I don't usually write to the papers, having retired from Tauranga City Council.However, I feel compelled to respond to M Stanley's letter about putting a gondola... Read More

M Stanley's call to establish a gondola system on Mauao (Weekend Sun, January 24) is not new.Some 30 years ago, I attended a ceremony officiated by Maori elders... Read More

Yet again Ernest Izett puts up the wrong argument as though God, Christianity and the bible are on one side - and evolution and science are opposed to them.Everybody... Read More

I read with sadness E Izett's letter regarding changing our national anthem.I know you are not the only one that would like to see it replaced and this leads me... Read More

It is time the legal age for responsibility for major crimes is reviewed.Young people aged 14 or 15, who are considered too immature to realise the gravity of their... Read More

Just when taxpayers are nauseated by the more than $1billion already given to unproven and behind doors Maori grievance claims, from across the Tasman comes a breath... Read More

I see from the Weekend Sun's recent letters page N McKey ‘No work, no pay back in the day' (January 24) and Graeme Martin ‘Propping people up: dropping... Read More

Our Mayor is a known driving force behind Local Government amalgamation and appears to have clear desire to be the first mayor of a Tauranga-based super city. Amalgamation... Read More

I've often thought the Phoenix carpark in downtown the Mount is not utilising its prime position.Half of the time it is only half full, with the roads around it... Read More

Re: Ethnicity rules - no one seems concerned about this, that I've noticed, but I believe this to be too important to be glossed over.I'm amazed it has not been... Read More

New Zealand has the worst anthem of any worldwide. Every time it is sung on television I press the mute button. It is fictional and mythological. ‘God Defend... Read More

From TV One recently, we learned that politicians attending parliament for just five minutes per day are treated as if they spend the whole day there with regard... Read More