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Friday, January 31, 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.

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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Fighting words

Judith Collins, and the National Party, just doesn’t seem to get the picture. The removal of the Sir Winston Churchill painting has nothing to do with “Nazis” and the Greens are informed about history....
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Adaptation to climate change – not mitigation

It was pleasing to observe the responses from Jan & Yashimi Brett and Mary Kennedy (Times, September 7) to my letter (Times August 17) to confirm and reinforcing my commentary that deaths from climate...
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No vaccine for the ignorant

Whatever difficulties lie ahead in decarbonising the economy, with a bit of effort and brain power we could manage it. The IPCC report, written by 234 of the world’s leading scientists in the field, from...
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Don’t denounce Greta

Deanne Smart believes climate catastrophes will not threaten our existence (Times, August 17) and takes Greta Thunberg to task for warning as such. Accepting that there has been a drop in deaths from disasters since...
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