Letters to the Editor

Seminar leads to concerns on copper

After attending a 3 day Environmental Protection Authority seminar in Wellington this is what I now know about the copper based sprays being applied to kiwifruit... Read More

Water confiscation

When Tauranga City Council's recent City Plan was unveiled, many freeholders learnt for the first time that back in 1997 Council had taken away their unencumbered... Read More

Good luck with can collection

Re: Cahan Waterson's can collection, The Weekend Sun 29 July. Congratulations Cahan. Hope all goes well. But don't forget, go out there yourself and always carry... Read More

Hunters and the bush

The suggestion that hunters' love of the bush is questionable continues to be bandied around by the one eyed 1080 supporters continually trying to justify their... Read More

Parrots and plagues

Dean Maisey's reply to my letter (5/8) accused me of rambling diatribes and name calling. That was in reply to his letter (22/7) calling me a 'fool and an idiot”... Read More

Boundary stretched

I would like to publicly disagree with the decision of the Mainstreet board to support (or not oppose) the ‘Boobs on Bikes' parade downtown. The day was much... Read More

Birth control Africa's problem

Re: those 'Save the Children” ads on TV. Yes, I do feel very sorry for those African children who are living on next to nothing in most of the slum areas. They... Read More

Strand fishing beats costly playgrounds

Our councillors must live in Cloud Cuckoo Land. I raise this as the Tauranga City Council is proposing to build a Children's Playground on The Strand at a cost of... Read More

In mammary meltdown mode

Some weeks back it was suggested that New Zealand had to think up innovative and new ways to advance itself on the global scene.So I wrote two letters. The first... Read More

Others fought for bridge

I agree with Nick Bagnall's letter giving some praise to Winston Peters for his work behind the Tauranga Harbour Bridge. However, Winston didn't do it on his own.... Read More

More praise for Peters

Nick Bagnall from Omokoroa (22.7.11) is to be commended for his letter re: Winston's Bridge. Few will give him the praise he so well deserves yet they use his Gold... Read More

Risky Route K cyclists

Having awoken to a beautiful day on Sunday 31 July we decided to head out to the Pyes Pa Cemetery to pay respect to family members and to admire the tui in the trees... Read More