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Camp wastage doesn't wash
A reader writes: "At Tapotupotu Bay near Cape Reinga on Sunday we spotted a group of young people using the DoC campground shower to wash their car! Did they not know the water is brought in by tanker and is for all campers and day visitors ... it was especially wasteful when you consider the access to this bay is via a dirt road - so washing the car is rather pointless."
Costly battle with Telecom
"Does anyone else feel they are being bullied by Telecom into changing their mode of payment?" asks a reader. "For some reason I've dug my toes in about changing to direct debit and continue to pay my account by cheque. I didn't get a bill for one month and then got landed with a $14 late payment fee. This time their bill has been delayed - gone to the wrong address and required redirecting. They have changed not only my street address, but also the postal code, and interestingly, I also received a letter from Telecom at much the same time with the correct address and postal code. This latest bill will also incur a late payment fee. Does anyone else have a similar story?"
