Joel Ngatuere, environment manager for the Whareroa Community that live by the Fertiliser Works boat ramp, in the media last week is concerned for the health and wellbeing of its 20 residents with contaminants coming from Industry associated with the import and export of goods from the Port of Tauranga.

I share the same concerns and I feel the Whareroa Community should be re settled in a safe residential or semi-rural environment as a top priority.

Next, I would set about preserving the Marae Wharenui and surrounds before capitalising on the high value of the remaining land with some leading edge environmental industrial use that future members of the Hapu could be proud of.

Doug Morris, Tauranga.