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Letters
by Warren Slater and Pat Slater

'Bad decisions make good stories'

Warren Slater has written numerous ‘Letters to the Editor’ to local newspapers in Whangarei. The topics have been varied, pointing out issues of concern affecting the community. On occasions there have been opportunities for Warren Slater to portray more positive spin to situations to which a bouquet is given. There are also letters written by my wife Pat Slater included in the list.

Many phone calls personally received by Warren Slater and supporting letters to the Editors have been the result of the letters being published. There has been a few negative comments to the letters of Warren Slater but these have been grossly outweighed by the passionate support shown by the many who have obviously enjoyed reading them which has high-lighted the many issues often hidden under the covers of silence. Some of the ‘rights of replies’ from the targets of many of the letters have been of no real significance. People reading ‘Letters to the Editor’ is alive and well, despite that being denied by a few.

Warren Slaters group of support continues to grow and I will endeavour to satisfy their needs by being open and honest of my opinions.

Every effort has been made to have the publication dates accurate but apologies for the occasional error. Feel free to contact me to make comment in regards to any of these letters.

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Click on Titles to Link to Letters

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'Stand up for what you believe in - even if you have to stand alone'

Cold,hard facts on global warming - cash no cure- Northern Advocate - 1st March 2010 (letter with photo)
Letter to Bream Bay News and sent to Warren by Steve Goldthorpe
Warren Slaters reply email to Steve Goldthorpe 3 March 2010
Steve Goldthorpe letter - Northern Advocate - 3 March 2010
Steve Goldthorpe reply email to Warren Slater 3 March 2010
Warren Slaters 2nd reply email to Steve Goldthorpe 3 March 2010
Ian Wishart reply - Northern Advocate - 5 March 2010

Multi-events centre - Northern Advocate - 18th February 2010

Less is more - Whangarei Leader - 16th February 2010 (letter with photo)

Parrots in council - Northern Advocate 10th February 2010 (Pat Slater)

Communication gap - Northern Advocate 6th February 2010 (Pat Slater)

Answers on bridge spend - Northern Advocate – 2nd February 2010 (I only asked for Community feedback and queried the cost of aesthetics - look at the wonderful responses received and maybe some may have been involved?)
Original Design concepts which triggered discussion. Northern Advocate - 30th January 2010.
WDC CEO Mark Simpson's reply (was he on the design team?) - Northern Advocate 6th February 2010.
See reply by Wayne Deeming to Simpsons letter - Northern Advocate 10th February 2010.
Advocate Opinion on bridge - Northern Advocate 6th February 2010.
Even more comments - Northern Advocate 8th February 2010.
And even more comments - Northern Advocate 16th February 2010.
And even more comments - Whangarei Leader - 16th February 2010 and more (not bad when the WDC. CEO Simpson claimed it wasn't contraversial !!!!)

High time to make a stand - Northern Advocate - 29th January 2010
See letter by Cr Brian McLachlan in regards to sewerage system ongoing problems - Northern Advocate 10th February 2010.

Salute to NRC councillors - Northern Advocate - 5th January 2010 (Warren & Pat Slater)

Everyday like Christmas Day - Northern Advocate - 14th December 2009 (Pat Slater)

Control of the worst kind - sent to Northern Advocate on 27th November 2009 - (Not yet published) - Pat Slater

Shame,shame,shame - The Whangarei Report - 19th November 2009 (Warren & Pat Slater) (see published ammended letter)

Nudge-nudge,wink-wink - Northern Advocate - 9th November 2009 (Pat Slater)
See Mayor Semen-off's reply ( Did the letter hit a nerve? Many callers have been asking, even some different ones from within)
See letter from Wayne Deeming in response to the Mayor
See more Letters to Editor responding to this letter - Northern Advocate - 28th November 2009

Please follow the rules - Northern Advocate - 6th November 2009
(an interesting comment on Monday 9th November 2009, from some one within, 'loved your letter, it was exactly what he said, he made a point of it, like he normally does')    (see Wayne Deemings letter - The Whangarei Report 19th November 2009)

Good Politics - Northern Advocate - 8th September 2009

Keeping informed - Northern Advocate - 4th September 2009
Kaipara conversation - The Whangarei Report - 3rd September 2009
           See Kaipara District Council reply Chief Executives Report Sept 2009 (on page 3)

Missed the Target - Northern Advocate - 3rd September 2009

Well worth entering contest (Warren & Pat Slater) - Northern Advocate - 16th & 26th August 2009

Telethon spirit recovers (Pat Slater) - Northern Advocate - 13th August 2009

One sea, one seashore (Pat Slater) - Northern Advocate - 10th August 2009

Selective vaccination     - Northern Advocate - 30th July 2009                                                                    See Mayor's reply   and the Northern Advocate same day front page article  30 July (who informs who?)
                See  comment from F Iseke - Northern Advocate 6th August 2009
                  See comment from L Craig - Northern Advocate 11th August 2009
                  Dangers in mass use of Tamiflu - Northern Advocate 11th August 2009

Who ya gonna call? - The Whangarei Report - 30th July 2009

Top Marks                   - Northern Advocate 25th July 2009

Museum's situation disputed (Pat Slater)   - Northern Advocate - 2nd July 2009
                                   See Mayor's reply   (as anticipated, but gosh, who writes for him?)

Bridge over Troubled Water
                                     - Northern Advocate - 29th June 2009
                                     - The Whangarei Report - 2nd July 2009

Multi Events ? Confirmed Not Now
                                    - Northern Advocate   -  22nd June 2009

                                   - Whangarei Leader - 23rd June 2009
                                    - The Whangarei Report - 25th June 2009
Who is for a cuppa?
                                         - The Whangarei Report - 28th May 2009
Northern Advocate – 28 May 2009

Previous action caused reaction
                                           - The Whangarei Report - 21st May 2009

Action and Reaction
                                        - Whangarei Leader - 12 May 2009
                                        - Northern Advocate – 12 May 2009

Who's listening (Pat Slater)          - Northern Advocate - 12 May 2009

They didn't say boo - Importance of LTCCP
                                            - Northern Advocate - 8 April 2009
                                            - The Whangarei Report - 5 April 2009
                                            - Whangarei Leader - 5 April 2009

Gone fishing - Who's fishing
                                           - Northern Advocate 7 April 2009


Cost of Information - Costs of Transparency
                                                 - Whangarei Leader - 31 March  2009
                                                  - The Whangarei Report - 26 March 2009
                                                  -   Northern Advocate - 19 March 2009

I read with interest – The Whangarei Report - 16 March 2009

Have your say - Sustainable Futures 30/50 - Northern Advocate – 26 February 2009

- Whangarei Leader – 26 February 2009

What about $4m fix? -Is there or is there not, a $4 million fix? See WDC reply

- Northern Advocate – 17 February 2009

Treated sewage is different - Bowel emptying in city pool (Pat Slater)

- Northern Advocate - 6 February 2009

- The Whangarei Report - 3 February 2009

Stadium decision of grandeur - Fishing any one?

- Whangarei Leader – 3 February 2009

- Northern Advocate – 31 January 2009

Anniversary weekend and Western Hills Station was buzzing