Tauranga City Council employs some 600 staff not including the CEO and staff of Bay Venues Limited. The funding of BVL a Council Controlled Organisation is as murky... Read More

I was going to let it go. But hey! Last week there was another round of New Zealand rugby pumping up an international which we all knew was going to be a flop of... Read More

The National Party is very lucky at this time that there is no real or substantial alternative party or team of parties to see them kicked off the treasury benches.Here... Read More

Re: ‘Two trees to get the chop' (The Weekend Sun, September 16). I fully agree with the need for the Second Ave Plane trees to be felled and replaced.However,... Read More

In 2013 John Robson was standing for election to Tauranga City Council. In the candidate information supplied, he said: 'Each councillor will collect more than $200,000... Read More

Tauranga City Council wannabes' ‘argy bargy' continues over the Route K saga with some deluded souls claiming credit for facilitating the deal finally consummated... Read More

Why would anybody vote for Steve Morris - he doesn't want the job and is using council until something better comes along. Last election he won a seat on council... Read More

The announcement that Tauranga City Council is to proceed with the civic administration building replacement, plus probable library, museum, and performing arts... Read More

It is always interesting to look back at the Tauranga City Council water story.I raise this as Roger Rabbit popped up for a shot at the Water Action Group.For instance,... Read More

Have you been overpaying your rates? I have - by thousands of dollars - on a section purchased in late 2001. This section is vacant, adjoins my residential property... Read More

It puzzles me as to how disabled one has to be before qualifying for the Paralympics?Take the case of Anna Gimaldi, she's won a gold for long jumping at Rio. Good... Read More

While taking his dog for a walk in the Kaimai Ranges on Sunday, August 28, Zac Jacobs - a Tauranga Boys' College student - encountered a chap and his kids pretty... Read More