Letters to the Editor

Three waters – who needs Central Government involv

Re: Three Waters - I refer back to my property in Te Puna West. It had, when I purchased it, a water supply from Western Bay of Plenty District Council but wastewater... Read More

New service a waste of time?

And so the Tauranga Rubbish Saga goes on! When I lived in Te Puna West I purchased a plastic bag with my weekly shop and having placed it at the kerb on the right... Read More

Voters – please don’t make same mistakes again!

Throughout my time reading the Letters to the Editor, I've seen numerous attacks on the current government, blaming them for everything that ails New Zealand society... Read More

Supermarkets and the needy…

It was interesting to read about supermarkets from a Labour Party view. Many people in New Zealand and overseas find it difficult to understand how any Government... Read More

What Brian’s plan this time?

Seeing Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki striding along the motorway last Saturday with his followers in tow, you know he must be gearing up for the General Election... Read More

Where is our e-waste recycling centre?

I had an old Laser printer that I needed to dispose of, so I tried to find an e-waste site in the Bay of Plenty - none! As I had nothing else to go to the tip, I... Read More

How to beat the cost of living

I read with a chuckle here and there at all the advice and tips being dished by out by different media - newspapers on the online - on how to make it through the... Read More

The ruination of Omokoroa

Re: ‘New housing in Omokoroa Horizon' news article in The Weekend Sun, June 23. I note with dismay the plans for the ruination of Omokoroa. It is stated... Read More

One to Mother Earth

Our Earthly Mother is beginning to smother, Her skin is being stripped at an alarming rate. And with Heavily polluted skies there can be only one fate, Government... Read More

More than just Links Ave

The Council is conducting a trial closure of Links Ave as it perceives there is a safety risk arising from through traffic. There are other streets in the city... Read More

Another statutory holiday…

A good measure of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's view of New Zealand's economic decline is the point that she awarded New Zealanders another statutory holiday -... Read More

Do we need compulsory voting in NZ?

Looking at the turnout for the Tauranga By-election makes me pretty despondent. Only 40.6 per cent of the 51,510 people enrolled prior to Election Day turned out... Read More