Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Readers' Letters

Thanks for the support

I’m Jessica Chand, the owner of Vanilla Plant Based Kitchen. I wanted to get in touch with the Times to say how grateful I am that you have taken the time to allow me to...

Guidelines are evidence-based

Unfortunately, I found the front page of our local paper at the dairy today . It was disappointing and hurtful to find the headline about the very important gender and sexuality guidelines being opposed by...

This has caused serious harm to good Howick businesses

The public rely on Auckland Council, and accredited mainstream press, TV and radio to publish factual information in an accurate manner especially when they publish information relating to the health and safety of the...

Facial recognition coming?

Some supermarkets are looking at installing facial recognition software. Local artist RS, who wishes to remain anonymous, uses a combination of AI and other digital tools, mainly Photoshop, depending on what he is working...

What’s the issue with Countdown/Woolworths cards?

Late January I was given one of the new Countdown/Woolworths cards to begin using in February. At that time they were giving out the cards out willy nilly and there was no suggestion of surrendering...

Where have the bins gone?

Local artist RS, who wishes to remain anonymous, uses a combination of AI and other other digital tools, mainly Photoshop, depending on what he is working on at the time. His latest illustration is entitled...

Council entertainment expenditure

With Auckland Council complaining it is strapped for cash, I would question why it is spending money on providing entertainment for the populace. The council are not the only ones feeling the pinch. Those of...

Don’t remove the bins

Re: ‘Rubbish bins are being removed to save $10m’, Times, January 24, removing rubbish bins is a big mistake. It will not take long for rubbish to accumulate everywhere. It is bad enough now...

Name and shame

Can anyone tell me the name of the idiot (in my opinion) who had two of the three public rubbish bins removed from outside the Domino’s Pizza area at 2 Johns Lane, Pakuranga? Please print...

Does anyone care?

The Hauraki Gulf is over-fished, over-polluted and is, basically, stuffed. Its beaches are increasingly polluted, snapper en masse are starving and in more and more are cases are becoming inedible microplastics, wastewater –...

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