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Letters: Needy deserve more than just baked beans

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There are many types of food that come in tins. Photo/File

There are many types of food that come in tins. Photo/File

While I commend the efforts of the schools to collect cans for the needy and I like to contribute, I feel disappointed when the cans shown in photos are always baked beans or spaghetti.

Perhaps photographers could show a little imagination and take photos of more healthy canned food. There is a lot to choose from and I am sure needy people are sick of baked beans and spaghetti.

N LITTLER
Rotorua

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The recent discussion about charging for entry to Hamurana Springs reminds me that at one time we had free access to the Whakarewarewa thermal area and village, Hell's Gate and Rotomahana thermal areas, Mokoia Island, Mt Tarawera summit and the Hamurana, Fairy and Utuhina springs. These are all now closed to free public access.

What will be next - the Rotorua lakes, Okere and Tarawera falls, the Redwoods, lakeside and forest walks and biking trails?

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While a modest charge for maintenance may be justified in some cases (such could be borne by the RLC) it does not seem right that charges should be so high as to deny many people the enjoyment of our natural beauty and wonders.

DAVID PREEST
Rotorua

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