Do you loathe speed bumps?

Neil from Thorndon

This letter re speed bumps was declined by the Post but l think it makes a valid point.
Neil Harrap

Dark night, poor light, motorcyclist going just a little too fast. She doesn't realise that the speed bump on the steepest part of Hill Street is 30cm (12 inches) high.

Bike and rider get launched into an unexpected, rotating crash. It doesn't end well, broken neck, early death...

Some of the new speed bumps are a health and safety disaster just waiting to happen.

Neil Harrap

What's On: Whangarei Choral

Meg from Central Whangarei

Building ID

Susy from Te Aro

This is a plea to all building owners (domestic and commercial) who do not have street numbers. Please put street numbers (clearly-visible) on your buildings/fences/walls, facing the street.
It's no fun traipsing along streets and roads - especially in bad weather - looking for a property. It must be a nightmare for the emergency services as well.
YOU know where you live; you may also know where number XY or Z are on a busy shopping street. But please don't assume everybody else does.
This is most important for the emergency services who are often called out at night.
It's a small, but important, thing. It's not difficult.
Susy