Letters to the Editor

Thank you!

I recently had the good fortune to win two tickets to the 16th Avenue Theatre show, ‘Blue Eyes'. What a lovely group of hugely-talented people, actors, singers... Read More

When lawns bemuse

The city's lawn mowing programme continues to amuse, but mostly bemuse. There's a large triangular grass traffic island bounded by Vale and Chapel streets, and... Read More

Patients, don’t be fobbed off!

Re: ‘News article ‘Melanoma makes life black and white for Karl' (page 18, The Weekend Sun Friday, March 15, 2024 edition). Reading the article regarding... Read More

The great untruths

Am I missing something? Or is Vladimir Putin missing something? The world was sickened to the core by the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on Moscow's Crocus... Read More

A suggestion to the PM

Prime Minister Chris Luxon and his team are trying hard to cut wasteful spending among the bureaucracy down in Wellington - so the taxpayers of this country get... Read More

Just an idea....

Just an idea for Tauranga City Council to consider for Cameron Rd. Do the essential underground works, but wait for the demand of hundreds of pedestrians and... Read More

A traffic jam for nothing!

On the morning of March 11 we went from Katikati to Tauranga via State Highway 2 with two cars to have one car serviced. We left at 06am to arrive at 8.15am after... Read More

SH2 roadworks – please explain!

I'd love to hear from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on who they contracted to do the SH2 Whakamarama resealing to explain what the process is like to reseal a... Read More

Keep them coming!

Re: ‘Uneducated, gutter stuff' (‘From the Rabbits... column, page 2, March 1, 2024, The Weekend Sun). Oh my goodness that last column was hilarious.... Read More

Independence taken away...

Re: Letters page 25, March 1, 2024, The Weekend Sun. I endorse Helen Smith's comment about the closure of The Warehouse on Cameron Road. I am one of hundreds... Read More

We are sick of the congestion!

Both State Highways are horrors for traffic congestion. People are desperate for decent roading networks on State Highway 2 and SH29. We are sick of the congestion,... Read More

Will TCC apply same logic to themselves?

I think it is commendable that Tauranga City Council is considering charging considerably higher rents to the various charities and sports groups that use TCC facilities... Read More