Book bias alleged Jo de Joux, Yes for Compassion, Wellington (abridged) I am contacting you from [lobby group] Yes for Compassion. On 14 July, Hibiscus Matters posted an interview with Caralise Trayes about her book The Final Choice. She has written...... Read More

Heartfelt thanks Ellie and I would like to publicly thank all the people that have helped us in so many ways since we received the devastating news advising that Matthew lost his life on June 19, 2020, whilst working as a Police Officer, a career he...... Read More

Senseless spending on humps Chris Casey, Manly (abridged) As per your article (HM July 1) the $150,000 spent on this one road, Laurence Street, could have been used to help seal some of the loose metalled roads within Rodney. Now the speed bumps have...... Read More

Crazy spending In a time when Auckland Council is basically insolvent, we have our Rodney Local Board, who are totally controlled by Rodney First members Phelan Pirrie (chairperson) and his deputy Beth Houlbrooke, on their usual spending sprees on their...... Read More

Apartments too high Paul Evans, Orewa. I refer to the item in June 17 edition (Apartments proposed for Orewa, p6). The story is a reminder of the pointlessness of the so called intent of the Unitary Plan to conform with the general building stock in...... Read More

Landfills unnecessary Your newspaper recently published comments from Steve Goldthorpe (MM June 17) regarding my earlier column on Waste-to-Energy. Mr Goldthorpe argued some important negative points on the subject of WtE. I am glad he did so, because...... Read More

Peninsula de-shopped? Sel Jones, Manly (abridged) I am writing with regard to the situation of the drop in shopping opportunities in the Manly Plaza. Back in the eighties when the population was a lot less than present, the shops including cafés...... Read More

Unrepresentative commission The Representation Commission has decided to call our electorate Kaipara ki Mahurangi rather than Helensville (MM May 20). Northern Action Group submitted that the Rodney name should apply as the area is largely now aligned...... Read More

Terrible tolls Tolling the new Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is exactly the wrong thing to do (MM May 20). A toll of $2.80 will double the traffic flow on the old State Highway from 7000 vehicles per day to 15,000 vehicles per day. Even a toll of $1.50...... Read More

Mind-boggling Shane Bygrave, Tindalls Bay The apartments shown in your March 18 paper, which Council has allowed to be built by the water in Gulf Harbour are totally unsuited to this location, in my view. It is not only the height but the lack of a...... Read More