Letters to the Editor

NZ is undermined by the greedy

There has been a lot of fuss over trusts that have been set up in New Zealand by those who are trying to avoid paying taxes in their own country, or just hiding... Read More

CBD’s demise down to carparking

Re: Murray Guy's comment on parking issues in the Tauranga CBD. Murray's comment on Sunlive has told it exactly how it happened. His comment said Tauranga City Council... Read More

No room for race-based seats

Waiariki MP and Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell continues wasting public time and money petitioning the Government to make part-Maori race-based seats on... Read More

Ratepayer rage at sponging up oil

As a dedicated reader of www.sunlive.co.nz I have been left flabbergasted. The story ‘An accident waiting to happen' says Mobil was fined $288,000 for the... Read More

Out of touch with reality

The Government has once again shown how out of touch it can be with reality.A quixotic plan to levy insurance fees on motor vehicles to help fund the new fire service... Read More

Defending to defend our borders

Re: Roger Rabbits' column ‘Society's priorities up thewazoo' (The Weekend Sun, April 29). I'm not sure of the motive for your comments on defence expenditure... Read More

Have your say: vote this October

I have just come back from a third world country with a better roading structure than ours.Government-funded of course, but not with half their road income siphoned... Read More

Democracy sorely undermined

Are ratepayers aware that ‘their' rates help pay their council'smembership to Local Government NZ?In August 2015, the LGNZ president Laurence Yule signed a... Read More

The expense of uncontrollable pets

I live in Nautilus Dr, Papamoa Beach. This neighbourhood has serious problems caused by roaming pets. I know the main culprits in our area are cats but a number... Read More

House tax horse has bolted

Prime Minister John Key and others were advised a year ago to put in place a stamp duty or land speculation tax but all the politicians pooh-poohed that proposal... Read More

All that jazz

How many ratepayers are there in Tauranga? In a past count it was 55,000 at $9 per ratepayer - that's $495,000. Now come on you reckless rate-gatherers it doesn't... Read More

Regarding children as cash cows

Re: G Clark's letter ‘The Government encourages those irresponsible parents!' (The Weekend Sun, April 29).G Clark rudely suggests I am 'enamoured” by... Read More