Letters to the editor: More consideration for people's needs

A variety of Tauranga City Council rubbish bins and recycling bins. Photo / File

The day of the Great Bin Dump is only a few months away. That's right! We will be forced into using only the council supplied bins.

When that occurs, I shall ring the council on collection day to send someone to take my full bins to the kerb and to come back the next day to take them back for me. The problem is I don't have space for them on my property; I live on a small section with a long driveway and I am not going to store them in my garage. I also have to use a walking frame.

At present I use a private contractor, who supplies me with a large steel drum-bin, which they empty fortnightly (my choice); they remove it, empty it and leave me a clean empty bin.

It suits my needs perfectly, as I'm sure it does for many other disabled and able-bodied people; similarly, I expect the rubbish bags suit many people.

I believe the needs of people should have more consideration, also the private businesses that have spent considerable amounts in order to supply good services to their clients.

Sorry council, you certainly don't get my vote on this.

John Bindon
Ōtumoetai

Law and order deteriorating

We are all being encouraged by the current government to be more inclusive caring citizens.

That being so, law and order in New Zealand appears to be significantly deteriorating over recent times, putting law-abiding citizens at risk.

Over the last three months, violence involving firearms has been numerous. This after tightening the gun laws and assurances that an improvement would become evident.

Waikeria Prison six-day debacle. Every day this situation was allowed to continue only strengthened the lawbreakers' resolve of themselves, other prisoners and future prisoners.

2020 holiday period road deaths up almost three times that on the previous year. Some clearly demonstrating disregard for the law and also the need for increased policing of our roads as well as some required stronger penalties.

A further downward trend of the above can be arrested quite readily by the current government now that they have a clear mandate to do so.

Leigh Neilson
Tauranga

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