Texts To The Editor: 19/08/11

*  The empty shops on Marine Parade awaiting Farmers development are not a good look for a tourist zone. Let's hope its able to get under way soon.

*  SDP: What happened to HB Hospital? Emphasis on Hawke's Bay? Two can play that game: You can pay when you use Hawke's Bay Airport. That can pay for a new 50m pool for Napier or the new museum. May even let you use it. Amalgamation or not, we are Hawke's Bay, not Hastings vs Napier.

*  To the person who sped down Flanders Ave (Napier), killing my 7yr-old niece's cat, I hope you're happy. You made a little girl distraught.

*  Who is the problem when Rebel sport can cut all that money off the jerseys and still make a profit?

*  Congratulations Eva on last Friday's article re today's kids. Well written. Trouble is those who should read it probably can't read or are too lazy, drugged or drunk anyway.

*  How can this Government say unemployment is down when 190 jobs at IRD are getting cut plus 304 at Waipuk meat works? Codswallop.

*  I expect we will see loads of dead lambs again with cold weather. What's that about farmers?

*  Please Hawke's Bay, make an informed decision and say no to national standards. Esther

*  Re National Standards in breach of Human Rights Act. Parents are meant to have a choice of education without threats to the school's funding. KZ