I enjoyed Jim Bunny's article on charging guests for the privilege of dining with you. It's almost as audacious as cafes that charge like wounded bulls and then... Read More

Nice of the commissioners to disappear off to their holiday homes over Christmas without mowing the lawns first. Thanks a lot. You could have put the house in order... Read More

May I firstly congratulate the Sun on printing letters in regard to climate change which do not comply with the normal narrative we see in the main stream media.... Read More

The old year lies in the bin, With many wounds to the skin. With many promises sliding away, And actions postponed to a future day. We have to now pin all our Hopes... Read More

I was having lunch with my grandson, partner and baby great granddaughter at the Mill House restaurant at the Crossing on Friday, January 6. Whilst having a quiet... Read More

Tauranga City Council years ago took the initiative to build Route K and tolled it, because no government funding was ever available. In 2015 the Transport Agency... Read More

Recently, I drove both to Auckland and Wellington. Driving to Auckland via the 110km/hr expressway, missing both Cambridge and Hamilton, was marvellous. Likewise,... Read More

My last six-monthly rates bill from Western Bay of Plenty District Council included a Katikati stormwater charge of $409.12, a sewerage charge Katikati of $953.53... Read More

It has never ceased to amaze me how long humans have taken to realise and/or admit that the absolute worst creature on this planet is two-legged and thinks it is... Read More

As we all sit round the table on Christmas day, pulling at the festive crackers, wondering what will be inside, I bet many a politician will be wondering how 2023... Read More

Tauranga Domain's croquet, bowls, lawn tennis and the kids' playground are all under threat so quite rightly should be mortified and incensed with Commissioners... Read More

I doubt that many of the non-Maori MPs would be able to translate correctly the te Reo names of the signage of all government departments without the subsequent... Read More