Friday 2 July 2021
Potentially divisive
Big thanks!
I completely agree with what is written by Meriel and Murray Hefmeyr of Welcome Bay in your paper (The Weekend Sun, June 18, page 30) about the vaccination centre at Baypark.
The Weekend Sun
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I went there and I found the organisation and the people involved fantastic. A big thanks! Mirella Veneziano, Bethlehem.
Congratulations to Bill Capamagian for his letter ‘History View Flawed’ (The Weekend Sun, June 25, page 25) and also to The Weekend Sun for printing it, as I suspect our politically correct daily newspaper would not have done so.
Bill’s last paragraph, as chilling as it may sound, needs to be taken seriously. Although he does not specifically mention it by name, I suspect Bill is referring to potentially divisive legislation recently slipped through by our government. I'll leave readers to fathom out that one. Ian Lucas, Welcome Bay.
Not much benefit
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
I note that Tauranga City rates are about to go up by 15 per cent. I do wonder as to what percentage of the rates take goes to the Regional Council, who are responsible for the empty yellow busses on our streets? I ask this because after
being driven along Cameron Road from Barkes Corner to 1st Avenue for my Covid jab we passed eight busses, mainly stationary at bus stops, empty – two were ‘not in service’. The other point of interest was the one cyclist riding on
the footpath. The Regional Council has to pay the drivers and maintain the busses, insurance and fuel etc. Quite a sum, but the majority of the local population do not benefit from the service. Peter Turner, Pyes Pa.
House prices have to fall
We have so many young people who want to own their own homes, but the price of housing has made a mockery of their dreams. The harder they work the more expensive home ownership is becoming. Drastic action is required if we care about the future prosperity of our region. Increasingly, we have to watch as house prices just keep exploding upwards and out of their reach. It’s okay if one is selling and buying on the same market, but devastating for families who are just starting to plan for their future. With the restrictions and punitive rules that have been placed on landlords, rental properties
Mari Visagie PET ESSENTIALS Greerton Village
Why not a train?
“ I come in
almost weekly from Te Puna to get my 3 dogs washed in the DIY dog wash and to purchase their food, treats, collars etc. Such friendly and efficient service.”
It matters where you shop SHOP LOCAL
ANYA COSTELLO
www.buytauranga.co.nz
I just had to reply to letter ‘Time for a train?’ (The Weekend Sun, June 18, page 30) – the best and most logical letter I have read for ages. I do the trip to Katikati, see all the road works going on there then look at all the train tracks all ready for a train I think ‘why not put a train on to relieve all this congestion on the road and save all the road works?’. Also, train tracks all over Tauranga could be used to bring people into the city for work etc. Having lived in Wellington for many years, I was always impressed with the train service for passengers to work etc. Why is it easy for the council to build road over-bridges than to use existing train tracks? Pauline Robinson, Welcome Bay.
Introducing the winter clean. Radical, we know. Great deals on big brand floorcare
are also going to get harder to find as well. The government is introducing legislation to replace the Resource Management Act, and we have developers ready to take the risk and get building so that more homes can be built. But unless the new legislation makes it easier to free up more land on which to build houses, the serious situation will continue. This is a devastating position for our region to be in, and not enough urgency is given to getting things moving. We talk a lot, round in circles mainly. We need new houses built this year not in five years’ time. Margaret Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.
Stay away from our greenery I am absolutely opposed to any thoughts of closing or shifting the Tauranga Racecourse and Tauranga Golf Club for housing. Tauranga is not overburdened with green areas, especially the quality of these iconic facilities in such close proximity to the city centre. Take a look at the old city of London and other cities around the world with their beautiful parks. The roading infrastructure in Greerton and the surrounding area is seriously struggling now without further burdens. Leave Tauranga’s green spaces alone! Hugh McCarroll, Pyes Pa.