Letters to the Editor

Tauranga retail service - does it actually exist?

The subject of poor and ineffective ‘service' given by retailers in New Zealand continues to concern me.I don't think it's solely a Tauranga thing, but nonetheless... Read More

Ignore Gareth - he’s hallucinating

Don't waste too much time on Gareth Morgan's current hallucinations.His ill-conceived foray into the world of cats, regular rants on the evil of residential property... Read More

A representative should be voted in by us all

The Tauranga City Council by-election for the Mount Maunganui/Papamoa Ward seat is undemocratic.Those of us outside the ward can only stand and watch without voting... Read More

Don’t block the lookout

It is with sadness I note that the Minden Lookout is joining many others round the country where the view is becoming obscured by vegetation.When it was originally... Read More

Creating the opposite of privilege

In his latest ‘cat out of the bag' statements, Gareth Morgan has prompted some predictable responses. Bryan Johnson claims there are no principles contained... Read More

The whole truth - and nothing but

I'd like to congratulate Bruce Moon for his straightforward and honest opinion piece ‘Te Tiriti o Waitangi - here's some of the history' (The Weekend Sun,... Read More

Sharing walkways with bike bells rings true

Re: ‘We really don't give a hoot - just give us a toot' and ‘Cyclists - please use bells' (The Weekend Sun, January 23).I agree with last week's letter... Read More

The Dame still has some way to go

RE: Dame Susan Devoy's column ‘We can't afford complacency in race relations' (The NZ Herald, January 22).Dame Susan, your recent column shows how ill-equipped... Read More

Should floating wreckage join our natural beauties?

Well done to the gent for picking up the jandals on the beach.However the jandals on the fence idea, though, raises a few interesting points to think about: If the... Read More

Cyclists - please use bells

I narrowly missed being struck by a fast, careless cyclist a few days ago, on the Kulim Park walkway. The results of such a collision in such a place, at an advanced,... Read More

How to save your precious Monarchs in the home garden

If you've had monarch caterpillars on your swan plants, only to find that they have disappeared, wasps may be to blame.Try taking some medium-sized, brown paper... Read More

We really don’t give a hoot - just give us a toot

Every Tuesday a small group of ladies of a certain age, including myself, walk in the mornings. It's great exercise as well as social time.We walk in various places,... Read More