Is offering a nudist-only slice of Papamoa beach an option to prevent upsetting residents? I Stanley suggests so in his letter to the editor. Photo/file
Is offering a nudist-only slice of Papamoa beach an option to prevent upsetting residents? I Stanley suggests so in his letter to the editor. Photo/file
"I think it's time for our council to make a stand and draw a line in the sand about Papamoa's free beach.
"There is no law prohibiting public nudity on our beaches so it would be wrong to forbid naturists from using the beach.
"However, they could reserve part of the beach that is already popular with local and visiting naturists and clearly signpost it so that others know what to expect.
"That way those who wish to swim or sunbathe au naturel can do so without the risk of offending others.
"Larry Baldock (News, March 22), is trying to follow up on one of his campaign promises by asking Tauranga households to answer surveys on topical issues, to help the city council make decisions.
"Now I've heard it all.
"Councillor Baldock suggests that surveys are sent out to ratepayers attached to their rates and water invoices, obviously at a cost to the ratepayer of course.
"The ultimate costs being indeterminate because it's not certain how many people will bother to complete the survey and use the postage-paid envelope or just bin it.
"His suggestion is not popular with some of his colleagues, for varying reasons.
"I get the impression that we should have a survey on whether or not to have more time-wasting suggestions put forward by councillors instead of them working together for the betterment of the people of Tauranga.
"In other words, doing what they are paid for." (Abridged)
Isabel Ashmore Tauranga
Nobody except a land agent seems to want Tauranga to get bigger, says reader Gary Horan. Photo/file
"Who will pay? Here's the latest Tui ad: the people who promote and financially benefit from growth will pay the $256.1 million loan the council want for infrastructure. Yeah right.
"It seems simple that the Government want Tauranga to have all this land and infrastructure available for their ridiculous housing policy so then the council needs to tell the Government to pay for it outright instead of bankrupting ratepayers to pay for new residents' costs. It's not just housing, with more than 12 per cent more residents here we need 12 per cent more doctors, nurses, hospital rooms, roads, school teachers, even 12 per cent more councillors (perish the thought). Nobody except a land agent I have spoken to wants a bigger Tauranga.
"However, then I guess I only talk to clever, realistic, normal hard-working people."
