Garbage to gold?
Our district has completed 18 months of Amalgamated Local government activity. A period of reflection on what has happened could be considered as... In the beginning was The Plan, and then came the Assumptions - and the Assumptions were without form and The Plan was without foundation. And the citizens spoke to their local representative saying "it is a load of old proverbial and it stinks". And the Community Board Rep went to the District Councillor saying "it is a bucket of droppings and no one can stand the smell". And the District Councillor went to the Council Management saying "it is a load of manure and very strong that no one can abide by it". And the Council Management reported to the Full Council saying "it is a vessel of fertiliser and no one can challenge its strength". And Full Council recommended to its General Manager, saying" it contains that which is an aid to plant growth and it is very strong". And the General Manager went to the Mayor saying "it promotes growth and is exceedingly powerful". And the Mayor claimed to his Citizens saying "this powerful new plan will actively promote growth". And the citizens looked on the plan and saw it was good. And in the fullness of time, the plan became Policy! M.J. Compton Pony express to return? • Raetihi township was the first to feel the might of progress as business firms and the
Post Office moved on to greener pastures, but the spirit of survival is very much alive, as it was in the past. Ohakune is now to feel the might of the dollar as our PostBank is on the agenda to be closed along with Patea and Waverley. Is the government bringing the pony express back for our mail and for banking with PostBank. Is this progress in reverse? Many people will suffer through the closure of PostBank in
Ohakune, as it serves a vast area from National Park to Raetihi and around Ohakune, Rangataua and Karioi, along with many market gardeners farmers and the aged. Why? May the Ruapehu District Council try to save our PostBank with the Raetihi and Ohakune people behind them for if there is a will there is a way.May God in his wisdom guide through these troubled waters of time. Only 71, Ohakune
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Ruapehu Bulletin, 6 August 1991, Page 4
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389Garbage to gold? Ruapehu Bulletin, 6 August 1991, Page 4
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