Letters to the editor: New sculpture not in the right place

A reader says the Hemo roundabout sculpture is not in the right place. Photo / File

What a sight to behold... at last I have been able to have a really good look at the new sculpture at the Hemo Gorge roundabout.

I really like it and feel it is very Rotorua.

But I was really disappointed I couldn't view it in its entirety, so I parked in the Te Puia car park and, on foot, dodged the traffic.

The base of the sculpture has the most intricate work, and yet in this placement, it is hidden from view.

Another disappointment was the shrubbery surrounding it - lots of litter sticking out between the weeds.

Sadly, this is not the right place for this magnificent work of art.

The fact that you can only see the top half and that it blends in with the background instead of standing out - is such a letdown.

I can see it displayed, in all its glory, down on the Village Green – where people could view it, safely, in its entirety. Just imagine how lovely it would look with Lake Rotorua sparkling in the background.

Now... that would make a statement.

Pauleen Wilkinson
Rotorua

Lakefront geese

If correctly reported in your paper of September 23, the Rotorua council response to the lakefront geese now visiting Tutanekai St is, I believe, quite limp-wristed.

In my opinion, suggesting business people just continually discourage the birds from congregating in the area is pathetic.

The geese were fed by tourists at the lakefront for years and were becoming a nuisance to motorists and others there.

The council should catch the birds and either relocate them outside the lake catchment or donate them to local marae for appropriate consumption at a hui or tangi.

David Field
Rotorua

Cannabis referendum

Mothers, you will easily recall the birth of your baby, the unforgettable sounds and happy possibilities as you pondered the child's future.

Could your child be a doctor, scientist, music teacher, farmer, builder...?

Mothers are wonderful people, charting a safe course to adulthood with loving care.

I can't say the same of the Labour-Greens coalition.

Their bill promoting the legalisation of cannabis offers nothing but legalisation.

Nothing more, or less. If "Yes" votes reach more than 50 per cent, the years ahead for your child are bleak.

The ingredients for a drug-induced future are provided to your child by a licensed outlet, offering up to 14g of dry leaf cannabis per day, up to two growing plants for an individual, or four plants per household, and a promise of licensed premises.

The ingredients are taxed to support building a new mental health agency, whose work is to repair the damage done to your child as a consequence of introducing the Bill.

Figure that one out.

Mothers, grandmothers, fathers, and grandfathers - show your loving care for your child or grandchild's future.

Stand strong and say "No" to recreational cannabis.

Russell McKenzie
Pāpāmoa

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