Letters to the Editor

We really want clear answers

I emailed all Mayoral, At Large and Otumoetai/Pyes Pa candidates and asked the question: ‘Would you please advise me whether you are for or against the transfer... Read More

Recognition is deserved for our volunteers

It has to be asked, what would one do without them? We love to hate them at times, but when you witness them at work the reporter, and the photographer, they really... Read More

Moaners vote or stop complaining

Week after week and month after month we see letters to the local papers complaining about Tauranga City Council - the rates, the debt, the lack of this and that,... Read More

Voters must elect new faces

As an ex-Hamiltonian I have attended most meetings about our forthcoming local body elections and I am amazed at the lack of attendees, which explains why Tauranga... Read More

Foreign help for Syria: not for 'human rights'

US president Barack Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry must privately be cussing over having been cornered by Russian President Vladimir Putin into accepting... Read More

Change at top?

Having recently read an article by Brendon Horan on CEO salaries, I was staggered to see that the Western Bay Council CEO has a salary package of $385,000, including... Read More

Another money-grubbing exercise

The Governtment is once again showing how skilled it is in hurting the people with the power to vote them in or out.The first responsibility of every party is to... Read More

Tsunami sirens: Left in limbo?

Do some Tauranga City councillors really believe tsunami and other disaster risks rank only 7th on the council's priority list? Actually it is 3rd, do they also... Read More

Elections: Think cautiously

The forthcoming General Election is imminent. And it is time to remind our electorates to think very cautiously before going to the polls.The National Party leaves... Read More

We all need to contribute to this country

It's time for everyone to get off their backsides and do something. Preferably something positive, but anything that contributes to the family or the community or... Read More

Coronation Park tree destruction

Do the Tauranga City Council realise how strongly people in this area feel about the felling of trees and re-organisation (in other words destruction) of parks and... Read More

Council decisions: Lapses in judgement?

Do we have a council that is so desperate to be re-elected they are prepared to do anything or are they just plain incompetent?During the last few weeks there has... Read More