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Monday, November 11, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Elected members; RSA operations; cheap fares

Elected members There are far too many people on the Howick Local Board. That said, most local boards in Auckland seem to be getting more people on board when in reality ratepayers and local communities very...

Letters to the Editor: National identity; speed; tax cuts

Idea NZ What is New Zealand? It’s not a collection of islands near the lower part of the Pacific Ocean. It’s not a collection of people from many cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It’s not an agricultural economy...

Letters to the Editor: Plaza woes; Treaty education

Keep tenants in loop I agree that Pakuranga Plaza is a shadow of what it was when I settled here over 20 years ago (Times, September 13). Back then, every shop was occupied, and you could...

Māori naming of community assets

Why oh why do we have to rename all assets and attractions, in our east Auckland Local Board in this 2024 year? According to Stats NZ, there is less than 1 per cent of...

Bi-weekly rubbish collection

Now there is a suggestion that rubbish will be collected only every second week, and yet Auckland Council started an expensive food waste collection. There are approximately 540,000 households in Auckland. Charge to each...

Pedestrian safety

I visited London and Dublin last year, and was impressed that we tourists were able to walk the footpaths safely. No risk of being hit by a speeding cycle or e-scooter, as these were...

Wrong on speed limits

Normally I would agree with Simeon Brown, but as a father of a daughter killed in a high-speed impact, I must object to the idea of increasing speed limits. The higher the speed the...

Pakuranga Road speed limit

Can Simeon Brown please explain exactly how increasing the speed limit on Pakuranga Road decreases congestion. If he’s right we all look forward to the morning and afternoon commute being so much quicker by...

The city is closing

Regarding the demise of Smith and Caughey – no parking, vagrants, crime, why would you shop in Queen Street ? And it will totally dry up when the City Rail Link opens and the...

Shopping centre’s appearance

For many months I have been watching the signage for the shopping centre on the corner of Whitford Road and Somerville Road looking in a pretty dismal ripped state. Question: With the uncertain weather...

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