Mr P Otway's letter regarding global warming (February 25) roused me to mention a few things about the temperature record. We see and hear statements such as 'the... Read More

Government is actively promoting its proposed ‘new approach to ownership' ie customary title, in The Marine and Coastal Area Bill with their usual half truths... Read More

The terrible tragedy in Christchurch is an example of a problem seldom considered by the ideology of urban centralization. The continual enlarging of cities in the... Read More

Rattling shaking glass shattering - this is what the people of Christchurch experienced. On February the 22nd an earthquake with the magnitude of 6.3 hit Christchurch... Read More

In reply to Noel Wylies letter regarding the Kea crossing at Bethlehem School.The crossing on Carmichael Road is a Kea crossing, but the crossing I referred to on... Read More

I heard today an ad on the radio telling how good TCC are and how much TCC do. The ad ended with 'your rates are due on Friday pay them now' or words to that effect.... Read More

Rate wise, we in Western Bay Council are at a cross roads!Council debt 10 years ago was round $5 million, it is now over $140 million and due to climb much, much... Read More

On behalf of the many Bay of Plenty residents who have used the services of the Tauranga Citizens Advice Bureau, we would like to thank Vivienne Andrews for her... Read More

Have you heard the one about the man whose house was on fire and abused the fire fighters for running their hoses across his prize roses?Probably not, as I made... Read More

Lets hope we see some Christchurch names in the next honours list and I refer to the Mayor and those on the ground rather than the MPs or whoever we see talking... Read More

Why is it that the council has gone anti-green in Papamoa?The decimation of the trees in the Topaz Reserve proves beyond doubt that trees are at the end of there... Read More

If anyone wants to see a classic example of just how precisely Council can waste ratepayers' money, they should take a wander along the foreshore, from the harbour... Read More