By STAFF, Herald A decision on Meridian's North Bank Tunnel proposal will be made within the next three months.

"We say we're doing this for those who can't. So many of our friends haven't grown old." That's Elly Smith's simple explanation for why she and her husband, Murray Smith, abandon their Paraparaumu home each spring to become part of the burgeoning group of retirees dubbed grey nomads.

By KEAST, John Fish and Game has questioned the need for a reduced minimum flow in the lower Waitaki River, as sought by proponents of the Hunter Downs irrigation scheme.

By STAFF, Herald Meridian Energy gets a monopoly over Waitaki River water if the proposed Hunter Downs irrigation scheme goes ahead, according to the Lower Waitaki River Management Society.

It is infantile of Robert Miles to call those dissatisfied with ECan "jumped up squires" (Dec 5). The people who support the investigation of a Central South Island regional council come from across all sectors of the community.