PRICEY ADVICE
Energy Wise keeps giving us advice on how to save power. Beware! It may save you money initially but in the end it will cost you more.
They tell you that you could be saving New Zealand money. A few years back in Auckland, there was a so called drought.
We were all asked to conserve water as they had emptied a couple of the dams and I predicted that less use of water would put the price of water up to make up for less profit for essential work etc.
I was right, months later up went the price.
I believe in stuff to save the planet, but don’t want pensioners and those who can least afford it ripped off again. Regarding the use of medical marijuana for people with terminal illness: I couldn’t agree more on this subject.
Recently I went to the Ranui medical centre after having a routine blood test and was told my cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure was elevated.
I received a prescription for some ‘‘legal drugs’’ to control this.
Before I take anything like this I research the internet for the side effects. I was horrified at what I read.
Metformin and Quinapril is what I was given and they haven’t been opened.
There are alternatives to these drugs with such scary side effects.
It’s true that marijuana does have unpredictable strength when grown.
But what about the side effects of legal drugs? Yes I feel that it should be made legal for medical use.
I have always believed that being allowed to legally grow for our own personal use would immediately remove the criminal element out of it . In recent issues has published Far North District Council advertisements about a new sewerage system for Kerikeri. These advertisements contain omissions. Two burning questions being discussed among the community are:
Exactly where is the plant to go? The descriptions given by council are not specific. We need to see a map. Is it going to be compulsory for some ratepayers to be joined up to the scheme? If so, what is the likely cost, and what is the situation for those who cannot afford it?
This is a major issue for the people of Kerikeri.
The plant will be located in a disused farm quarry about three kilometres from the junction of Cobham and Kerikeri roads to the south-east of the town.
Its nearest road frontage is 99 Shepherd Rd, though this is a misnomer as the quarry is set well back from the road and the plant, when completed, will be surrounded by a 15-hectare buffer zone.
An aerial photo showing the location of the plant can be downloaded from the council’s website.
It is not council’s intent to make connecting to the scheme compulsory. However, all properties located within the scheme’s expanded service area will be subject to an availability rate.
Council is not yet in a position to calculate the likely cost of connecting to the scheme which should be completed by October 2017. This is dependent on pipeline and plant designs. Also, it is not our intention to rate for these costs until 2018/19. HAVE YOUR SAY
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