Letters to the Editor
09:24am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
Frank Smead makes a very bold assertion that man-made global warming is a scam. He is putting his own opinion up against that of the vast majority of climate scientists... Read More
09:23am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
It was good to read Cr Faulkner's column and learn that Tauranga City Council (TCC) are going to fit the capital works to the budget and not the other way round.... Read More
09:23am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
The hearing on the pros and cons of the proposed dredging by Ports of Tauranga raises some interesting questions and comments.Sometimes we seem to want to run with... Read More
09:23am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
The above does not have a basic warning system to alert 40,000 residents of a tsunami, which does not give a time of arrival. ZB Radio, Civil Defence advises, if... Read More
09:23am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
John Key publicly announced that if he is not elected at the next poll, he will quit politics and, we assume, return to his day job at the Money-go-round.Given the... Read More
09:22am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
I can assure your readers that the Tauranga Eastern Link is not at risk of being ‘canned', as claimed in a recent letter. In fact construction is now well... Read More
09:22am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
The letter of B Beckett 1/4/2011 attracted the attention of Bill Faulkner.Bill postulates that 'my column is open and honest…” yet few of us 'turkey”... Read More
09:22am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
Smartgrowth was brought in by our three local Councils about a decade ago. It strongly discourages new housing being built on green field sites. It prefers to see... Read More
09:22am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
Dick Vermeulen thinks that our Mayor should spend his Sundays worshipping God, instead of enjoying (and supporting) our community. Why Dick? Our Mayor is a city... Read More
09:21am Fri 08 Apr, 2011
Would Jan Hill believe me if I said that the main reason for water metering was to restrict the amount of water everyone used and therefore delay building a new... Read More
01:34pm Fri 01 Apr, 2011
Where the hell is this Country heading? On TV1 News 21 March I witnessed New Zealand police wrestling to the ground in Christchurch, not looters, but business owners... Read More
01:34pm Fri 01 Apr, 2011
Spokespersons from Tauranga City Council and Tourism Bay of Plenty should not criticise cruise ship operators regarding out-of-date inaccurate information. Both... Read More
15-Dec 18:00
Turning animal tricks into teen confidence
15-Dec 17:00
Cool snap hits in final week before Christmas
15-Dec 15:45
Cocaine haul worth $5.6m seized at Tauranga
15-Dec 14:30
Top riders set for Cemetery Circuit showdown
15-Dec 14:13
Former BOP man tells of terror minutes from home
15-Dec 12:26
Thick smoke billows as crews tackle house fire
15-Dec 12:13
Woman in court as police probe Tauranga homicide
15-Dec 11:45
Last week at work brings rain ahead of Christmas
15-Dec 11:45
Tauranga 'Rocketman' tackles Games challenge
15-Dec 10:34
Tauranga homicide: Scene guard remains in place
15-Dec 10:00
Karangahake crash leaves family shattered
15-Dec 08:00
Trainee surgeon shares her life online
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