Letters to the Editor

Ernie’s answer for the All Blacks

As I watch those games I see many mistakes by the AB's. The first 5/8th is the key player, he must be watching closely the opposition, especially the fullback and... Read More

Hot pool shock

This morning I went to the Mount Hot pools for the first time since they reopened and was shocked at the general state of the complex after the lengthy closure.... Read More

Forest & Bird’s view on mangrove mulch

Dr Corbett raises some excellent points in his letter to the editor last Friday, with regard to Forest and Bird's involvement in mangrove removal in the Tauranga... Read More

Fairplay hopes for election hoardings

As I approached a busy intersection the other day, I saw three political hoardings displayed. In pride of place at the time was the NZ First one. It was a large... Read More

Will Warriors critics eat their hats?

Some thoughts on the weekend's big NZ games. It was a real pleasure to see the exciting way the All Blacks tore the French apart with several exciting tries on Saturday.... Read More

Mangrove destruction, Welcome Bay

Dr Corbett rightly deplores the mangrove destruction in Welcome Bay and wonders at the silence from Forest and Bird. Forest and Bird has not been silent on the... Read More

Tauranga probably fourth largest

Unfortunately the present Government seem to have no interest in completing the 2011 Census which had to be cancelled following the Christchurch earthquakes. Had... Read More

Passive poisoning downwind of crops

Twenty years ago we were not awake to passive smoking and you could smoke inside the Tauranga hospital.Twenty years ago you could dump anything anywhere especially... Read More

Big screen criticism

Now some Councillors egged on by Priority One and Chamber of Commerce initiatives, are revisiting ratepayers funding a big TV screen for RWC, latching onto surplus... Read More

Mayor’s view on RWC involvement

Mayor Stuart Crosby responds to last week's letter from Mr Joyce, criticising Tauranga's apparent lack of involvement in RWC:Thank you Mr Joyce for your comments.... Read More

Decriminalise everything

So Mr Brash wants to decriminalise weed because the law isn't working. How insightful.Ok so the law not working but that I guess he means in spite of the law people... Read More

NZ First return

Contrary to some opinion, you may start noticing that New Zealand First have not vanished into the wilderness.However, on good authority, a recent Auckland poll... Read More