Letters to the Editor

Petition on sea and shore

In this edition of the newspaper we are promoting our Citizens Initiated Referendum to restore Crown ownership of New Zealand's foreshore and seabed.Could we please... Read More

Save us from the crazy city council decisions

Can we have some hope that The National Government will save us from the crazy decisions of Tauranga City Council?For instance, the hugely expensive, $104 Million... Read More

Documentary will silence doubters

I have just watched a one hour TV film program, Channel 7, by the wonderful Sir David Attenborough on GW. If anyone is doubtful, you will be corrected if you can... Read More

Driving rule changes 35 years ago

Thirty five years ago, amongst much angst from the motoring public, a previous authority changed the ‘give way' rule. Their reason was to bring NZ drivers... Read More

Ordinary people will be ‘robbed’

Anybody who had read 'The Hollow Men” will not be surprised at the massive changes which John Key will make during this second term. The plan, developed in... Read More

Cardboard coffin origins

With regard to an article printed in the Weekend Sun (17 February, p. 22 ) I'd like to say that the cardboard coffin and covering system have been available in... Read More

Resources for tackling drugs in community

Last week we saw the arrest of four men, with police seizing cocaine enroute to Australia via NZ from South America, with a street value worth $1.5 million. While... Read More

Council and the CBD

Re the article by Hamish Carter in last week's Weekend Sun.Some of the quotes of the people interviewed need to be questioned. I have been a board member on Tauranga... Read More

Obscene salaries action

Alastair Bourne's excellent letter prompts one to ask what can be done about these obscene salaries. One suggestion is to get rid of the Higher Salaries Commission,... Read More

Black day for the game

The Commonwealth Cricket Series between Australia and India, live on 26 February this year was another black day for the game. I have always considered cricket to... Read More

Thanks to helpers

On Saturday 4 Feb approx 1030 I had exited Papamoa Beach on Motiti St. after a walk. I began to feel ill and collapsed off the seat onto the ground. A man walking... Read More

Rates sustainability

Re Faulkner's corner (Sun 17 Feb) is Cr. Bill Faulkner seriously suggesting that a viable alternative to the current rating system 'could” be that rates be... Read More