After the cancellation of last year's street collection due to nationwide lockdowns, it was especially heart-warming to see our volunteers return to the streets... Read More

Re: Western Bay of Plenty Mayoralty race. BOP Times' Kiri Gillespie wrote recently that 'if elected Borell would become the district's first female Mayor'. Not... Read More

Re: ‘A very bad deal for ratepayers…' (The Weekend Sun, letters page, August 19) The letter from Keith Hay, chair of the Katikati-Waihi Beach Residents... Read More

A couple of months ago when a couple with a young child visited, they discovered the play area at Memorial Park - and thoroughly enjoyed it. I by accident happened... Read More

Is it just me, or do I detect that this world in which we live in, is collapsing in on itself socially speaking? It is not unusual for neighbours to be isolated... Read More

Re: Cameron Road workers dayshift-only. I was very intrigued by the response from Tauranga city Council's director of transport Brendon Bisley to P Kirkwood's letter... Read More

My thoughts on drinking and driving: Want a real relaxing drink? Then walk to the pub. Going for a jar? Then leave the car. There are four stages of drink driving:... Read More

The Tauranga City Council staff want us to think we live in a big city - when they can't even get a road into it! I mean Cameron Rd! Yet in a big city they, the... Read More

I was interested to read the article about the ladies at Te Puke knitting for the hospitals. What I was surprised at, Tauranga Hospital was not listed as receiving... Read More

All of us in the Western world are trying to resolve the ‘enigma' of climate change. The elephant in the room is that a major cause of climate change is owned... Read More

Dear Editor, I was shocked to see an artist's impression of what the new Tauranga waterfront will look like. There were no cafes, no restaurants, no apartments!... Read More

I have read the petition the Maori Party has put before Parliament. It has 70,000 signatures wanting to make Aotearoa the ‘official' name for our country,... Read More