Letters to the Editor

Good things have happened on Cameron Rd

It's like a beacon in the night. And it stops me in my tracks on the intersecton of 7th Ave and Cameron Rd as I traipse into the factory at dawn each day. I marvel.... Read More

Colourful crosswalks hurt no one

I am appalled but not shocked by a recent petition by a group of fellow Tauragians who started a petition to stop the rainbow crossing on Devonport St over the ‘cost'. I... Read More

What about an inland port?

How many times do we have to reconstruct Tōtara Street? The contractors have hardly gone and we're thinking of four-laning it. How about some constructive... Read More

Take pride in our city!

Re:Three Waters placards in Welcome Bay (letters page 24, The Weekend Sun October 4 edition). A few weeks back we were driving into Tauranga. It was a very slow... Read More

Cameron Rd – the design is flawed

Re: ‘So, we were wrong, probably. And they were right. Definitely!' (letters page 24, The Weekend Sun, October 4 edition). This letter was recently published... Read More

Thanks for shedding light on traffic offending

Re: ‘Why the heinous traffic offending in Tauranga?' (letters page 28, The Weekend Sun, October 11 edition). Good letter Charlie Chattaway of Greerton,... Read More

I LOVE DST…… 

It's been a part of us for damned near half a century, it's not going anywhere anytime soon, so suck it up. It was cemented in place 1975 but we still hear people... Read More

Dear Editor,

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

My wildlife adventure…

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

The observations of time…

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

Community support for Daffodil Day

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

Have these placards removed!

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