Letters to the Editor

Be very afraid, ratepayers

We had been informed that because we had overpaid rates, last year, that there was a possibly that this year's rate outcome could be nil or even better minus but... Read More

While we were sleeping: Apartheid

The suggestion that Kiwis don't need to worry about the Maori Party-initiated review of our constitution is ill-advised. Under MMP, we've seen both sides of the... Read More

Treaty of Waitangi

Quite apart from the fact that her own punctuation and syntax aren't exactly crash-hot, Kate MacIntyre's complaint about C. Humphreys' correspondence was uncalled-for;... Read More

Rose coloured glasses

Weekend Sun 21 June. Peter Dey has his rose coloured tunnel vision glasses on. He writes about 'anti-Maori letters based on false information and irrational fear”.... Read More

National Wealth

Is it right that 42% of the Nation's Fisheries and 36% of its Forestry have been given to 14% of the population? This has created an ethnic plutocracy of extravagant... Read More

Settlement of Treaty claims

Despite what Peter Dey (21 June) thinks, the manner of settlement of Treaty claims is indeed a threat to democracy. Sure, at the end of the day details of all Treaty... Read More

Labour cosy-up

I presume the Labour party hierarchy sent four of its top Parliamentarians to cosy up with Sky City officials in their corporate box at Mt Eden to keep a toe in... Read More

Insults at rugby games

Recently, there has been an outcry against the use of racist and homophobic insults at rugby games. They do need to be banned but, so too do other remarks that are... Read More

Creative spin-doctoring

Now you see it, now you don't.Very timely comments on Creative Tauranga's $330,000 subsidy from ratepayers by Brian Rogers in last week's RR.The only good thing... Read More

Radiotherapy centre great for our region

What great news that a new radio therapy centre for the treatment of cancer patients is being built at Tauranga hospital. The BOP Health Board covers a very large... Read More

'Incredible news'

The recent announcement of a radiotherapy unit at Tauranga Hospital is incredible news. While there is a Cancer Lodge for patients to stay during treatment in Hamilton,... Read More

Apartheid or democracy, be quick to choose

It's actually very cruel/selfish what the ‘Maori Party' and their radicalsare doing with the agenda to place the Treaty of Waitangi in our NZ Constitution... Read More