The proposed new animal by-law, which does not appear to be animal friendly, poses some interesting issues. Firstly, with the expansion of Tauranga city, there are now many rural areas within the city boundaries. These areas and farms have existing land...... Read More

Last year the Tauranga City Council administration building was finally demolished after a long-winded process of TCC self-justification as to avoid making a few simple repairs and instead embark on an extremely expensive alternative of a huge build instead...... Read More

Mr Twyford and Labour’s nonsense about residential tenancies is unbelievable and not being a landlord or tenant, I can see both sides. Terminations of 42 days’ notice on sales and 90 days as of right have always worked well in practice. Tenancies...... Read More

Many overseas people I've met over the years comment on how fast some Kiwis talk. And how many radio listeners are out there who are frustrated by the speed talking that irritates the ears and scrambles the brain? Apart from the odd advert, the worst...... Read More

In response to letters from Dey/Parish (September 7) and Paterson (August 31). Historically, pre-1800s New Zealand, various pockets of ex-islanders with various dialects existed, battle-victor determined. It's difficult to pretend ‘a universal...... Read More

A note of encouragement is in order for Rogers Rabbits in the face of S Rawson’s criticism (September 7). And bravo for publishing critics of your own views; it’s admirable. Humorous or satirical writings are fair play as long as they don’t...... Read More

In response to M Whitwell (September 7) praising Roger Rabbits' clever parody on a climate change conference (August 24), let's be clear about the distinction between the sometimes muddled politics of climate change and its unequivocal science.  It...... Read More

In spite of the overwhelming results in the Maori wards referendum from the people he has been chosen to represent – 78 per cent against them – the Western Bay of Plenty Mayor, Garry Webber, has chosen a reprehensible path to achieve his personal...... Read More

I read R Paterson's latest ‘Government-driven compulsion’ (The Weekend Sun, August 31) and met those words "their modern fabricated language (bearing little resemblance to original Maori)" and thought, at the very least, he should...... Read More

R Paterson (The Weekend Sun, August 31) seems unaware that Maori language does have an economic value for us. New Zealand benefits from people who can speak the languages of the countries that we trade with and from which tourists come. Language experts...... Read More