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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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Letters should not exceed 200 words and should carry the name, residential address and contact telephone number of the author.

Busway to Botany nonsensical

I could not really believe what I heard today with reference to the proposed busway between Pakuranga and Botany. I believe they have already made up their minds as to what is going to happen,...
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No more Guy Fawkes nights please

When is the council going to show some intestinal fortitude and ban the sale of fireworks? They are pollution-makers (and contribute to) noise pollution, air pollution. Most of the people letting them off do not know...
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Manmade global warming

Now that China and the US see that an urgent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions outweighs their ideological differences, we can move on, put climate deniers in the same basket as anti-vaxxers. (Let us...
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Thank goodness, a Ministry for Disabled People

The announcement of a new Ministry for Disabled People, under the Ministry for Social Development, has been hailed as a much-needed development by the Grey Power Federation. President Jan Pentecost said the new ministry, which...
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This is just nit-picking

Deane Smart’s summary of the IPCC Report offers all the reassurance of nit-picking – for monkeys! There is absolutely no evidence the “greening” Smart refers to will reduce famine because the “greenery” is not...
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Soap is a virus killer

It is no accident that the regular washing of our hands with soap, along with social distancing and mask wearing, are our best weapons for preventing the spread of the virus. The fatty outside protein...
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We must support local business

I believe. I believe in hope, I believe in the power of community spirit, and because of that I believe in revival. I believe in you. The support we give to our community at this time will...
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Have we forgotten about God?

Covid-19 is a manmade evil spread to all nations of the world. It has caused mayhem to all societies cultures and economies. But that is not all we are experiencing at this file in...
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UVC a tool to fight Covid-19

A recent study in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), investigating using UVC light (UVC refers to ultraviolet light at certain wavelengths) to kill large amounts of the coronavirus in liquid culture found...
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Owners not picking up after their dogs

I am a resident in Howick and live off Somerville Road. I use the Mangemangeroa Reserve daily to take my dog for a walk however I am getting more and more frustrated about the...
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