Letters to the Editor

City’s ‘burgeoning debt load’

I am shocked and saddened to read in your paper about the financial strife the elected Councillors have got our beautiful city into. Some have been there far too... Read More

Candidate Selection:

The nomination of six mayoral candidates, and numerous hopefuls for TCC councillors, poses a real problem for the voters, who must choose their new employees. In... Read More

Spending ‘no benefit to average ratepaye

Council has a plan for The Strand ‘tart up' costing millions of dollars over the next few years. Council has plans for a re-vamp of the Mount Hot Pools in... Read More

Sun ‘lowered to level of tabloid piranha

I have, until now, been a fan of your newspaper. Your character assassination in Rogers Rabbits of Cr Evans has lowered the tone of the paper to that of a UK... Read More

Not sustainable?

Not sustainable means no cash: I refer you to the letter of Ken Collings in 20 August 2010. After reading the letter I contacted Mr Groos and obtained a copy of... Read More

Baypark ‘secrecy’ not acceptable

I do not accept what Council public relations person, Liz Hughes (Sun, 20 August) has to say about the availability of documents in respect of Baypark. I can... Read More

Opulent sprawling beachfront

A great anniversary story! Your paper is a teeny bopper now; long may it wrinkle the starched shirts in bureauland. I like your way of keeping the Rabbits lubed... Read More

A world without behaviour control

The Government constantly comments on the number of fatal accidents and the number of drink driving incidents, why then are they so dead against the lowering of... Read More

More on the Baypark documents and rate d

In reply to the note below my letter to the editor 20/8/10 response by Elizabeth Hughes - Communications manager at TCC to my letter. It is correct that I was... Read More

Vigilante concerns

It becomes very concerning when our news media decides to become part of the criminal sentencing system. Taking the moral position that the ‘bad people'... Read More

Change in thinking needed

I would like to thank Derek Gordon for his letter 'My rates have doubled but my income hasn't” in your paper 20/8/10. He has clearly highlighted a major... Read More

Council disputes election ad

The factual content of a series of advertisements running in The Weekend Sun is being challenged by Tauranga City Council staff. An anonymous advertiser called... Read More