Letters to the Editor

Clean up before it’s too late

Re: Black swan issue in Tauranga Harbour. Being someone who was born and lived all my life on the Tauranga Harbour, I would say Ken Molloy's article is of more truth... Read More

Who set the traffic woes?

Re: Bay drivers blissfully unaware of our toll bridge milestone (The Weekend Sun, July 22). Council sparring partner P Harlen's ongoing nonsense about tolls belies... Read More

Public being squeezed out of city

Have Tauranga City council done ‘due diligence' on the many risks to the public inherent in the proposed tidal stairs? In my experience of attractive ‘free... Read More

The NZ High Quality mark

It was revealed this week the E Tipu E Rea Trust, a new body set up to promote and support the controversial schooling model, was given a $500,000 charter school... Read More

Under-representation compensated

The dearth of Maori representatives in our Olympic squad, bemoaned in Dylan Cleaver's NZ Herald article, was more than compensated for by the number of Maori leading... Read More

Bridge toll milestone

Today marks the 15th anniversary of tolls ceasing on the old Tauranga Harbour Bridge. It's notable that if it were not for the unrelenting efforts of the Tolls Action... Read More

Ditch the Olympics and Zika

I've seen the Kiwi team has unveiled its flash new uniforms for the Rio Olympics in August. Well I don't think any of them should be going to it.Haven't they seen... Read More

New building, quite logical really

As previous councillors failed to forward plan and fund for the maintenance of the present leaky Tauranga City Council building, which will be demolished, there... Read More

Referenda best before spend

Thirty-five out of a possible 80,000! That is how many citizens have found out how to vote on the Civic Centre proposal.This is a $70 million to $90 million project,... Read More

Life is not supposed to be fair

A great deal of information regarding house sales seem to be everywhere at present. Land agents saying: ‘Please help me to become the top earner', which is... Read More

Swans’ flight is harbour’s plight

Re: Black swan issue takes flight' (The Weekend Sun, July 8). You can always tell when a government department is in damage control, they attack the whistle-blowers. They... Read More

Bring apartments down town

Regarding the health of downtown Tauranga. Until people are allowed to live there it will remain dead. Shop owners drive to work, open their business and drive back... Read More