Earlier this month on a sunny Saturday, I decided to walk along the waterfront at The Strand to check things out. As I approached the new children's play area,... Read More

Why would an allegedly intelligent group of new city councillors throw democracy out the window at last month's council meeting by agreeing to appoint unelected... Read More

Some people are not happy with ACT leader David Seymour's proposal. Some people are seeking autonomy. Some people do not believe we should all be treated equally... Read More

Why is the Treaty Principles Bill of concern to all New Zealanders? Before 1840 Maori appealed to King William (the Crown) for protection from ‘troublesome... Read More

I was lucky enough to go for a walk through the CBD recently. Lots of spaces in the carparking buildings, the sun was shining and I stopped for a delicious coffee... Read More

A rather difficult situation occurs when you come off the motorway at Cambridge Rd at the Ōtūmoetai turnoff. If you are turning right and traffic on your left... Read More

There seems to be some confusion among our new Tauranga City councillors regarding their representative roles. It appears some take the view that they are elected... Read More

Back in the 1600s in Europe there were many wars. These ended because agreements were signed saying that Kings would not demand their subjects follow their conversion... Read More

Having recently spent five weeks in Tauranga Hospital waiting to go to Waikato, I cannot thank you enough. At all levels of care, I can only praise each and every... Read More

With the previous Government's passion for shared cycle/walk paths, we have a problem, a serious problem. Last week, I almost lost a good friend. She was exiting... Read More

A number of questions concern me about the Treaty Principles Bill, but let me go back to before The Treaty of Waitangi. A number of Māori chiefs,devastated over... Read More

The Tauranga City Council has asked us all to fill out its survey on the coming new aquatic centre facility scheduled to be built at Memorial Park. Great! But what... Read More