Letters to the Editor

Media debacle

What an absolute debacle has been created by exaggerated media coverage of the 1080 baby formula scare.This sort of nonsense can arise from any nutter wanting to... Read More

Wrongful convictions of Kiwis

I recently heard the customs department want the right to passwords for computers being imported by travellers to New Zealand.The excuse is the terrible bogeyman... Read More

Podiatrists need monitoring

RE: ‘Feet healing fraternity bound in red tape' (Thee Weekend Sun, February 20).I read this article by Hunter Wells with a certain amount of cynicism, having... Read More

Israel, a democracy?

When the ‘Churches Active in Our Community' page was content serving the churches in the Bay, I had nothing to say. After ‘A call to support Israel'... Read More

Euthanasia should be a choice

If we have the right to live, I believe we must have the right to die.Some people say they are afraid of voluntary euthanasia. It's a personal choice. Are these... Read More

Fume free food on footpaths

Re: ‘When do footpaths become restaurants?' (The Weekend Sun, March 6).The easy solution would be to close the road through the town to traffic. The sidewalk... Read More

Write up in the paper, What a joke

*WARNING: The following letter contains strong language. Please do not read if easily offended. The write up in the SUN It's a joke right? ... Read More

Separate representation

In the rush to create a combined district council there has been a reluctance to share with ratepayers that Western Bay District Council was named as one of the... Read More

Who’s got guts, John Key?

New Zealand elects representatives every three years to make decisions and laws for the benefit of the people of New Zealand. Since the 2014 election the National... Read More

Isis crisis threatens our democracy

I feel compelled to reply to P. Dolden's letter ‘NZ forces shouldn't face Isis crisis' (The Sun February 27). Dolden is condemning our Prime Minister for agreeing... Read More

Key a player with the big boys

Bryan Johnson's letter on February 27 proves only that some should say nothing. This government chose to replace democracy with a dictatorship by not allowing parliament... Read More

Kiwi drivers worse

There has been a lot of talk in the media about foreign drivers. Recently I drove from Tauranga to Auckland and back. I was passed at high speed on double yellow... Read More