Letters to the Editor

Mauao too sacred to ruin

M Stanley's letter ‘Give the Mount a gondola' (Weekend Sun, January 24), suggests our historic landmark Mauao, be changed to a English name such as Devonport... Read More

Party of misinformation

In a renewed effort to turn the tide of racial tolerance, R Paterson and the Andersons continue to misguide and misinform.In the Weekend Sun January 24 edition,... Read More

Opposing the past lunacy

Is Tauranga's City Mayor, who only got back in by a few hundred votes, trying to get revenge by going flat out to break Tauranga with his grandiose plan to build... Read More

Let’s drop parliament list system

I've been prompted to write after reading a letter from one of the Weekend Sun readers, R Paterson, and the newspaper's Rogers Rabbits piece.R Paterson writes: 'The... Read More

We don’t need more MPs

I read with interest about how keen some people are to create more MPs in New Zealand's Parliament, using Tauranga and outlying areas to achieve it. Now would it... Read More

At last we have a Bay map to be proud of

At long last Tourism BOP has produced a well laid-out map, which will be welcomed by visitors and local people alike.Tourism BOP manager Rhys Arrowsmith, and his... Read More

Propping people up: dropping NZ down

Interesting numbers from the European Union make sober reading. The EU has 7 per cent of the world's population, produces 15 per cent of world GDP and provides 50... Read More

Alcohol: A problem easily solved

Alcoholic beverages are causing havoc among humanity. Why can't these beverages be de-alcoholed? Problem solved. As long as alcohol is produced and consumed, the... Read More

Slow down and save a life

May I suggest that anyone driving through Omokoroa make two New Year's resolutions. Get their eyes tested - and have their speedometers recalibrated. Because it... Read More

The politics of powhiri

Oh, how morals meander and philosophies flounder when confronted by political expediency.But then Mesdames Louise Wall, Catherine Delahunty and Tariana Turia have... Read More

No work, no pay back in the day

Re ‘Parents own poverty, not children'. Children, are victims of parent's mismanagement of their income - be it WINZ or any other source.I sometimes wonder... Read More

Gender-seating unwelcome guest

It's heartening to see the adverse criticism raging on the powhiri ritual issue .The New Zealand Parliament is sovereign with its own rules, procedures, standing... Read More