Letters to the editor: Why is council sharing cost of tree removal?
7 May, 2021 10:00 PM
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Two eucalyptus trees on Fenton St have been removed, with the council sharing the cost with Rydges Hotel. Photo / File
Two eucalyptus trees on Fenton St have been removed, with the council sharing the cost with Rydges Hotel. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
Your article, (News, May 6) says the cost of removing the big gum trees from in front of the quarantine hotel Rydges is being shared by the hotel and Rotorua Lakes Council. I would like to know the reasoning behind this.
Letters to the editor: Judith Collins needs to keep speaking out
7 May, 2021 10:00 PM
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A reader says if National Party leader Judith Collins keeps speaking out against the Government they could regain control at the next election. Photo / File
A reader says if National Party leader Judith Collins keeps speaking out against the Government they could regain control at the next election. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
I viewed National Party leader Judith Collins speech at the National Party Conference online and was extremely heartened to hear her views on separatist governance in our dear country. There is a growing groundswell of
Letters to the editor: Two hours of free parking is not enough time
21 Jan, 2021 08:00 PM
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Bay of Plenty Times
In the Bay of Plenty Times (January 14), a story compared money collected in parking fees. My question is why do the comparisons only go to June 2020, surely it is only a push of a computer button to go up to December 2020.
Two hours of free parking is not enough time to go to movies and have lunch. I would have thought that the first two hours in parking building would be free but no, fees apply from the minute you enter car parking building.
Letters to the editor: Calgary s rubbish system similar to Tauranga s
13 Jan, 2021 08:00 PM
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Calgary s rubbish service is more like Tauranga s says a reader. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times I was interested to read Tony Fellingham s letter on January 12 where he argues a waste collection system like that used in Calgary, Canada would be more appropriate for Tauranga than the system proposed by Tauranga City Council.
Calgary does have a well-run waste system that sees it ranked as one of the world s cleanest cities.
But it seems things have changed since Tony lived there. Calgary now runs a waste collection system virtually identical to that proposed by Tauranga City Council.
Letters to the editor: One-size-fits-all rubbish policy dismays
11 Jan, 2021 07:00 PM
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A variety of Tauranga City Council rubbish bins and recycling bins. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
I m dismayed by the autocratic one-size-fits-all rubbish policy adopted by Tauranga City Council. It is in such contrast to what I experienced during my time living in Calgary, Canada, whereby this same issue was open for full public consultation.
The outcome was an inexpensive, creatively agreed user-involved system without household bins.
Throughout the city, large colour-coded containers were permanently placed in every supermarket parking lot and other public parking areas.