Recall raises questions for satisfied customer

I HAVE two of the Serene Type S 2068 heaters installed and they have been perfectly satisfactory for five years. They are now totally banned from use and sale in New Zealand, where they have been available since at least 2018. There must be many thousands of these units in use, and I must ask the following questions.

Were these inspected for a type approval before being placed on the market? If so, presumably they were passed as being acceptable and met the appropriate new standards for sale? If they weren’t inspected, why not? If they were, how has a fault that is now so horrendous as to result in total prohibition developed by itself?

It also begs the question, who covers the cost of replacement?

Bob Farrell Arrowtown

Woken up

According to regular ODT articles, Ingrid Leary is an extremely busy MP offering an opinion and/or solution for every project or idea suggested by anyone. During the Parliament recess, she even managed to fit in a trip to Taiwan. However, even after much thought, I don’t seem to be able to remember her offering many worthwhile suggestions or solutions during the past three years. It appears that being in opposition may have woken her up.

Alex Armstrong North East Valley

Cross party support

Mayor Radich says ( ODT 29.4.24) everyone is looking for “crossparty support” to develop longterm climate change adaptation infrastructure in South Dunedin.

This already has Labour’s buyin along with other opposition parties. Will the governing parties come to the party?

Ingrid Leary Taieri MP