The silly season of Hicane is upon us and hundreds of thousands of litres will be poured onto the land and inevitably end up in our harbour and waterways.

How can we be so vocal and outraged with the environmental disaster out on Astrolabe Reef with Rena, yet stay silent with the chemicals we're pouring onto our land and into our harbour. Is it not the same Papatuanuku (earth mother) and Tangaroa (god of the sea) we're so passionate about protecting?

Where are our true kaitiaki warriors for our tamariki (children's) health and wellbeing? Who'll speak for future generations, who'll be invoiced for this head-in-the-sand, profit-before-people act?

T Wilson, Te Puna.