A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Kia ora tatau/Dear readers.
Not long ago I used to be a regular contributor to this opinion page. I ceased when health challenges forced me to redirect my energy and interests to my immediate and extended whaanau.
The internet and social media now play a major part in how Iconsume news. I am amazed at the amount of non-specific, dubious, unchecked, blatantly false material being promulgated on some of these platforms. Can these viewpoints be trusted as a source to better inform others?
Words can hurt. Rather than a “tit for tat” adversarial discourse in the public arena, personal opinions are more effective if they are well researched, are written in a balanced and considerate manner, and diametrically opposing opinions are accepted as a point of difference not derision.
