COMPOSTING LOO
After reading on September 15 I thought I needed to write and inform people there is a better way to deal with their crap.
I have had a composting toilet for ten years now with no expenses after the initial lay out. I get about one wheel barrow of beautiful black soil each year from it. Take charge of your own life. Re: ’’To flush or not to flush’’: One of the reasons Kerikeri ratepayers are paying a lot more towards a sewerage system is, like Auckland, 20 years of previous councillors refused to make the necessary zoning changes that would have resulted in smaller residential sections close to town coming on the market.
This would have not only reduced housing costs, but also sewage contributions, because there would be more connections.
Perhaps some of our irate ratepayers are new to town, and they need to be reminded that failing and inadequate sewage systems are continuing to pollute our waterways, negatively impacting on the returns of our oyster farmers.
Huge parcels of land close to Kerikeri have been wasted on the provision of private wastewater schemes, and commercial growth has been stymied because existing systems are unable to cope with further expansion.
My suggestion is to soundly question councillor candidates, some of whom were on those previous councils I referred to. The outrage over last week’s NCEA MCAT algebra exam is a little over the top. If the students had actually understood the concepts they had been taught, they shouldn’t have had too much trouble adjusting to the variation in presentation.
If the local high school had perhaps used a more reputable and up-to-date Y11 maths text it would have been more beneficial to the students. If the school had done more than three weeks on algebra, the students might have been better able to cope.
Schools throughout NZ try to get their students passing as many internal assessments as possible so students don’t feel ‘‘so stressed’’ at the end of the year when they face three hour external exams.
No wonder the universities are wringing their hands in dismay at the educational standard of