Letters to the Editor

Faction causes division

Tenby Powell is a proven leader who came to the mayoralty only to find a group of disgruntled councillors determined to sabotage his every move. Hollis, Grainger,... Read More

Not the right thing

The Weekend Sun (July 31) published a column by Bay of Plenty Mayor Garry Webber headed ‘Panepane Purakau - It's the right thing to do'. We disagree. Council... Read More

The invention of Palestine

R. Rimmer, responding to a letter by J. Rudd last week, questions the authenticity of Israel being the natural homeland of the Jewish people. Since the Jewish... Read More

Pot debate

What a disappointment to read Tommy Kapai Wilson's support for decriminalisation of cannabis. Tommy says education is the answer, and he's right. The problem... Read More

Pay attention to China

In reply to letters by Mr Dolden. It is extremely important China's internal and global expansionist activities remain under the spotlight of continuous, in-depth... Read More

New winter holiday

Crown Maori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis is pushing for swapping Queens Birthday public holiday for Matariki (Maori New Year). I would like to suggest it would... Read More

A caring society

It is concerning that the Abortion Liberalisation Bill was passed in Parliament mainly during the Covid lockdown period with little publicity in the mainstream media. One... Read More

Use the footpath

Several weeks ago your publication carried an article featuring Dawn Kiddie, Steve Morris and Iain Bibby riding bicycles between the traffic on Totara Street, Mount... Read More

Biased referendum pamphlets

Have you read the Government funded cannabis legislation and control referendum information pamphlet that has been arriving in our letter boxes? The initial page... Read More

China attitudes ‘unfair’

Secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces, we have legislation and laws to deal with these issues, in fact most if not all developed countries... Read More

Ratepayers take notice

WBOP Tauranga ratepayers you have a crisis regarding a portion of land on Matakana Island called Pane Pane Pt which was originally purchased under the Public works... Read More

Mayor feeling threatened

It was unsurprising, although hardly edifying to read the letter from A Bourne (The Weekend Sun, July 24, page 20) regarding the Mayor's reaction of feeling threatened... Read More