The problems facing school/college overcrowding and the continuing future problems all around the Bay all comes back, in my opinion, to a total lack of planning by the National Government.

The Western Bay council has been working away at Omokoroa establishing in-ground services for a future population of up to 12,000.

I viewed the four sites suggested by the council for the college. When in operation it could have up to 1200 pupils. They would like to know where [to put the college] so they can then enlarge the services.

I read that it could take six years to start and open a college so we will have to put up with SH2 for quite a bit longer.

Of course it was the National Government which withdrew the funding for the school buses making the situation a whole lot worse throughout Tauranga district and of course the National MP for Western Bay said nothing and contracted memory fade.

Hi memory fails him on other items such as the Katikati by-pass, State Highway Northern Link, Tauranga Courthouse rebuild, cancer drugs and radiation machines, teachers' pay, nurses' pay and high speed rail service from Auckland to Tauranga.

And one thing they didn't forget was removing the funding for free bus for school/college students.

With this record, who on Earth, in Katikati or Omokoroa would vote National – good old Winston.

Peter Turmer, Pyes Pa