I am reminded that people need to learn how or when to indicate at the roundabouts every time I drive around beautiful Tauranga. The Pyes Pa roundabout has the... Read More

This would never have happened at my 24th floor apartment just off Queen Street in Auckland. You would hear the police and ambulance sirens, the chaos when the night... Read More

When we are waiting in anticipation for something to happen, we seem to be looking at reluctant moving clocks with sticky hands that don't really want to move. The... Read More

On August 30, 2024, the communities of the Western Bay of Plenty came together in support of Daffodil Day. You may be aware that Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society's... Read More

Every time I drive down Welcome Bay Rd I am offended by still seeing the scurrilous placards promoting Three Waters. Perhaps council staff haven't caught up with... Read More

Remember all the naysayers who objected, opposed, criticised the Cameron Rd cycle way before it went in. What a lot of bellyaching? I was one of them … wondered... Read More

Are you aware that many sole seasonal tourist operators at Mount Maunganui are still facing significant challenges, post-Covid era? With rising costs, these local... Read More

On behalf of Under the Stars Charitable Trust, we'd like to wholeheartedly thank you all for your generosity in our recent winter-donations drive - publicised in... Read More

Re: the cognitive testing for senior drivers now in existence. My wife and I are both in the high 80s. She went to the surgery to have stitches removed and was also... Read More

A recent report in The Weekend Sun that the Tauranga City Council has agreed to subsidise a two-year ferry service trial between Tauranga CBD and the Mount, at a... Read More

Back in the day voting was a serious and important event, considered a civic duty. To vote you went to a specific polling station where a policeman was on duty and... Read More

If you ignore the people, they will ignore you. I raise this as we approach the time for Tauranga residents to vote in a new council. For instance, the Local... Read More