Nearly $500,000 spent on outside consultants relating to Council staff review and CCO restructuring. This will be the tip of the iceberg and the final cost by all... Read More

S.O.Es or State Owned Enterprises are the topic of the month. The Solid Energy fiasco is an S.O.E. We hear at length of the refusal of the invisible ex-CEO but still... Read More

We agree totally with Maureen J Anderson (Weekend Sun 1 March) relating to Council's incestuous relationship with BOP Times. We would go further however.We sent... Read More

I refer to Faulkner's Column in last week's Sun.Bill Faulkner banged on about water meters and the 'Boot the Buggers Out” campaign which resulted in a number... Read More

This week the TCC City Services manager Ian McDonald reported to Councillors that the proposed Meerkat Sirens had 'difficulties.” The rest of the city seemed... Read More

Margaret Mutu, Titiwhai Harawira and their ilk should be eternally grateful for the arrival of Europeans and the rights and privileges offered by the Queen's Sovereignty... Read More

Fatherhood has taken a beating of recent times with single parent families almost the norm, it seems. But a lot of research shows quite clearly that those kids who... Read More

Top Gear may seem a bit irresponsible but God bless them for it. Most kiwis of a certain age are still red blooded and are sick and tired of the PC world we are... Read More

I read in your newspaper of the spilt milk stunt in the supermarket being videoed at yet another hilarious joke.There should be a video made of the culprits on hands... Read More

As a TCC ratepayer, I am dismayed and appalled to learn about the way that TCC (who is responsible?) propose to undertake an assessment of the applicants for 4-5... Read More

What perfect cases for Capital Punishment in maximum security prison Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA. Many are incorrigible lowlifers, and should be euthanized;... Read More

The instructions that come with the Census forms clearly state 'The census is on Tuesday 5 March 2013”. To me this means the forms are to be completed on that... Read More