Letters: Passenger rail needed for Rotorua too

Rotorua should be included in a plan for a basic commuter rail service between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga, a reader says.

I read that Labour is promising to start a basic commuter rail service between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga.

The service is based on a rapid-rail blueprint linking Auckland to Tauranga and Hamilton released last week by transport lobby group Greater Auckland.

These three cities are called "The Golden Triangle" but as far as I'm concerned this should include Rotorua and be called "The Golden Quadrangle".

As most of the visitors to Tauranga end up in Rotorua, bused over here for a few hours in our great city, as we have far more tourist experiences here, then why should the rail idea not include Rotorua?

It would also save wear and tear on our roads between the cities.

Quite a few residents of Tauranga commute to Rotorua and vice versa, so Rotorua being included in this rail service would make sense.

It would also make a great "scenic rail" for the Bay of Plenty.

Viv Radley
Rotorua

Climate change

I loved Rachel Stewart's view on climate change denial (Opinion, April 3).

I'm listening.

I'm listening on behalf of my three darling little grandchildren. At 66 years old I am sick with worry about their futures. Sadly I am too old and tired to become a politician. With our local council seemingly more interested in expensive sculptures and lakefront makeovers, I feel so disempowered. Admittedly we don't have a seashore, but we have flooding and drought.

Come on young people, step up and run for council. The future is about you.

Lesley Haddon
Rotorua

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