Tis the season of Hycane upon us. I acknowledge that people must make a living, however, there must be a better way. We owe it to ourselves and our children and... Read More

Wonderful words Mr Phil Cammish the CEO for Bay of Plenty District Health Board wrote in the Weekend Sun July 19. From reading all that corporate jargon he has written,... Read More

Dedicating shipping lanes is what we need to avoid another Rena, and so what if this slows the speed of shipping traffic - small compromise. We need to learn lessons... Read More

I enjoyed The Sun editorial, July 26. As a fifth generation European New Zealander, whose blood is both English (like about 80 per cent of NZers) and Scottish (like... Read More

Kia Ora Rapiti.As the annual Hi-Cane season approaches it is encouraging to see community initiatives such as this one I came across in Te Puna this week. Everyone... Read More

The Sun's column ‘Tales of olde blighty'. Oh dear Brian, you realy should loose the 600-year-old chip on your shoulder. The Vikings and the Normans also ‘wreaked... Read More

So the Tauranga Festival organisers take umbrage with those councillors making a genuine attempt to spend TCC ratepayers' money prudently. These bods think it is... Read More

I'm in my 70th year and have never ever taken part in a protest in my life. However, I felt compelled to show my support against the unbelievably abhorrent testing... Read More

Re: Things never change - drugs hinder jobs - Darrell Hellier July 19.Just over 30 years ago I was asked to take charge of a work skills group teaching horticulture... Read More

I see the chap on the Meridian TV ad telling us that one in four children are brought up in poverty. Struth, New Zealand is supposed to be a first world nation.... Read More

Who would trust the Ministry for Primary Industries to oversee or make any sensible judgements on our snapper fisheries when they can't even get their own name and... Read More

Ted Petrie (The Sun, July 26) makes a good point that buses into the city are too slow for city workers, with a 55 minute trip from Papamoa to the city. He proposes... Read More