Our hearts break when we see these vulnerable, defenceless creatures succumbing to, or struggling against, the oil us humans have spilled into their environment.
Go the Oil Blacks!
When someone mentioned how remarkable it was that no lives have been lost I was dumbfounded.
Many thousands of lives were lost.
Did she not see the images of dead oiled penguins, birds, beetles etc?
I appeal to our Government and Bay of Plenty residents not to allow deep-sea offshore oil drilling to go ahead off our east coast. Let's learn from this and not put at further risk the coastal environment which we and our wildlife share and are so dependent on.
Some risks are not worth taking for jobs and economic growth.
Come on Oil Blacks!
Ron Lopert, Welcome Bay
Kiwi colours in UK
The flag flew high for the All Blacks here in Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
The owners of the Briarfields Touring Park, where we are currently staying, took down the flag of the St George Cross and raised ours in anticipation of [Sunday] night's game.
The general consensus seemed to be, "We would rather see the Kiwis win than the French."
How's that for support?
Congratulations to the All Blacks. James & Leonie Murcott
Tauranga Kiwis Abroad
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Respectfully proud
How wonderful. We have won the Rugby World Cup in a match that was nail biting to the very last second.
I have enjoyed seeing those silver fern flags on everyone's cars and I hope they stay there for a while longer.
I also note that there have been flags and rugby insignia on fences all through our suburbs and not one has been graffitied. Perhaps it is that all New Zealanders, even those wide boys out there who do not respect middle New Zealand, would not care or dare to disrespect our All Blacks.
What a huge day for New Zealand and all of us are celebrating our pin-up boys.Robin BishopTaurangaUnder-20s absentIt was most pleasing to read in the BOP Times a list of all those found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Nobody under 20 featured. Great news, especially as they now have a zero ability to drink and drive.
Maybe now the "moaning growning tribe" will stop rabbiting on about the 18-year-old drinking age being too low. Unlikely though as, in my experience, prejudices are hard to eliminate.
Roy Edwards, Tauranga
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