Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the help!

Bethlehem Te Puna Lions wish to express their thanks and gratitude for the support provided in our inaugural Family Fun Bike Day ride. Without the assistance of... Read More

Obese cows

WBOPDC seem to have fed us a line regards the amount saved by introducing the new rubbish system. They have stated that the estimated savings (1800 tonne) is equivalent... Read More

The Jungle

There is an interesting beast in the wild known as a List MP. These animals are highly loyal to their pack leader, even to the extent of forsaking their own young.... Read More

Kindness in action

I would like to give a great big thank you to all the people who came to my aid when I was involved in an accident near the Wairoa River Bridge on Tuesday. Firstly... Read More

Historic Village parking

What a fantastic success the jazz festival at the Historic Village on Good Friday was. It follows the huge success of the multicultural festival and Waitangi Day.... Read More

Cemetery concerns

During the Easter weekend, I visited the Pyes Pa Cemetery to visit my father and to take him some flowers for what would have been his 80th birthday. Pyes Pa Cemetery... Read More

Pensioner housing

It seems that Council (commissioners?) have decided to sell the Hinau and Pitau Roads pensioner flats. Not worth doing up was a major reason, not the $20million... Read More

Democracy and freedom

'Advanced democracies are not overthrown, there are no tanks on the street... instead their institutions are imperceptibly drained of everything that once made... Read More

TCC staff increase

When I initially read Tauranga City Council intends to significantly increase its 'investment' in staff, I thought it was an April Fool's Joke. Apparently... Read More

Infrastructure costs

I can't help feeling that as a ratepayer I'm somehow responsible for not spending enough on infrastructure. This despite Tauranga‘s rates being close to the... Read More

Leave hospo alone

All of us are deeply sympathetic and sad about the predicament of the hospitality industry. But we now wish the media would leave them alone to get on with temporarily... Read More

Who’s responsible for the CBD?

Whoever the twit is that thinks Tauranga CBD is worth investing in needs to get out of their flash car and walk along Devonport Road and count the empty shops. Currently,... Read More