Letters to the Editor

Letters bring a tear

The latest Weekend Sun was entertaining as usual, especially the Letters page. M. Ketu's letter received a number of replies, many of which brought a tear to my... Read More

Faulkners corner

Is the TCAL, 150 staff full time or does the number drop in the winter? Are they paid by the council or are they paid from $732,000 plus the takings from the pools,... Read More

Thanks for your assistance

I would like to say a big thank you to the kind, lovely lady who came to my aid in the Palm Beach Plaza parking lot (opposite library). Thanks to her effort of applying... Read More

Two peoples

I am writing to clarify a point made in my letter to The Weekend Sun December 10 2010.New Zealand is a nation founded on an agreement between two peoples. That makes... Read More

Vitamin D essential

Boosting vitamin D intake through both sunshine and nutritional supplements is arguably the single most important thing that needs to be done right now to improve... Read More

Essentials before luxury?

I would like to table an interesting situation that I guess is really obvious, at least it seems so, during both the 2007 and 2010 Council elections a significant... Read More

Alien visits ‘not possible’

Here we go again re: UFOs. For those folk who try to figure out what the UFOs are, delve into the tremendous distances in our universe? One instance, our nearest... Read More

‘Basic errors’ in the council’s budget c

Council have allowed some basic errors to be accepted in the budget considerations.Council have previously asked that staff trim $2m from the budget only to have... Read More

Bottomless chequebook of the TCC ratepay

I refer to my previous letter to the editor of 19-11-2010, other letters to the editor in the last month or so have questioned the excess spending of TCC. There... Read More

Racist letters in the Sun

At what point do you think the racist letters printed in the Sun might have actually crossed the proverbial line? Mr Mike Kuipers von Lande, I'm maori and I have... Read More

Another three years of moaning letters

My God are we going to have to put up with another three years of a rotten council and moaning letters to the Editor for that same three years about rate rises which... Read More

Keep the relic jetty

I must reply to M. Eliott. The sign says Historic which means old and relic. M. Elliot obviously would like everything shiny and new. Don't worry about built by... Read More