Letters to the Editor

Process not democratic

Simon Bridges MP, how can you say National Party are not handing over our water to Maori? Does your leader not notify the cabinet of these decisions?The National... Read More

Water ownership issue

Simon Bridges, MP for Tauranga thinks David Round, Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury is ‘extreme and pretty silly' when the question of ‘who... Read More

Creating a divided society

Your article ‘Who will own the water?' (The Weekend Sun, November 27) raises concerning issues.Ministers are in confidential discussions with the Iwi Leaders... Read More

4km rule won’t solve anything

The 4km speed tolerance limit over a limit rule is raising its ugly head again, which is an appalling insult to those people who lose family members during any given... Read More

Stop the secret water meetings

In his column, Tauranga MP Simon Bridges (Sunlive November 30) says the ‘Keep Water Kiwi' adverts are: 'Extreme and pretty silly”, and responds to a... Read More

Kiwis with different bloodlines

Letter writer T Fellingham makes many valid points about the part-Maori radicals who are calling the tune on our water-rights. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges says the... Read More

Fireworks & Black Friday sales

Why are we still celebrating Guy Fawkes, an English criminal from way back? Is it not time to move on and leave Britain's past for England to remember. Of course... Read More

A sausage sizzle thank you

Last month Selwyn Ridge Primary's Room 18 and Room 6, had a sausage sizzle at Mitre 10 Mega to fundraise for our upcoming school camp.Many people came and donated... Read More

No need for excessive sensitivity

Dame Susan Devoy, our Race Relations Commissioner, and the Auckland Regional Migrants Services wants us Kiwis to refrain for wishing each other a Merry Christmas... Read More

Snuffing out Christmas

Dear Roger Rabbits, I've been entertained by your ‘rabbitings' for a while now.As a stay-at-home mother, a quick flick through the newspaper is often all I... Read More

Te Puke song contest

I have read two articles recently regarding the Te Puke Song Contest. Both contributors were under the impression the 15 performers at the open air concert on August... Read More

Guy Fawkes in the firing lane

Spot on with the write-up in a recent Rogers Rabbits on fireworks. How many more animals have to die before somebody in power calls a halt? Too busy wasting money... Read More