Friday, March 29, 2024

Readers' Letters

Proposed Pakuranga Road crossing

Think again. Derek Paterson in his letter (Times, September 7) is right but wrong. Based on the installation of a similar raised pedestrian crossing at the junction of Bucklands Beach and Macleans roads late last...

What’s happened to our faith?

New Zealand was once habitually described as ‘God’s own,’ its inhabitants recognising, in it displayed, the untouched epitome of the Heavenly Majesty’s creative terrestrial prowess. Over time, the hallmark of God’s authorship has become obscured,...

MSD bullying not on

I am just wondering if anyone else has been to the Ministry of Social Development lately and felt bullied. Unfortunately, I have just had a very bad experience with a person at the Highland Park...

Who’s destroying our signs?

The senseless and wanton vandalism of all political candidate’s signage is a perennial problem. I have lived with it for more than 30 years. These signs cost a lot of money and a huge amount...

Raised crossing a fait accompi?

Having attended the public meeting on the proposed raised crossing on Pakuranga Road, a number of things stood out for me. Firstly, the school hall was filled which obviously indicated that the issue was indeed...

Proposed raised crossing for Pakuranga Road

At the public meeting held on August 29 with representatives from Auckland Transport, it was evident that they had little knowledge or experience of travelling on Pakuranga Road. Their main concern was for the safety...

Too expensive to fix?

It takes two traffic control trucks, two works truck, three drivers, one supervisor, two workers and 300 orange cones to fix a pot hole. They arrive on site, it’s morning tea time. Then they fill...

Auckland Council must stick to its core role and functions

A recent edition of the Times carried a front-page article about the intentions of two candidates for the Howick Ward who are promising “to tackle crime”. They laid out a plan that at several points...

God ‘n’ all that

Did he appear in a puff of smoke or arrive on a spaceship? Where is the science behind God’s creation? Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and has said, “religion and science cannot sit side...

Talk about misdirection

Stuff’s documentary, Fire and Fury, is something to behold. Its inquisitorial experts piously poking as pustuled conspiracy theorists threaten our besieged democracy with their pestilential heresies. This piece opines with such sanctimonious intellectual languor that it...

Latest Opinion