Rights, equality and fairness

Ms Murray-Benge’s recent personal disappointments and sense of ‘unfair play’ may have clouded her perceptions of fairness, rights, equality,... Read More

Climate change and ‘political agenda’ – again!

B Johnson (in the Weekend Sun, December 6, page 40) claims the media are biased by highlighting hot weather records and ignoring extreme cold events, such... Read More

We are one? Says Jacinda

David Clark, Health Minister, has appointed 13 new Health Board Chairs, four are Maori, why even mention that fact, if not using it as a political football... Read More

Fair treatment for Maori

Three of the writers to The Weekend Sun December 6 seem to be mistaken. J.Hill (page 41) says that the 1975 Treaty of Waitangi Act was meant to address... Read More

No more people

I disagree with Councillor Steve Morris' call for more land to be made available for subdivision and houses. Tauranga cannot cope with more people... Read More

‘Talking Trash’ survey

I, as a person living on my own, am objecting to a council run waste service. Where was the chance to add comments in the ‘talkingtrash’ survey? I... Read More

Tiny solution for big crisis

Steve Morris’ column (The Weekend Sun, December 6, page 25) got me thinking – if we are facing a housing crisis and land shortage, why don’t... Read More

Expecting the government to fix it all

In response to D Hill (The Weekend Sun, December 6, page 40), roads are not the sole answer in fact your suggestions are in fact cave man thinking. The... Read More

Getting a free lunch

It’s a sad fact that too many jump on the bandwagon, when they do not need to. Look at the many tattoos and expensive phones. People in need - yes... Read More

Knowledge, opinions and experience

The Local Government Act requires local authorities to have processes to provide opportunities for Maori to contribute to the decision-making process and... Read More

Code of conduct

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

A selective media

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... Read More

TCC v Race Relations Commissioner

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... Read More

Do what is needed

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... Read More

Justice?

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... Read More