Letters: Solution for 'Nightmare on Elm St'

A supporter of returning 11 Mission St to Māori in the Tauranga City Council chambers. Tauranga City Council's decision about 11 Mission St. Photo / File

Re ''Nightmare on Elm St'' (News, September 25) - a great line from Tommy Wilson.

It should never had got to this as 11 Mission St was bought by the council with ratepayer money with the clear intent that it become part of The Elms estate.

The idea of the council reneging on that promise is morally wrong. Transferring to The Elms is, as the sign in the photo said, doing "what's right".

Sadly, the council seems to have lost sight of what's right. Three things you should never break are promises, trust and someone's heart.

The council seems to have achieved all three.

After what is a litany of broken promises and dashed hopes, maybe the best decision is for Tauranga City Council to retain title and lease to Elms for 99 years.

This would produce no winners but no losers either.

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Richard Prince
Welcome Bay

Best leaders needed

Congratulations on yesterday's editorial which highlighted the amazing global development of youth protests on climate change and the importance of how we all respond to the challenge of creating a better climate for the future.

Most important is the leadership that is provided at all levels of society, including business and government. We are about to elect our local government leaders, and we need to get the best people in place.

(Abridged)

Gray Southon
Tauranga

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