Letters to the Editor

Facing up to history

I agree with B. Johnson's letter (The Weekend Sun, October 11). Our current Govt is introducing compulsory NZ History to be taught in schools by 2022. Yet another... Read More

Voting record matters

Like everyone else I have spoken with regarding selection of candidates, we have all found it difficult. Many couldn't be bothered because they couldn't... Read More

Climate change

What started out as ‘global warming' somehow evolved to climate change. Interesting indeed. But not surprising, because everybody knows that the climate has... Read More

Science behind global warming

R. Colmore (The Weekend Sun, October 4) cites the uncharacteristic recent growth of Greenland's mighty Jakobshaven Glacier to prove that not all glaciers are retreating.... Read More

Change is not simple

We are so lucky to have witnessed the large turnout of different ages of humans marching for nature and the issue of climate. The population has finally voiced... Read More

Cooling off period

First, the climate is changing, it always has. The Sun which makes up 99.86 per cent of our solar system mass and is 1.2 million times larger than Earth, has... Read More

Reputation remains intact

The building of a replica of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour is a fitting tribute to the great man. Despite the recent fake news, Captain Cook's reputation... Read More

An ode to council

Our bright new mayor is Tenby, He heads a team of ten, three courageous women and seven merry men. They're Heidi, Dawn and Tina, Jaka, Steve and John, Larry,... Read More

Economic priorities

The New Zealand Economy has always been and most likely will remain dependent on the sale and export of its produce/products. Fact 1: There is not one gram of our... Read More

Ngati Porou and Cook

What a shocking indictment of international relations it is when a foreign government feels obligated, for political appeasement, to express national guilt for a... Read More

Tauranga museum revival?

Recently we have seen a well-planned, well-financed ambush from the campaign for better governance informing us the voter who not to vote for. Also intimating who... Read More

Three birds with one Te Reo stone

Recent comments in The Weekend Sun critical of Maori language deserve a reply. All primary school children are taught the rules of correct English at school. The... Read More