Letters to the Editor

‘Extravagance and mismanagement’

Mayor Crosby and Chamber buddies choose to (again, Council meeting 22 June 2010) ridicule Cr Curach's bid to reduce the excessive rate requirement impact on our... Read More

Southern Pipeline cost blow-out?

A tiny reference that tenders have been called for the first stage of the southern pipeline from Maleme Street to Memorial Park has stirred no apparent public... Read More

Alien idea preposterous

The Close Up programme June 4 2010, showing another crack-pot cult. The Aetherius Soc (founder George King) storing electricity from LA, and in touch with extraterrestrials!... Read More

Jews, according to Tristan

Reply to Shirley Smith and Keith Relf. If you believe that Jews are one race of people, ‘Gods chosen people' you are wrong. There are two distinct groups:... Read More

Letter writer’s brain stolen by aliens?

SunLive must be slipping - or it happened while they were at lunch; Graeme Purches has had his brain stolen by aliens. There has been an alien invasion, and a Trustpower... Read More

Democracy at a price

Democracy comes at a price. Mark Groos instigated spending $100,000 on a referendum [0.002% of TECT'S 2010 operating income] and I for one would like to thank... Read More

Beach encroachments

Deputy Mayor Stewart on the subject of beach encroachments has recently had several goes at this topic in the media. It looks like an attempt by him at damage control... Read More

Disturbed by ‘personal attack’

I was naturally disappointed when I read the dishonest, and vile personal attack in the Weekend SUN letters page last week. You'd think Graham Purches, a TrustPower... Read More

More thoughts on the Chathams

Here's an intriguing thought regarding the land claims made on the Chatham Islands, claims made by both the Moriori, the original population, and the invading... Read More

Opportunity for people to become better

This is the last time I will be responding to Chris Laycock, by letter, as following his latest letter (Weekend Sun 18 June) I decided to telephone him but he... Read More

Climate Science and the E.T.S.

A review of the Global Temperature chart [Cliff Harris /Climatologist & Randy Mann /Meteorologist] for the past 410,000 years shows that our 'mother earth”... Read More

Trading partners too smart to inflict on

I am happy to address Peter Otway's letter June 25, but first allow me to clarify one or two points: The terms. Global Warming/Climate Change, that I am interested... Read More