Costs that deliver value

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

In response to Merv Goodley (Road is No.1 priority, December 16 letter) — I have been to “Gizzy” and I have seen the damage, but I have also seen the engineers’ reports and spoken with the local council and Government Ministers about the line. I am also well affiliated with Gillian Ward and the Gisborne Rail Action Group who do a great job for the people of Gisborne.

I have already given my opinions in my previous letter, so I will not repeat them again, but I find it a pity that there are citizens blinded by costs — some even not that much — with little understanding of value who, I believe, do a disservice to their own community.

Niall Robertson

National coordinator, The Rail Advocacy Collective