What’s on

STOCKING FLOWER CRAFT

Registration required, Friday, January 27, 2pm-4pm. Stocking flowers are made from coloured stockings and iron wires. Apart from their splendid colours, they are fade resistant and easy to clean. The stocking flowers can be used for home decoration or given as a gift. Celebrate Lunar New Year by learning how to make stocking flowers. To register, phone 377 0209 or email highlandpark.library@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Highland Park Library, 16 Highland Park Drive.

Bowls And Pizza

session will be delivered in both English and Chinese, Highland Park Library, 16 Highland Park Drive. Phone 377 0209.

Singles Friendship

New Horizons Singles Social and Friendship Club for 50s-up seeking new members.

We generate our own fun and entertainment. If you are looking for company to enjoy outings, dining out, walks, movies, summer bbqs etc, contact Rachel 021 02691679 or Mike 021 840141 or www. auckland-singles-social-club.org.nz

Deniers Are Wrong

Re: Climate fearmongering (H. Weekers, Times, November 23).

H. Weekers writes, “Lots of scientist[s] do not subscribe to the doomsday scenario ...”

Given time, I could name 150,000 scientists publishing on climate science who broadly endorse the IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] reports. He could not name 15 working climate scientists who do not.

He continues, ”Science is never settled...” Never? When he arises in the morning, does he anticipate wafting to the ceiling or are his feet on the ground?

All else being equal, it’s the CO2 level that controls Earth’s temperature - by controlling how much of the energy received from the Sun is radiated back to space. That is as much a fact as evolution, plate tectonics or any other science found in textbooks.

Saying otherwise is like claiming the World Trade Center was demolished by explosives. Thousands of engineers in America do - but that doesn’t make it true. We saw the heavy airliners fly into it, and the man who designed it explained why and how it came down. The “deniers” are

If they continue telling us there will be a recession, customers will reduce spending and retailers and suppliers will increase prices to recover costs. And yes, we will indeed have a recession.

You will get what you ask for.

Bob Wichman Botany

Tarred With The Same Brush

Driven by government and Reserve Bank intervention, including printing money according to a leading financial journalists, has found Labour’s Covid-19 policies have made the wealthy sector hundreds of billions richer while the poor sunk $400 million further into debt.

The same journalist, writing in a political blog, says the Labour Party supported by the Green Party has presided over the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor, predominantly from renting, to current and future and asset owners in the history of New Zealand.

In short, Labour is tarred with the same brush as National in which profit comes becomes before people.

Gary Hollis Mellons Bay

Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, 21 Morrow Ave, is holding bowls and pizza evenings on Fridays for four weeks beginning on February 10, 6pm-8 pm, $10 per person cash only, no EFTPOS. Great fun for the family and friends. Club bowls available, tuition from 5.30pm. Please wear flat sole shoes. For further information phone Carole 021 253 4899.

CHINESE/KOREAN PANCAKE WORKSHOP

Friday, February 3, 3.30pm-4.30 pm. Join us for the celebration of Lunar New Year and learn how to make Chinese scallion and Korean kimchi pancakes. Please let us know of any food allergies. To register, phone 377 0209 or email highlandpark.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Highland Park Library, 16 Highland Park Drive.

Intercultural Club

Topic in February, Chinese painting and calligraphy, Tuesday, February 7, 3.30pm5pm. Come and learn the art of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. In celebration of Lunar New Year, Fiona Luo, the founder of Art One International and other artists will demonstrate traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. There will be opportunities to practice. The

Pakuranga Cab Family Guidance Clinic

Pakuranga Citizens Advice Bureau will be hosting a weekly Monday clinic covering all aspects of Family matters. A professional adviser will guide and support families and children in matters relating to separation/divorce; care/custody/guardianship of children; domestic violence/ protection orders; relationships issues/ court orders; maintenance/living situations. If you want guidance and resolution in family matters, contact Pakuranga Citizens Advice Bureau, phone 576-8331 or email pakuranga@cab.org.nz to arrange an appointment.

Gay And Inclusive Rugby

Come along to one of our pride events at Howick Library on Saturday, February 11 at 10.30am to hear our guest speaker, Richard Jin, from “New Zealand Falcons: Gay and Inclusive Rugby in Aotearoa” talk about his story, the organisation and the work they do. All welcome. Free.

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