Letters to the Editor

No support in any direction

Once again the Labour Party is trying to lay its disastrous results at the recent General Election at the feet of its leader. It was only a year or two ago the party... Read More

Be very afraid of RMA changes

Following the General Election a gung-ho National Party is hell-bent fast-tracking Resource Management Act applications.Let's not forget it was the National Government... Read More

Ratepayers seek loyalty not job seekers

The Tauranga City Council is made up of a Mayor and 10 councillors, and at least 20 per cent of them do not want to be there.The two councillors for the Papamoa... Read More

Council role cannot be a part-time one

Clayton Mitchell along with Rusty Kane are deluded if they believe Mr Mitchell could do justice to being both a TCC City councillor along with being a New Zealand... Read More

Keep on rabbiting Roger .... and challenging the PC brigade

The thing that for me defines a good newspaper, is one which engages with its readers. To do this, the editor/s must be fearless constructive and unbiased.A sense... Read More

Sunglasses sheep idea is very short-sighted

Re: ‘Sheep in Sunglasses' (The Weekend Sun, September 26). I'm shocked by Murray Guy's opinion in your newspaper about children wearing sunglasses.Mr Guy thinks... Read More

Election outcome leaves behind shaky beliefs

I have long been an ardent supporter of democracy but the recent election has shaken that belief. We have a unicameral legislature, most commonly found in communist... Read More

Waka- let’s look after the real one

Viewing the interior of the controversial ‘waka' - however interesting - misses the point. The reasons for disapproval have been listed by countless citizens.... Read More

Flag the idea

I heard John Key talking on radio of a change to the national flag. I've observed some RSAs' objections to this.In 1951/1952 I served in the NZ Navy with United... Read More

Thankful for support

I'd like to thank all those who voted for myself, Nathaniel Heslop and the Conservative Party on September 20. The Bay of Plenty and Tauranga party votes exceeded... Read More

Treasured thoughts

One man's rubbish is another man's gold.As a bit of a garage sale purveyor from way back I love finding bargains and hitting the op shops in search of hidden treasure.It... Read More

Jumping the gun at the Rabbit

Re: ‘The Rabbit is a coprahagic bigot' (The Weekend Sun, September 26).P Dolden are you born stupid or did you have a pram accident?You defend a fat German... Read More