Letters to the Editor

TCC want the goose to lay bigger eggs

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

Two parts to any story...

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... Read More

Inflation myths...

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

Really so urgent?

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

Built in six months back in the day!

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

Parking problems known for ages!

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 three-storey... Read More

Hats off to you sir...

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

Mount needs a carparking building

Re: Proposed parking charges at The Mount. Tauranga City Councillor Reece Wilkinson has known for many years that there were parking problems at the Mount. A three-storey... Read More

Mini buses would be more appropriate

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

Cellphone tower woe

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... Read More

Graffiti agreements

Hi Jim Bunny, thank you for your editorial highlighting the graffiti issue. I agree wholeheartedly with your comments, and would love to see some police action... Read More

Government's role in directing New Zealand news

With small NZ media publications losing advertising to overseas online media, journalists need funding. "Fair Digital News Bargaining" (FDNB) claims to help journalists... Read More