Dear Roger Rabbit: I live right up in the hills somewhere in Katikati, hence the state of mind.Have you ever pondered: We have All Blacks, Black Sticks, Black Caps,... Read More

For those who are dismissing or taking little notice of the concern being raised by some, over the way the National Party has set up a committee to look at our constitution,... Read More

It's interesting to note that those nations with large debts to service have all got welfare systems of one sort or another.Now don't get me wrong, I think having... Read More

I wonder has anyone else noticed how over recent years the summers have got shorter and shorter and the winters colder and longer.I remember up till ten years ago... Read More

What a lot of red herrings are being released with regard to the suggested changes to this country's requirements for vehicle WOF checks. Surely it doesn't require... Read More

Head North: Now that Garth Joyce of Welcome Bay has advised us he is very dissatisfied with the Bay of Plenty and knows the road north, may I suggest he packs his... Read More

In his essay 'Politics and the English Language” George Orwell writes: 'But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”New Zealand... Read More

With all the shambles of Novopay, Neverpay, Overpay and Nopay, we have never heard an explanation of why it was needed.But it probably went; 'well our system will... Read More

Dear Sir Rapiti, The lecture given by Military Historian Cliff Simmons on the Battle of Gate Pa at St George's Church last Sunday was well worth attending. The... Read More

A recent Colmar Brunton poll showed New Zealanders to be a nation of cheats thieves etc. Now I didn't say that, the poll results did i.e. New Zealanders said it.... Read More

The closure of the Mount I-Site by Tourism Bay of Plenty aided and abetted by Tauranga City Council ranks as the most widely unpopular action in a long history of... Read More

In reply and in agreement to the letters by Ken Evans and John Mills, The Weekend Sun 11 January 2013.All around Earth, crimes are increasing inexorably, as our... Read More