Letters to the Editor
08:00am Fri 10 Nov, 2023
Dear Mr Luxon, I saw the interview you had this past week on TV One, regarding firecrackers! I'm absolutely floored by your reply, when the majority of people... Read More
08:00am Fri 10 Nov, 2023
News of Air NZ's choosing a designer for its new cabin crew uniform is inappropriate and insensitive in these high-cost-of-living times. I mean really? Are you kidding... Read More
08:00am Fri 10 Nov, 2023
Recently I had to be taken to hospital for investigation of a sudden medical event. From the minute St John Ambulance staff arrived at my door, I received exceptional... Read More
06:00am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
Recently I saw on television, the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins crowing that inflation was coming down. Presumably he was referring to the March 2023 figure of 8.5... Read More
06:00am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
In 1989, Mount Maunganui Borough Council (MMBC), like a reluctant bride, was bequeathed to Tauranga City Council (TCC) by the Lange Labour Party. Prior to the amalgamation,... Read More
06:00am Fri 27 Oct, 2023
Re: 'Tauranga Stands at a crossroads' column by Priority One's outgoing independent chair Simon Clarke. Simon Clarke reflects on his 12 years with Priority One (The... Read More
06:06am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Re: Proposed parking charges at The Mount. Tauranga City Council's Reece Wilkinson has known for many years that there were parking problems at the Mount. A... Read More
06:04am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Going through some very old family correspondence, I found the following information from the CV of my wife's father, John Forrest Brodie, in relation to road building... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Re: 'No Care or Consideration?' letter by Noel Hewitt on page 22, The Weekend Sun, September 29, 2023, with reply from Tauranga City Council's acting Transport... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 Oct, 2023
Re: 'No Care or Consideration?' letter by Noel Hewitt on page 22, The Weekend Sun, September 29, 2023, with reply from Tauranga City Council's acting Transport Network... Read More
06:00am Fri 13 Oct, 2023
Re: 'Concerns over cell phone tower', Page 3, The Weekend Sun, September 29. Several years ago when these things started sprouting up like mushrooms we were told... Read More
06:00am Fri 13 Oct, 2023
I have just received my invoice for Regional Rates and find that $250.83 of the full amount of $631.57 is for the Tauranga City public transport system. I wonder... Read More