At a recent gathering of 40 residents at the village I reside in, a question was tabled: ‘How many residents possess a computer?' A show of hands showed that 10 of those present had a computer.

A second question was then asked of the 10: ‘How many of those 10 would purchase tickets for an event through Ticketek or similar?' Four hands showed.

As approximately 40 per cent of the population in Tauranga are 65 or over, as are the villagers, there are a great many with the time, but are excluded from events. I used to go to the cricket at the Mount. Pay at the gate was the way. Maybe the events are happy with the ticket sales they get? But the attendances could be so much better!

P Turmer, Pyes Pa.