Answer in plane sight
The continued hand-wringing about our aged air force plane is becoming farcical. There is a simple solution and I’m quite astounded the past head honcho of Air New Zealand hasn’t thought of it.
Hasn’t Air New Zealand still got planes parked up in a desert? The Government could or should lease one off our national carrier, and then all the problems ought to go away.
We would not see the embarrassing sagas that arise every time we have a politician or dignitary who wants to go somewhere and can’t because of an old and obsolete plane!
Sounds like the press pack had a nice day even if they didn’t get to fly. Bernard Lilburn, Feilding the less there is for such things as health, education, infrastructure and many other things, which is the real responsibility of the State, for everyone in New Zealand.
Joyce Gibson, Newtown (abridged)
I understand the frustration of the traffic created by the construction of these new lanes, but I think it will definitely be worth it. They may take a while to make but they will get people out on their bikes and make traffic flow smoothly. summer days. This, however, is overshadowed by the dark hangover that those outside of the Newtown community do not see. Namely, litter and other disgraceful amounts of waste.
The city is one of the most educated places in the country, along with aligning itself politically to Green on the spectrum, both in local and national politics, so why then do we leave the place looking like the streets of Kolkata? I hear people complaining about Nick Leggett, Barbara McKerrow, and Tory Whanau, but take some responsibility for your actions and let US do better, Wellington.
Caleb Hilbron, Newtown
Jasper Christie (age 12), Karori