LOS ANGELES, Nov.

The real threat to the city airport does not come from development of the Hawke's Bay airport or any other airport, as claimed by airport boss Garry Goodman last week.

Insufficient rain has delayed the swabbing of the water main from The Square to Fitzherbert Bridge. The Palmerston North City Council had planned to swab the plan tonight, but it will not take place until tomorrow night at the earliest.

I agree that equality of opportunity is an important value in our education system (Editorial, Sept 6). So it's reasonable to ask whether school zoning achieves this. Zoning for secondary schools was introduced in Christchurch in the 1970s.

By JAMIESON, Debbie in Queenstown A$1.2 MILLION plan to redirect the Shotover River and help mitigate flooding in Queenstown came a step closer to reality this week.