Tauranga is going to stagnate
Retauranga council problems. We moved fromwellington totauranga nearly nine years ago.
The weather in Wellington finally defeated our desire to remain there, and themove to Tauranga has improved our health and the productivity of our (newish) garden.
But there is inmy view seemingly a smalltown flavour as tohowwe progress as a city and a lack of desire to advance this city as a bi-cultural, environmentally aware place to live that doesn’t just exist for sea, surf, and sun.
Byignoring a sharedhumanity, and the need to radically address urgent problems, for example, the disposal of waste, andwhyon earth can’twehave amuseum?
This city will stagnate and truly will become anunattractive blot on the landscape. Apity, becauseweso enjoyed thetauranga Symphonia Orchestra’s concert on Sunday afternoon.
Sally Quaddel Tauranga
Byelection after byelection
With the possibility that an existing councillormight stand and thenmight win the upcomingmayoral byelection (News, November 24) this would result in yet another byelection with all of the associated financial costs.
Inmyopinion, it’s time for the Government to appoint a statutory commissioner.
I actually dislike the thought of the appointment of a commissioner because I suspect that high rates rises would become the normand also democracy would be takenawayfrom the electorate but there appear to be few other options.
Let’s do this and keepmoving as the Labour slogans tell us as.
The sooner it begins, the sooner it will be over.
Mikebaker Bethlehem