Letters to the Editor

No wonder the CBD is dying

Every day I read about the concerns about Tauranga CBD 'dying”. No wonder.I have never ever seen a city less welcoming than Tauranga. No matter which direction... Read More

Impatient motorists

Congratulations to Alison Badger for the commendable restraint in her latest letter on the subject of impatient motorists.She has resisted the temptation to respond... Read More

Our whakapapa in the year 2020

Dear Rapiti - I read recently that by 2020, one in four New Zealanders will have a whakapapa ( descended from Maori lineage). Tauranga will have 30,000 registered... Read More

Spirits away to real Maori homeland

According to Maori lore, the spirits of dead Maori travel up to Cape Reinga, (reinga means ‘spirits'), from where they depart to their overseas homeland of... Read More

Over-regulation begets worse deregulation

So Martin Parkes, TCC Transportation Manager, believes there is a surplus of road signs and yet does not really specify where or what they are, nor what harm they... Read More

Storm water problems

I have read with interest the comments in both Tauranga papers. The flood/storm of 2005 brought home to the council engineers that they had real storm water problems... Read More

Driven Mad

' Driven Mad” author Simon Loveridge replies to responses to his letter in The Weekend Sun last week: 1st response to Alison badger of Omokoroa from "Chill... Read More

Treaty Claim

Dear Editor, There should never be any treaty Claims. The treaty was put together because 13 Chiefs wanted protection from the warring Maori tribes. It was also... Read More

So-called academic

Robin Bell describes me in your columns (14/6/13) as a 'so-called academic”, presumably intending this as a term of abuse! Well, no, Robin Bell, I write only... Read More

Twisting the Treaty

As expected, the current book, 'Twisting the Treaty" is making waves. Many don't appreciate the disturbing revelation of all the ongoing Treaty-related rorts, in... Read More

Drawing your data

Thank you to everyone who has taken time to respond to my letter to SunLive. C. Humphreys, I am curious about the 85% of 'us” and of 'NZ people” to whom... Read More

Tauranga Grey Power's answer

Poor Kate Mac Intyre, what a cheek, how dare she criticize Tauranga Grey Power's answer to Pauline Hanson. I was so concerned with her well being I decided to trace... Read More