I would like to sincerely apologise to your correspondent Hazel Wright. If she thought I was hurling insults around at the meeting that she attended I can only say that it was not my intention or in my nature to act in that manner.
I certainly did however intend to advise candidates that the duties and responsibilities of being a Trustee are real. The last two weeks a question of Deferred Tax on the transactions in the Fair Value Reserve involving millions of dollars has been exercising my mind and the mind of other Trustees. It maybe that Hazel's modern management knowledge has equipped her to understand and contribute to the discussion on matters such as these but maybe other candidates do not have these skills.
The truth is that TECT is a major business having a current net worth of over $700 million dollars. Trustees require extensive skills and experience to manage a Trust Fund of this size. I hope that voters remember this when casting their vote.

Ken Collings, Tauranga.