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Thank you
To the wonderful ambulance and first responders – how do I put into words the appreciation and awe that I have for you, the folk who worked so hard to give my life back for me.
I am referring to Mangawhai Ambulance personnel and first responders of the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter service.
It is roughly 10 weeks since I had an unexpected heart attack of huge proportions. Within 15 minutes of being notified, the local ambulance was here, and in time to see me collapse.
Those amazing people worked hard, for an hour, to stabilise me so I could be flown to Auckland Hospital. I was still unconscious, so not able to give my thanks and gratitude.
What I don’t understand is why they are not recognised for the superlative work that they do, saving lives. While some are paid, most work as volunteers!
What on earth is the mentality of the government that it does not recognise the wonderful work these volunteers do, and pay them accordingly?
I am now feeling well and able to live independently again without caregivers.
I have also to thank the wonderful family and friends that I have. They have filled the needs of an elderly woman who relied on them to keep other friends and relatives fully informed while she was virtually bedridden.
It is impossible to verbalise the gratitude that I have to those who cared. I hope they know that I credit them with a life that is once more able to contribute to our community.
Beverley Ross, Mangawhai
Motives questioned
Perhaps our local MP Chris Penk is trying to show he has a sense of humour with a couple of utterances lately, one of which was reported in Mahurangi Matters (Aug 5). He claims that besides the cost savings to developers, moving to more remote inspections for house building will reduce transport emissions, with inspectors not having to travel so much.
Just a few weeks ago he also suggested that the regulations regarding insulation in new builds should be eased as houses were way too well insulated, causing people to have to run their air-con in winter to cool them down!
Come on, Chris, pull the other one. Anyone with a new build is happy to know it is properly insulated and has been inspected to make sure we don’t head back down the leaky buildings road. The cynics among us could be forgiven for thinking his moves are not for the interests of consumers, but to help out developers’ profitability.
Neil Anderson, Algies Bay
Poor example
Fly tipping is a disgrace. Falls Reserve Warkworth is a beautiful spot and Forest and Bird Warkworth is working hard to make it even better, with weeding planting and a proposal to get access directly to the Redwood Grove. The culprit is obviously a young parent. What sort of parent are they when their behaviour sets such a bad example?
Roger Williams, Warkworth
Mahurangi Matters science columnist Ralph Cooney says this graph, sourced from Statista, demonstrates that NZ’s Olympic Games performance was exceptional in a pro rata comparison with almost all other countries.
