Congratulations to your correspondent (8 July 2011) Mary Dykstra, for defending 'Cronin and Delegates”, all eleven, who went to Christchurch for a ceremony at our expense to welcome outstanding ex CEO of Bay of Plenty Regional Council to his next job. The extravagance remains outrageous and what is even more insulting is no Regional Councillors have had the courage to defend the action. My constituency is Western Bay represented by Councillors Ian Noble and Jane Nees - where is your accountability to the community who elected you. I, and others, won't forget in two years at the next local elections - shame on you.
Tim Short, Ohauiti.