Letters to the Editor

Footing Mount’s footpath greed

When is a footpath not a footpath? When it is a footpath in downtown Mount Maunganui? The footpath in the downtown the Mount is littered with tables, chairs and... Read More

What special privileges?

Re: ‘Give English a hand up' (The Weekend Sun, February 5). I was interested to read about this petition. However, I'd like to know what special privileges... Read More

The hot house must live on

I'm of the view that the Tauranga City Council must retain the amenity of the Begonia House, either on its present site or replace it with another, in full working... Read More

Te Puke’s highway - the status quo should stay

Re: Funding and speed limits on Te Puke highway. I would also like to endorse what both Frank Cammock and Joan Dugmore stated in the Te Puke newspaper.The Te Puke... Read More

School pools key to swim skills

It's tragic to think the closure of school pools, which means requiring expensive lessons at council pools, are costing our children's lives because of the simple... Read More

Entry to Treaty grounds not free anymore

I was really interested in reading Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller column ‘Tomorrow is our national day' (The Weekend Sun, February 5).In it he describes how... Read More

Thanks a million

My husband and I want like to thank all the people and emergency teams that assisted us in the Waioweka Gorge following a head-on collision on January 8, 2015, which... Read More

Make tunnel more than a pipe dream

What a breath of fresh air Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is, supporting the tunnel through the Kaimai Range.We're blessed to have the NZ Transport Agency here in... Read More

Flags of connotation: misrepresentation

The timely column by Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller speaks for most of us when he comments on his memories of Waitangi Day - the tears of the elders as they weep for... Read More

Does this ring a bell?

Re: ‘Bikes, bells and bad feeling' (The Weekend Sun, January 30).If I may veer from the earnest and weightier local topics, a little history from Cape Town... Read More

Shared walkways should be - shared

Re: ‘Bikes, bells and bad feeling' (The Weekend Sun, January 30).Many cyclists on shared walkways are absolute pigs. Some rarely slow down for humans or dogs.One... Read More

Save the bell - just shout out

I have been following the comments of readers with interest. I'm also not a cyclist but a walker, and have experienced some unnerving moments when cyclists have... Read More