Letters to the Editor

Moriori ‘due compensation’

Replying to Sam Nikora's letter The Weekend Sun 6 August 2010. Just where does he get the notion that Maori were robbed? They have received millions of dollars,... Read More

Is it fair for growth to pay for growth?

Whoever is behind the advertisements headed Tauranga City Finances Out of Control should clearly understand that if there is a cost, of a service provided by a... Read More

US foreign policy ‘evil’

Mary Brooks is absolutely correct in her letter of 30 July 2010 concerning the Gazans - Palestinians and Israel. Israel is in fact an example of American foreign... Read More

Euthanasia:

So Messrs. Daniher and Jessop would sooner watch their hopeless and helpless relatives slowly starve themselves to death. I am so glad they are not my relations.... Read More

Problems with the roundabout

There is a roundabout at the intersection of Ngatai Road and Otumoetai Road. 24/7 we can hear cars and motorcycles racing into, through and/or out of this roundabout.... Read More

New road doomed:

It appears the New Tauranga Eastern Link Road is doomed to the same mistakes that Tauranga City Council made when they designed the Route K Road. This is a new... Read More

Majority are wanting to opt out of Weste

I refer to your article of 3/8/2010 regarding the Petition initiated at Waihi Beach to shift that Ward from Western Bay of Plenty District Council to Hauraki District... Read More

Cr offers correction, alleges file loss

I have gone over my response in the Sun paper on 13 August. I have a correction that needs to be made in regards to the statement that my daughter accompanied... Read More

Vuvuzelas - what a fuss!

On Saturday I went along to my very first Steamers game and in fact after 27 years of living here in the Bay probably my very first rugby game. I wanted to witness... Read More

Spy sensors take city closer to ‘police

I am appalled that Tauranga appears to becoming a Police State. The news that the Elizabeth Street carparking area has been implanted with spy sensors, is beyond... Read More

Baypark Speedway Bikes GP funding

Never mind that the major obstacles haven't even been addressed yet, as there are already serious concerns with track costs, uprooting the existing clay track... Read More

My rates have doubled but my income hasn

I have dug out my council rates demand from ten years ago and seen my rates have now more than doubled to what it was then (I live in the same property). I have... Read More