Letters to the Editor

Same old problems

Those advocating for the resource management act to be freed up - more expansion, more housing, more jobs - great, that will give more of what you have now. You... Read More

Half-truths

J Sage has many half-truths in his letter. By the widely accepted definition of ‘indigenous' New Zealand has no such people. For example, the Aboriginals... Read More

Objecting to cannabis

It beggars belief that certain MP's from the Greens and the Labour Parties are proposing to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. These MP's either... Read More

Scrap the rubbish proposal

I along with almost all the people I know are not happy about the four bins that are being forced on us next year. Many people compost food waste so do not need... Read More

Not good news

So TCC have let a contract to one supplier to collect rubbish for 8 years. Ratepayers, as I predicted in a previous letter, can stand by for financial plundering... Read More

Cannabis machinations

I find it hard to believe that our society is having a referendum on liberalising cannabis laws, let alone the shallow reasons for promoting such a move. Quite... Read More

Maori have the moral right

Maori navigated vast distances to settle here in Aotearoa up to 1000 years ago. They brought their language, customs, spirituality and music. They fought and died... Read More

Calling all wrens

I am looking for ex Wrens - anyone who joined during 1947-81 and trained at HMS Dauntless (Reading) in the UK. I'm compiling a searchable, accessible archive... Read More

E-Scooters not welcome by all

The effect of having Lime e-scooters in Tauranga would be a bad move for our older citizens. I have observed e-scooters in other cities and been alarmed at the... Read More

A feast of friendship

Last week [The Weekend Sun, p14] you had an excellent article about Probus Clubs which was totally factual. As a member of one of the eight or nine Friendship Clubs... Read More

Vote wisely

There seems to be some naivety surrounding this issue. The largest being that this is about decriminalisation. It is in fact about commercialisation. And as every... Read More

Shining a light

Having read some conflicting statements regarding cannabis use generally in our community, I would like to shed some light on the subject. Scientific facts prove... Read More