Letters to the Editor

No honour

How does Prime Minister John Key justify allowing ‘Sir' Douglas Graham to retain his title? Surely this devalues the meaning of such an honour? It's a perfect... Read More

New blood-alcohol cap: Proclaim your support

Great news. The law is taking another crazy boy racer driver off our roads and going to crush his car.I raise this issue, as the Sensible Sentencing Trust has just... Read More

We need environmental management

M Houlding raised several points worth debating on the Green movement and Green politics in last week's Sun.The Green movement puts the environment first, because... Read More

Drink drive limit: money-gathering

If the progressive lowering of the blood-alcohol level for drivers stopped road deaths; then surely by now there would be no road deaths due to people driving while... Read More

Caring for planet is key to survival

M Houlding needs to wake up and smell the coffee. The environment is a part of who we are. Without clean air to breath, we wouldn't last five minutes.Without clean... Read More

Vote now - before the lolly-tossing begi

I think all voters need to start making decisions about who they want in parliament after next year's general election.While your local MPs may be saying their parties... Read More

Bee swarm stirs up question of duty

I had noticed a swarm of bees on the back of our property that we share with three other neighbours in the same driveway.I rang Tauranga City Council's pest control... Read More

Rena museum

Constantly, we hear Tauranga needs more tourist attractions for visitors, and particularly for those visitors arriving by cruise ship. Why do we not create a maritime... Read More

More rental car hoo haa:

I had a similar experience with Eurocars in the UK. I booked a Ford Fiesta for 20 days.We arrived at the rental depot and waited in-queue. A young man seen us. I... Read More

Spend our money helping our homeless

I was horrified to read that Tauranga City Council is resorting to felling trees purely to help flush out homeless people in the Mount Drury area.How short-sighted.... Read More

Badboy Brown will bounce back

Now the fallout of Len Brown's indiscretion is beginning to dissipate, it is tempting to consider the futures of some of the main players.For example, it is rumoured... Read More

Moving on is key

A thought for those part-Maori still holding long-term grievance, dating back to the early days of colonisation - specifically to the insensitive enforcement of... Read More