Texts To The Editor: 03/09/01

*   Of course the PM defends the SAS role in Afghanistan. It's free political prestige for him and he isn't the one sitting around worrying about his loved one.

*   Directions Youth Health Centre looks great in their new premises! And its all free! Way to go Directions!

*   Re the hair dresser who thinks they are on par with a doctor. I am pretty sure my doctor has quite a few more years training than you.

*   How can someone find a wallet with credit cards and very obvious I.D, use the Mother's Day voucher, not hand the wallet over and live with it? Mean as.

*   At least there was fresh fruit on the gang member's table along with all the tinnies - room for hope? LR

*   Greg Watts, you are so correct about Westshore Beach. What an eyesore. Council, sought a public meeting about this and you will have thousands behind it. Embarrassment for HB people.

*   Oh my, JN likes to count how many containers sitting on rail! Did it ever occur to you how these boxes came to be sitting on those wagons? To shock you - they actually arrive here either by sea, rail oh and yes trucks. And sometimes rail bring these containers to Napier to be loaded onto ships and yes other trucks. There is more to this no brainer than you think! But hey what do I know? Oh that's right? I unload and load these types of transport!