Letters to the Editor

The muck, yuk and stench!

It was good to receive a ‘Thank You' note from Tauranga City Council about 'nearly halving the household waste going to landfill”. But I have to ask... Read More

A poem to dissuade greed

The World's population is slowly killing itself by its own greed. By taking fossil fuels out of the earth, that at times, we don't always need. The earth's atmosphere... Read More

Keep them coming!

Another Rogers Rabbits in The Weekend Sun. Just great, and please keep them coming! You know, for me this is the best way for me to keep remembering Brian. I always... Read More

How to check climate change studies…

The Carboniferous Period, about 360-290 million years ago, saw early wood-producing plants grow, multiply, spread and die, taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere... Read More

What’s in a name…

If the media were concerned with serving the majority of New Zealanders they would be investigating and reporting on matters of national concern, topics like what... Read More

Yes – we do need Royalty!

Re: ‘Do we really need Royalty' (The Weekend Sun, September 30).Ken Jones asks 'do we really need Royalty?” He believes we have an 'elected government... Read More

A life’s regret

Just a bit of my background. I served nine years in the Royal Navy. You would be surprised at how many servicemen are anti-Royal. A lot of servicemen join up because... Read More

The city’s disgrace!

This intersection, arguably the busiest in Tauranga, has three lanes in each approach. It was necessarily quite functional, albeit lacking dedicated left-turn lanes.... Read More

How to solve youth crime

Most know that Labour is soft on crime. Recent events regarding offences by young people confirms this. This includes ram raids, violence of all kinds; particularly... Read More

Let’s stem congestion – not force people on buses!

I could almost feel the agony in the words of Andrew von Dadelszen, sub-committee chair of the Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Hearings Group (what a mouth... Read More

Yeah right!

Another food show come and gone. It was great. Cooking demos, yummy treats to try and to buy. Couldn't afford to buy a lot, not much money left after paying $38.50... Read More

Progress in Omokoroa

RE: Prole Rd, Omokoroa. I cannot see the ferry service affecting Prole Rd, but I believe the others may do. I drove the straight-but-undulating road this last week... Read More