Tauranga City Council elections, let's analyse the outcome. First we have candidates re-elected,... Read More

Protecting & preserving a unique culture

In the October 7 edition of The Weekend Sun I noticed a large advertisement by a group that call themselves Hobson's Pledge, who seek to have NZ defined into one... Read More

Sage or cynic?

Bill Ralston may consider himself a witty and erudite observer of and commentator on the human condition, but when he compares those with contrary points of view... Read More

Problem solved

I can't believe the planning hoo haa of the Phoenix carpark is still going on. If the Mount is short of carparks why doesn't Tauranga City Council just plonk a multi-storey... Read More

An to all the Bay’s bad drivers

Many BOP drivers are so scary and don't know what they do, hooning around the roads and streets frightening the wits out of you.Some know a few driving basics but... Read More

Nobody is indigenous

Earlier this year I suggested you watch ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard' the first of three documentaries produced by Plumtree Productions. This DVD confirmed in... Read More

Please take note…

One of the most basic scientific principles is Occam's Razor: 'entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity”; it's also seen in manufacturers: 'Don't double-handle... Read More

Maori are indigenous people of NZ

Re: ‘Unproven facts' (The Weekend Sun, October 7). Maori are indigenous to New Zealand despite MJ Anderson's view. Before 2011 there was a great deal of doubt... Read More