Letters to the Editor

Say no to race based written constitution

The government's constitutional review is taking place now and is a threat to New Zealand's Democracy!Kiwi's you have to act now if you do not want a race based... Read More

Mad Hatter's territory or an inconvenient truth?

Now Richard Matthews (Sun 5/4/2013), let's deal with your little machinations. Bruce Moon is absolutely right in his summation on the treaty - there is only one... Read More

Maori given equal rights with colonising British

In response to Richard Matthews epistle in which he kindly offers to widen my 'ever-narrowing mind”, I would like to suggest he try and cure his tunnel vision... Read More

Offensive remarks

I find Alys Wicksteed's s snide remark that '$30 million is just a pittance” offensive as I am sure do the hundreds of unemployed New Zealanders to say nothing... Read More

Sea lettuce: Nothing has changed

The photo of sea lettuce that accompanies Mark Pethrick's last week's letter reminds me of another photo - that of me draped in it published Friday, Dec 11, 2009.... Read More

CBD bus fiasco: violence and disorder

There was no need for TCC to have ever courted this violence and public disorder issue. A majority of the usual council suspects voted for this Bus Centre nonsense.... Read More

Electromagnetic: What of it?

In answer to Mary Brooks: Well, $30m is just a pittance!However you are quite right in the fact that the ‘electromagnetic spectrum' was dreamt up long before... Read More

Where has all the money gone?

TCC has finally decided to change the money hungry TCVL to something new, better and leaner, or have they?With Director Fees at least doubled and the Mayor said... Read More

Sea lettuce ruins bike ride

My wife and I were appalled the other night to see a huge sea lettuce bloom approx 5m x 3.5m in size floating near the shoreline.The sea lettuce has been a constant... Read More

Common sense prevails

Many of us NZers have been watching the saga on the Marriage definition debate unfold. The majority of us ordinary folk thought common sense will prevail especially... Read More

'Big yellow lemons' costing $6m a year

The big yellow 'lemons” are set to cost you and I another $6 million this year! I refer to the huge loss making Hopper bus service.I raise this subject again... Read More

Hear the polar opposite of Gore

New Zealand's legislation at a local, regional and national level is completely undergirded by the assumption that man-made climate change is a real and on-going... Read More