NZ road deaths
Every holiday break is the same, we highlight our highway crash issues, have meetings and reports and spend a lot of money, and the outcome is every time the same - ‘speed and road conditions’ but no action is taken. There is a very easy, low cost quick solution to both issues. Lower the speed by installing two posts with a lower speed on it either side of the trouble aera, this can be high crash area, town turn on and offs, tourists spots, etc. And, put a speed camera up between the two posts for the people that are stubborn and need glasses.
TMD Bosman, Normandy
Collective dreams combine
Rachael Comer in The Timaru Herald April 3, reports a huge positive for local artists under the heading, ‘Collective dreams combine for Stafford Street business’. Pictured were owner Jaclyn Smith, holding a large plate depicting a lion and Nadine Collingwood-Jones holding a picture of a butterfly, who will be client facing. Hear the roar and the fluttering of gentle wings as this artists collective gets the renewal of Stafford Street shops underway. I hope the landlords and real estate firms can work cooperatively to bring in new shops and shoppers to what should be Timaru’s diamond seaside commercial centre. I am sure Jaclyn and Nadine could provide some great ideas to prospective new owners.
Ian Hanley, Timaru
Revelation
As the ship turning southward reaches Antarctic waters the sea is smooth as it travels through ice floes. Nearer to land magnificent high mountains covered in ice and snow reach down almost to the ocean. Nothing is more powerful than nature. This vast continent is inhabited only by penguins, seals, and in the ocean whales. When you defy nature, it fights back and as the world heats up the ocean warms and drought spreads inland unsettling humankind. Yes, humans have defied nature and continue to attack our world with carbon emissions relentlessly. In our small part of the Pacific drought has hit our farms and threatens our water supply. It can only get worse, and it will. Farmers have been provided with the solution to minimize agricultural emissions and keep our waters clean as well as cope with drought conditions. We are recent dwellers of our great islands in the remote Pacific but already we have decimated the sanctity of the land we call our home.
Terry Huggins, Geraldine
New recycling rule
I wonder if the Timaru District Council could insert in The Timaru Herald some information explaining the new regulations of rubbish disposal in our weekly coloured bins for street collections. A few weeks ago there were quite a few relevant changes made, informing the residents how they wanted the rubbish separated and which bin to put it in. The disposal of newspapers, magazines, books, ordinary paper, plastic meat trays, plastic bags, cardboard thick and thin, aluminium foil etc. If the residents knew this, and it was done efficiently, surely it must save someone’s time to sort it out later and keep a lot of rubbish out of the landfill?
D H Darling, Timaru
The Timaru District Council responds: This is a national change led by the Ministry for the Environment and both this agency and the council have and will continue to advertise these changes over a variety of media.
We are currently updating all our leaflets and supporting material to reflect the changes, which will be available in our facilities to pick up.