Christie Marceau was murdered on 7 November 2011. The man who murdered her had been in court on an earlier date, accused of kidnapping and assaulting Christie. Despite... Read More

How's this for hypocrisy! In the past Maori have been very vocal in their opposition to oil drilling but the Te Runanga o Ngati Trust, which oversees 8500 people,... Read More

It is a great shame the Noble Discoverer did not put out to sea when the Captain found that Lucy Lawless was sitting in the drilling tower. When the ship hit the... Read More

When most of the roots are cut from a plant, the plant dies slowly. This is what is happening with our Hospitals. Nurses, and doctors, the grassroots of any hospital,... Read More

So it's becoming official .... Tauranga is going to the dogs.Congratulations Tracey and team at the Council supported Creative Tauranga, for your ability to cut... Read More

Re an item on TV this morning about serious incident in Hospitals one has to ask why is it OK for a DHB to have an accidental death yet let's say a builder or engineering... Read More

Sir, Over time I have read the most arrogant statements from your correspondent Peter Otway - his most recent repeating the totally fallacious claim that 98% of... Read More

Please can I use your newspaper to express my appreciation to the unknown person who found my lost wallet and the staff of the Memorial Pool in QE11 Park who returned... Read More

I could develop a theory that the world is cooling. If my theory includes evidence of the record lows recorded in parts of the world and adds that this will also... Read More

When we were kids growing up in Tauranga Moana our hikoi down to Memorial Park to play with Humpty Dumpty was a highlight. Sometimes as a special treat we would... Read More

We would like to congratulate Hamish Carter on an excellent article in Friday 17ths publication.The first action needed is for the council to give the CBD free three... Read More

May I ask Peter Otway, when was the last time he was on the Arctic Sea Ice, or at the North Pole?Son Phil has been escorting three trips a year to the North Pole... Read More