Letters to the Editor

Bilingual road signs for city

On a trip to the King Country I became aware I was reading the road names in passing. Most are Maori and felt appropriate in that context.It struck me the same applies... Read More

Think twice about adding flouride

Sodium fluoride is an industrial by-product - hydrofluosilicie acid, an inorganic chemical formula SiF6 with known scientific side-effects. A 2002 public referendum... Read More

Today’s experts are tomorrow’s idiots

In this so-called democratic society each and every one of us is entitled to take responsibility for her/his own health. Adding fluoride to drinking water isn't... Read More

Can’t fool all voters

A mere donation of $50,000 to a political party can buy foreigners a citizenship?A Minister of the Crown contacts the police on behalf of a foreigner, not for a... Read More

Push for i-Site return

I support H Duff's comments (‘Put Mount i-Site back in its place', The Weekend Sun, May 2) that the Mount i-Site should be back where it used to be.Not only... Read More

No synthetic sympathy

I find it very difficult to have any sympathy for people who have been smoking/taking synthetic drugs.There's a world of information in schools and for general consumption... Read More

A scrooge-filled attitude to Royal coverage of NZ

It is a bit of Scroogeism to resent paying for the Royals to come to New Zealand, from E Izett's letter ‘Don't pay for the Royals' (The weekend Sun, April... Read More

Science shows fluoride safety

Re: E Becker's letter ‘Don't swallow fluoride guff' (The Weekend Sun, April 24). It shocked me, with its lack of scientific evidence and obvious scaremongering.Fluoride... Read More

Rich shouldn’t get favours

I support the published criticism of Tauranga City Council allowing Bob Clarkson's financial situation to remove two beautiful pohutukawa trees from the city berm... Read More

Put Mount i-Site back in its place

My husband and I heartily agree with others the Mount i-Site being moved back to its original site. We go regularly to see the cruise ships come and go, and are... Read More

Wanted: Gutsy government

In commemorating the sacrifice of our soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom, it is important to do them justice by ensuring we continue to protect that freedom.It... Read More

Think before supporting view

Every Easter I marvel how in one week Jesus arrived in Jerusalem riding on a donkey, welcomed and hailed by the crowds, whereas a week later he was vilified by the... Read More