Letters to the Editor

Not democratic!

Many of us do not care how the supposedly great and preferred job being done by the ‘Committee' but it is not democratic. We want a democratically elected... Read More

Yeah right!

Re: ‘New Options for Tauranga Residents' on page 10, The Weekend Sun, February 11. Great. I get to ditch the Tauranga City Council bins and the huge cost... Read More

Poem for racial harmony

Sometimes it is hard to see, that every human ancestor came down from the same tree. All our forebears lived on the same plot of African land Living happily together... Read More

Who removed the tree?

Who at the Tauranga City Council ordered the removal of our beloved Oak tree from the roundabout on Cameron Rd and Ninth Ave? Is it council policy that Tauranga... Read More

PYO carless days

Now that petrol and diesel costs are so high to be unaffordable for many, thoughts must go to solving the problem. The Government may mandate carless days again,... Read More

Is this fair and equitable?

The TECT Trustees' restructure' strategy was recently dealt with by the High Court Tauranga and a judgment approving the 'restructure” was given mid -December... Read More

A dictatorial Minister?

Re: Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta accepts responsibility for two parts of the Three Waters reforms she 'got wrong” on ‘Q+A'. Unconvincing,... Read More

Commissioners and three waters

Interesting to read the Mayor of Kaipara District Council, Dr Jason Smith, who was invited onto the three waters working group by Nania Mahuta has now joined the... Read More

Ratepayers now an ATM machine

And so those who are benefiting - that is receiving ratepayer dollars or getting their way - think the Commissioners are doing a great job. If that's so then the... Read More

The ignorance!

I can't believe the ignorance of the Labour Government by deciding that Tauranga does not need to have a democratic election. This decision is insane and we need... Read More

Disgusted!

As a ratepayer of Tauranga for some 40-plus years, I am disgusted that Minister Nanaia Mahuta has, in her wisdom, decided to delay the Local Body Elections in Tauranga... Read More

Not entirely surprised…

I am appalled but not entirely surprised by Simon Bridges self-indulgent and entirely selfish act of resigning from the role he promised the electorate he would... Read More