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Drive like an All Black

Here’s road safety slogan. To be a ‘winner’ on the road you must drive like the All Blacks, play with 100 per cent concentration on the field – or road – and comply with all of the rules. K Jones, Katikati.... Read More

No pleasing some people

RE: R Paterson’s letter ‘Peddling trouble’, The Weekend Sun, December 14. R Paterson seems illogical and ungrateful as the dysfunctional United Nations Global Migration Compact would surely do him a great service and allow him go as...... Read More

Giving away our sovereignty wholesale

RE: R Paterson’s letter ‘Peddling trouble’, The Weekend Sun, December 14. I agree with R Paterson’s letter. This is unbelievably criminal what Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern want to sign up too. If they agree to sign this ‘Global...... Read More

Just flabbergasted

Re: ‘Lots of love for our cycleways’ The Weekend Sun, November 30. I was flabbergasted to read in this newspaper of M Murray Benges’ statement that she and fellow WBOPDC councillors were eagerly awaiting the swift completion of the cycleway/walkway...... Read More

A privilege to be there

The hospitality shown to all who attended the Anglican church apology ceremony was truly remarkable.  Although biscuits and sausage rolls would have met expectations, it more akin to a wedding banquet, with beautifully set tables and a fabulous meal...... Read More

Working instead of begging?

Re: Article ‘‘Fresh air’ isn’t enough’ page 9, November 30, 2018. In this article Plunket chief nurse Jane O’Malley says she hopes Police would take a lighthearted approach, as people from lower-income households, who...... Read More

A big mess

Resealing on State Highway 2 between Kauri Point and Woodland roads last Sunday, December 11, caused a big headache for a lot of travellers. Time delays, cracked windscreens, stone chips, stones lodged in brake pads and stuck in wheel arches are just...... Read More

Honesty from a “bad road driver”

In reply to A. McNeill (December 7), we agree with some of your conclusions but have to disagree with others. My partner and I agree that the speed limit must be lowered to save lives - if the laws of physics were applied and obeyed, death by impact...... Read More

Nothing wrong with the road

I totally agree with professional truck operator A. McNeill, (December 7), and while I agree with Rogers Rabbits’ views on most things, I also take issue with him regarding the Tauranga/Waihi highway. It would be very nice to have a four-lane highway...... Read More

Electric Bu

Christina Bu, the secretary-general of the Norway Electric Vehicle Association, is in our newspapers and on our TVs and radios espousing Norway’s 50 per cent ownership of EV/hybrid cars. Norway taxes large, polluting private vehicles heavily, and...... Read More