Letters to the Editor

Smoke and mirrors TCAL revaluation

Tauranga City Aquatics accounts to 30/6/2012 say that buildings and improvements increased in value by $3.9m. It is specialised assets that annually generates large... Read More

Lovely name ‘sabotaged’

When will homosexuals and lesbians stop being so precious and paranoid? They sabotaged a lovely female Christian name to use or describe themselves much to the detriment... Read More

Threat to democratic system

Grateful thanks to Brian, the editor of The Weekend Sun, for his generosity in giving space to our letters, and Muriel Newman's article regarding the huge, very... Read More

Proceeds of iwi claims

Ref the article 'Settling Claim Debate” Weekend Sun November 9. I fully agree with Colin Bidois that Ngai Tahu have made excellent use of their settlement... Read More

Question of privilege

Whilst I wouldn't argue with Peter Dey's claim that discrimination (I assume he means 'negative discrimination”) is a bad thing in our society, his attempted... Read More

Rectifying an obvious injustice

I'm not going to get into a tit for tat row with Mary Brookes and her supporters. I feel the need to respond to C. Thompson, hopefully just this once.If I offended... Read More

Ethnicity anomalies

People are making very valid points about Waitangi claimants with slight maori bloodlines but providing no formula on how to address this anomaly. Well here's a... Read More

Written pieces conflict

Those who praise Mr Bidois' article stating we are all New Zealanders are equal should remember that he has a habit of writing pieces that conflict profoundly with... Read More

Treaty’s original purpose

The Maori party is looking at putting a bill through parliament which will get the support from Labour, Green and Mana parties allowing MP's to pledge to uphold... Read More

Maori elite creaming it

Mr John Ansell is addressing meetings around the country about the Maori elite creaming it from the taxpayer.It all started in 1950 when Sid Holland, National Prime... Read More

Facts of the battle

Many readers may wonder what happened at the Battle of Rangiaowhia which has caused such debate in The Sun. A couple of correspondents feel that the facts should... Read More

History that none of us now can be blamed for

Kia ora to all of the tautoko we received in recent week's letters, I was hoping we could now move on but Mr Prince is still focused on finding a crack in my korero.... Read More