Letters to the Editor

The real mayor

It appears that we are seeing the real Mayor of Tauranga now that his short honeymoon period is over. We saw signs of it in his unforgivable, bullying verbal attack... Read More

Be kind to our leader

As a very loyal supporter of the Weekend Sun over the years, I write today in protest about your immature, offensive comments Daniel Hutchinson [Weekend Sun, p2,... Read More

Current system is not working

It was great to hear in [Weekend Sun, May 5, p10-11 ‘Motiti protection area sparks outrage'] everyone agrees there needs to be more marine protection. But... Read More

Cannabis causes harm

Anyone thinking of voting ‘yes' to legalising recreational marijuana should look at the data. For starters, the black market continues to thrive where the... Read More

Mob minded madness

It is appalling that the misguided madness of protesters has taken over the major cities of world and resulted in billions of dollars of damage to property by the... Read More

Super job from supermarket

Of all the companies that I have been to and shopped from, there was no better and safer than Pak'nSave Papamoa. I would like to shout-out for the owner manager... Read More

The fate of our rates

We have great news daily, that New Zealand is hopefully shaking off and bringing to a finality, this world disaster we have been caught up in. What a scandal it... Read More

Squashing the stereotypes

B. Capamagian [Weekend Sun, May 29] loses sight of two things. First, the National Party, encouraged by no less than Todd Muller, supported the passing of the... Read More

Dictatorships and bullying

Having attended Tauranga City Council meetings, I wondered why new Mayor Tenby Powell chose Larry Baldock as his deputy but it is now very obvious why. I consider... Read More

Have your say on rates

As a Western Bay of Plenty district councillor I am having great difficulty in achieving a zero- rated budget for you the ratepayer. Tuesday [May 26, 2020] was... Read More

Eye-watering politics

One thing has been preying on my mind ever since I realised just how many people would be effected by the (medically necessary) lockdown. It's just that we've... Read More

Protect the reserve

Cr Steve Morris suggested in a brief article last week that Tauranga ratepayers ‘think' about relinquishing the Tauranga Race Course for a large scale housing... Read More