Letters to the Editor
09:42am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
One should always be aware of examples of public service types, continuously dreaming up new ways to justify their jobs or positions.After all, they seldom consider... Read More
09:41am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Racism is unwanted and punished but not in New Zealand. MP Hone Harawira has made many strident racist comments but remains an accepted public figure.Separation... Read More
09:40am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
In reply to Susan Devoy's letter ‘Disappointing view of language' (The Weekend Sun, July 4) I believe she has overstepped the mark writing like this in her... Read More
09:38am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Oh come on Susan Devoy, Race Relations commissioner, it's you who is making that mountain out of a molehill in your letter ‘Disappointing view of language'... Read More
03:31pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Today I found a letter to the Editor of the Sunday Star Times [6 July 2014] page A14 on the subject. Paragraph 2 relates to Maori Macrons [quote] 'I have lived and... Read More
03:27pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
We have total respect for Susan Devoy and all she has achieved in life but was disappointed in her letter to your paper. We feel right now that everything concerning... Read More
03:25pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Written Maori is an English invention. Early colonial English officials knew a written version of the language was needed for accurate communication and records... Read More
03:24pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Dame Susan Devoy is clearly out of her depth as race relations commissioner (I fail to see why we need one). If Dame Susan cannot recognise the difference between... Read More
02:59pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
While Dame Susan is getting agitated over a few harmless Dicks, t'other Dame Kath calls Auckland's mayor a ****wit! and while I agree totally with her sentiments,... Read More
04:48pm Fri 04 Jul, 2014
Buddy Mikaere is at it again with colonisation nonsense. The legitimate version of the Treaty (Maori) has only three articles and contains no fabricated ‘principles'... Read More
04:46pm Fri 04 Jul, 2014
I note with some amazement that the Rena wreck has somehow transgressed the Treaty of Waitangi. Now the treaty was signed before such a ship or the fate of such... Read More
04:44pm Fri 04 Jul, 2014
Hear! Hear! to the Hill's letter ‘Treaty negotiations: over it- big time' and D Holm's letter ‘The dangers of govt's gifting' in The Weekend Sun, June... Read More
12-Nov 14:35
Te Puke, Rotorua players score Lotto wins
12-Nov 14:00
Streetscape revamp targets safety and visibility
12-Nov 12:54
Pāpāmoa Hills reopens after slip risk closure
12-Nov 11:45
Waihī mine campsite gets council tick
12-Nov 11:00
Council to keep fire depot, historic cottage
12-Nov 10:00
Tauranga youth secure climate project funding
12-Nov 08:03
Petition backs Bethlehem footpath link
12-Nov 06:00
Run the Runway raises $24k for rescue chopper
11-Nov 17:00
New faces join BOP Garden and Art festival trail
11-Nov 15:28
Person dies at Bay of Plenty sawmill
11-Nov 15:00
'Remarkable' Tauranga yachting coach wins award
11-Nov 12:23
Council staff back five-year licence for mine camp
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