Letters to the Editor

Denigration ‘not clever’

Re - Mary Brooks on Clarkson and Brash, 10 June: It appears that the writer thinks that personal vitriol and denigrating comments is a clever way to attack people... Read More

Ignorant of alcohol, nicotine

I take umbrage to M Kirkham's criticising in his letter The Weekend Sun June 10. How dare he judge me in that manner. He is obviously ignorant of what alcohol, nicotine,... Read More

The facts on invasion of harbour pests

I really must answer the complete claptrap propogation attempts by a few emotive exaggerators that have been writing to your paper. I am not a shooter. I have seen... Read More

Heaven help the CBD

It's with no surprise to hear Bill Faulkner's whinge about the free parking on Saturday. Helping the CBD is not a priority of his. Councillor Faulkner's audience... Read More

Glad they didn’t kill me

Legal Murder: I'm now 81 years of age and so thankful my parents did not know that they could kill me off with impunity, that I did not have the right to live, right... Read More

Caring, compassion?

On reading the article and letters in the Weekend Sun 3 June, regarding Mr. P. McKernon's objections about the killing of swans and the subsequent xenophobic comments... Read More

Pooing swans targets

It seems, if all the pro killing swan letters are taken seriously, the one day of killing swans, big ones, easy tame targets will most definitely save the harbour.... Read More

Bridges, pitbulls, SPCA

Last weekend's TV of MP Bridges at the Auckland SPCA made good viewing. Simon's reluctance to get up close and personal with the two pitbull mongrels was understandable.... Read More

In a flap over swans

As Bay residents flap over the rights of black swans, the Judiciary in their privileged positions have taken it upon themselves to declare the child in the womb... Read More

Unjust, flawed

Sir, Bill Faulkner's aside at Regional Council for lack of funding to help dredge the Kopurererua Canal in Judea Valley is both unjust and flawed. The interesting... Read More

Make a lake

In his cavalier attitude towards the Regional Council with regards to the dredging of the Kopurererua stream, councilor Faulkner seems to have overlooked the fact... Read More

Clarkson and Brash

It is with huge relief that I read that Bob Clarkson has moved to the Act Party. During his short stint as MP for Tauranga, Clarkson made a name for himself in... Read More