Parliament is establishing a Code of Conduct after allegations of behaviour. This is timely, as a former Local District Councillor, l experienced inappropriate... Read More

As a concerned citizen, closely following the national and international news, I notice that there is a definite bias in media reportage no more apparent to an objective... Read More

During the 1980s I was very vocal regarding rugby trips to South Africa not having Maori members, so I am not ‘racist'. The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 [45... Read More

Having read Clayton Mitchell's piece re tackling challenges (The Weekend Sun, November 29, page 30) and highlighting the fact the roads in this region have become... Read More

If I am to believe TV1 News, it's okay to sexually assault another person as long as you have had enough to drink? Or is it perhaps as long as you belong to the... Read More

To S Reid of Omokoroa (The Weekend Sun, November 29, page 49) I want to explain what the Treaty of Waitangi means to me. Having been elected to Local Govt in 1977... Read More

I am objecting to the new council-run waste service as a home owner and landlord. Like many other people, we manage our food waste by composting and taking our... Read More

In his column, Tauranga City Councillor Steve Morris (The Weekend Sun, November 22, page 22) states 'Our neighbours, the Western BOP District Council, are no longer... Read More

Recent letters to the Sun have espoused an ‘equal rights for all' theme and many responses have acknowledged the impossibility or undesirability of this idea. If... Read More

The media has recently been awash with claims by Maori of their rights; the Tupuna Maunganui Authority's deforestation program and the interminable Ihumatao Otuataua... Read More

After waiting for a bus to take me on a long-winded trip from central Mount Maunganui to Tauranga on Sunday of the long weekend I was looking forward to the entertainment... Read More

Bay of Plenty Symphonia would like to say a big thank you to the people of Tauranga and surrounds for supporting our recent concert at Holy Trinity Church. More... Read More