Last week was reported that TCC had 506 FTE (full time equivalent) staff. Wage bill is now $35,600,000 pa, having increased from $19,000,000 in the 2005/2006 year.... Read More

Bill Faulkner informed us in his weekly column (18 March 2011) that it costs $732,000 a year to assist Tauranga City Aquatics Ltd (TCAL) to keep the pools open,... Read More

I read an article last year that after the council decided to abolish our siren system (that we had already paid for - thanks for that TCC) they have put in place... Read More

I read with incredulous amusement the council's needlessly complex and confusing tsunami warning system proposals. Many suggestions are laughable. Who is going to... Read More

I was interested to read an article in The Weekend Sun of 25 March: Dose of the humble egg by Dr Anna Rolleston from the Cardiac Clinic. Dr Rolleston's article is... Read More

Through this column I would like to ask The Mayor four questions.1. What is the ‘actual' cost to ratepayers of providing a cafe for TCC staff? 2. What was... Read More

I agree with Alasdair Thompson, CEO, Employers & Manufacturers Association's article -NZ Herald 28 March on Auckland's Draft Plan. However the plan needs a vision... Read More

Residents from many different backgrounds, oppose the land based kingfish farm planned for Pukakura Rd, Katikati. Further research has increased our concerns. Aquaculture... Read More

Re: The Detriment of Others, Wayne Jessop, Friday 18 March which mentions the difficulty for cyclists at the Oceanbeach Road and Golf Road intersection. As a motorist... Read More

Interesting the American resolution re Libya.Have they forgotten how they repressed a rebellion in their own country so violently and killed and maimed so many.... Read More

Your correspondent Maureen Anderson is beginning to sound like a broken down record! I hate to think how many letters she has written trying to instil fear into... Read More

Why stop at life jackets? That's like saying 'as long as you wear a seat belt you can drive” (ie. no lessons, no wof etc). When entering the surf, you have... Read More