Hawke's Bay Today

TEXTS 2 ED

- Thank you for texting in your views. Please note that owing to the anonymous nature of texts we will not publish unfair personal attacks in this column. — Ed

Tell us what you think. Send a text to 021 241 4568, write HBT then your message. Max of 150 characters per text.

● I note that the army and volunteers are tasked to clean up coastlines.Why not use low risk prisoners? AvdZ

● I am 75 yrs and like to keep my head and feet warm to prevent getting colds. Keep your hair on guys and wear a hat or cap and a scarf on chilly days Dont have your hair cut short during winter.

● Now the debarcle re. Te Mata track has settled. Pity rural planning granted permission for the eyesore winery buildings. At least repaint in camouflage colours.

● Why does Guptill NOT stand down. he either makes a 100 or nothing.we’d rather have REGULAR 50s as my old gran would say’a show pony’NR

● JST your text re: fizzy drinks caused me great surprise. Mostly because you are able to send a text given your clear ignorance of the bleeding obvious

● Those goons in Parliament, most of whom wouldn’t know what a hard day’s work is, are determined to stifle industry & farming by raising the cost of a work vehicle, by up to $3000 . . . who is going to pay for all the “well being” handouts? We will be going about our business on bicycles.

● when will this council get some common sense we do not want these green pod parks around our city a waste of taxpayers money. will cut up our city. they dont get used.

● Mountain bikers, please stay out of Tainui Reserve. You have plans to develop extensive tracks in the crowdfunde­d land adjoining Te Mata Peak and you have multiple trails on the Peak itself. Leave Tainui for walkers to relax in.

● It would be interestin­g to look at the relationsh­ip between cancer rates and air pollution levels in Hawke’s Bay.

● I share the txters concerns about the mountain bikers hooning thru Tainui Reserve. My daughter was nearly bowled over, and now feels unsafe.

● I have recently been walking in Tainui Reserve and am concerned by the dangerous mountain biking. I came very close to being knocked over on the walking paths.

● what on earth! Since when did Tainui Park become a BMX park? Not safe Hastings DC! What were you thinking?

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from New Zealand