Cadbury factory could be saved for other uses

WHY must we destroy Dunedin’s Cadbury factory, that fine piece of industrial architecture?

It could be used for so many things that could benefit the city, such as a new home for the Fortune Theatre, space for business startups, room for community groups.

The strong floors could support any type of industrial activity. There is a fine courtyard at the back with enough room for a circus and a giant warehouse that could be used for anything at all.

The building must be full of kitchens, laboratories, workshops and coolstores. Surely there would be people ready to make use of these today.

Instead it will be destroyed and replaced by a piece of Stalinist architecture, forced upon the city by central government.

Do we want the historic precinct ruined by such a building? Do we want helicopters landing in the middle of the city?

If we have a homelessness problem now, will it not just get worse with an influx of workers?

There are so many good possible uses for the Cadbury factory.

In the future, noone will thank those who destroyed an important part of this city’s history. T. Ryan

Dunedin

Euthanasia not suicide

IT is Mental Health Awareness Week.

Politicians, do you want to reduce our national suicide rate? Here’s a method guaranteed to succeed — make voluntary euthanasia legal by passing the End of Life Choice Bill.

An argument against assisted dying is that it will ‘‘send the wrong message’’ and encourage suicide. The truth is that there is a huge difference between suicide and assisted dying. Ask those left behind.

Those bereaved by suicide are usually traumatised, sometimes for years, because they know their loved one was desperate at the time of their lonely death.

Those bereaved by assisted dying are usually at peace, because they know their loved one was at peace when they died. Dianne Cooper

Waikanae