Letters to the Editor

Is Tauranga City insolvent?

If you knew anything about TCC you would already know anyway. Mayor Tenby Powell stated it regardless so hence the desire to hike rates which then allows more borrowing... Read More

Double standards

There is a horrific misinterpretation of reality in New Zealand. Here we have a man arrested and charged with making claims about the efficacy of a product known... Read More

We need to change

I write to place importance on cycling, walking and use of public use of transport in our city, otherwise it is likely we will be driving boats, not our cars, to... Read More

Worse than before

Well 15th Ave appears to be almost finished, the road works signs and a few cone stragglers are still there but all the workers are gone. So what did we get for... Read More

Some clarity about the law

A letter was published last week by C and F Beckermann (The Weekend Sun, August 14, page 35) which The Weekend Sun feels, in hindsight, could have used some additional... Read More

A second thankyou

I wholeheartedly agree with the letter written by R Morse (The Weekend Sun, July 31) which was a thank you to the Tauranga Hospital for the great service and care... Read More

Centre to be of benefit

How fortunate the Bay of Plenty is to have Waikato University and a German university working together here in Tauranga to enable young people to do research and... Read More

History in context

I strongly disagree with P Holden on the subjects of Hong Kong and Israel. Hong Kong Island was a British colony. Only the New Territories were leasehold. The agreement... Read More

An accident waiting to happen

Many times while driving in Te Puke I have noticed that some of the plants near the pedestrian crossings are growing too high, to the point that if a small child... Read More

Passenger rail is obvious

For revitalisation, the CBD must itself become a main hub for visitors, locals, businesses, commuters, workers, inhabitants, shoppers and be a commercial centre... Read More

Western Bay gone astray

I find it incredible that the Mayor of Western Bay District Council thinks it's OK to give away 172 Hectares of Matakana Island his council 'received at no cost”. True,... Read More

Letter to Tenby Powell

You have got to go. You have broken all the accepted rules of proper governance, using foul language in front of council executive, sending disgusting texts to associate... Read More