Food for thought

What a delight, to enable our diet to be developed by the scientists. Our dieticians will find other work. What will our bodies allow with this new food? Have the scientists thought of the effects that our bodies might rebel at this new fangled stuff?

Agriculure and horticulture might benefit – but how? Even though the prime scientific advisor to the government (Mail 13 October) advocates this expectation, why should we blindly follow?

Are we to be so institutionalized that tastes are eliminated and doctors have to learn new skills for, well, what? restricts or prohibits them using only three criteria provided for in the Act.

Self-contained and non selfcontained can park and overnight in these sites legally now.

The draft by-law also prohibited any non self contained tourism vans parking in public places and these would effectively need to go to Nelson’s well-equipped campgrounds.’’

The Freedom Camping Act of 2011 is very complicated but means that people must not camp within 200 metres of a motor vehicle accessible area.

For ‘‘avoidance of doubt’’ local authorities may not make bylaws that have the effect of prohibiting Freedom Camping in all local authority areas.

They must take ‘‘reasonableness and repugnancy’’ considerations as bylaws could create ‘‘virtual prohibition’’.

Bylaws must be ‘‘proportionate’’ to the nuisance created by freedom campers to ensure that any restrictions are justifiable in relation to the problems being experienced.

Can we guarantee that Tahuna Beach will not soon become the honey pot drawing freedom camper bees again?