Letters to the Editor

TCC city partners scheme

The Tauranga City Council's City Partners programme was mentioned by one of your letter writers (Weekend Sun, 17 September issue). City Partners is an aspect of... Read More

Questions over CBD parking

Mayor Crosby recently responded to a question about CBD parking: 'If the parking meters were taken out of Tauranga then the lost revenue would have to be made up... Read More

Same as murder

RE: Alison McCulloch Letter on Friday 8 October. She stated in her letter that she is all for the 'women's right” to choose to abort instead of the government.... Read More

Question is, who decides on life?

V. Ready opposes efforts to decriminalise abortion arguing it is tantamount to murder, and suggests that if you don't want to have a baby, don't get pregnant. I... Read More

A measure of the real dignity

I have a close relative, a lady aged 63, dying of a disease known as PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). She is at the stage where her vital systems are shutting... Read More

Two assumptions over euthanasia

While I personally oppose euthanasia, the two pro-euthanasia letters recently seem plausible enough for those who are suffering. However, history has proven (e.g.... Read More

How many ‘rabble rousers’ are on tax-fun

Paul Henry has obviously committed a gaff with his questions to the Prime Minister. However, we have an Act that protects ‘Freedom of Speech' in New Zealand... Read More

Ambo thanks

I am pleased to pass on the official result of our Garage Sale - Yes, a whopping $7000! Thanks too, for the present Sun Live showing of our Paramedic Bill McNeilly;... Read More

Parking and sensors

It was only about 3 years ago Tauranga City Council ripped out the parking meters and installed, at a cost of several million dollars, the new pay and display meters.Now... Read More

Street art uses talent

Whilst we rightly despise indiscriminate tagging on innocent property there is no doubt that some ‘taggers' have immense talent. Perhaps some of these talented... Read More

Treatment of Israel

While some people have ‘selective hearing' Sam Nikora seems to have ‘selective memory' when it comes to the history of the Middle East. Several known... Read More

Max facts

Comment on Max Mason letter page 48 of 1 October Weekend Sun:Firstly Ms Pankhurst is an Events Co-ordinator, and a Vice-President as clearly communicated on the... Read More