Details of the millions of dollars that taxpayers are being forced to pay to enable tribal corporations to make claims for our New Zealand Coast can be found in... Read More

The Tect election is now underway and it was interesting reading comments from Michael Cooney, the chairperson of Tect, and his article headed Celebrate Tect in... Read More

Treasury states that Total Crown expenses for 2011 were $100 billion and Treaty settlements were $0.5 billion. This is less than 1 per cent of Government spending.... Read More

Maori were not the first people to inhabit New Zealand. There is evidence that has been suppressed, that there were people here as far back as the Greeks and Celts.Has... Read More

I am completely disenchanted with repair/demolition responses to the Canterbury/Christchurch earthquakes. Seems to be an almost daily litany of uninformed decisions,... Read More

I feel its time to write about the so called Hot Pools, we should rename them Tepid Pools, as to call them hot is a joke, when you tell them the water isn't hot... Read More

In reply to Mary Brooks: Serial Maori basher is at it again, its very sad when people have to resort to lies and false statements.When people say 'it's a fact”... Read More

I am sure I am not the only person totally disenchanted with the Treaty of Waitangi. Not only do we appear to have several treaties, all open to differing interpretations,... Read More

Cutting services is a disaster waiting to happen.Government Meat Inspectors are being dispensed with and responsibility entrusted to the freezing works and meat... Read More

In celebrating the Queen's Birthday this weekend, it may surprise some to discover that in the Commonwealth of Nations, only 16 of the 52 members recognise Queen... Read More

With the revelation that the Tauranga City Councils fleet of vehicles comprises of 51 cars and that 47 of these are taken home by staff daily that seems to indicate... Read More

On a very wet and somewhat miserable night, I did with a little reluctance drive in from the Kaimais to attend the BOP Symphonia concert held at Baycourt on Saturday... Read More