THERE really is no solution to this duck fiasco,
we can write and complain about it, criticize other towns because they have
monstrosities too, or just deal with the fact that its there.
Honestly I think itís an eyesore. Iím
amazed that no one has already cut it down, but its there and Paul Henry just
made it nationwide knowledge.
We do have an ugly duckling, it wasnít
meant to be our town icon, letís just say it was left high and dry instead
of focusing on more important issues that we are faced with as a community,
they want to waste money, by setting up support groups and counselling for this
duck that looks like a duckling.
In a recent nationwide study, Central Hawkes
Bay has one of the highest suicide rates in NZ, how about setting up support
groups and counselling for this sort of thing?
What about our shopping centre, has anybody
seen the state it is in? Of course not.
This duck matter is like Mrs Gosling said ìWater off a duckís backî.
Our councillors have made enough poor decisions,
letís hope they stop here.
Concerned Waipawian
Waipawa
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AFTER reading the letter from ëconcerned
animal loversí last week I felt worried.
Poor Pawa. How could she have coped with this
lack of water for so long? Being the duck psychologist that I am, I decided
to go to Pawa herself and see how she felt.
After hours of listening to Pawaís noisy
quacks and watching her fluff her gorgeous yellow plumage I recognized the real
problem.
Itís not the lack of water at all ñ
in fact, she told me that she regularly went swimming in the river at night
(she may have mentioned that she enjoyed frightening eager trout fishermen too)
This issue is, well ñlike water off a
duckís back. She doesnít care at all!
What has been making her upset is the murmur
that sheís heard ñ that some people in Waipawa donít want
her any more.
Sheís finding it hard to keep her head
up and watch proudly over her town when she continually hears a few loud voices
saying how ugly she is and how sheís got to go.
Once, she was proud of her sleek, golden feathers.
But now her confidence has taken a large blow.
I think we should put a stop to this duck bullying.
Pawa is becoming seriously depressed and there
is no known cure for such a condition among ducks. I recommend that
Pawa is not taken away, but is left to stay.
If Pawa is taken to a Duck Mental Institution,
it is unpredictable what could happen and it is inevitable that she would return
ñ but to what?
The opportunities are endless. What would you
do if you were openly scorned and put down? Surely you would be a little mad?
Apart from this matter of duck bullying, Pawa
is in tip-top shape. Her eyes are bright, her coat shiny and she has no desire
to retire yet.
I found Pawa to be a very interesting patient.
We are still undertaking extensive counselling for her to overcome her growing
inferiority complex which has developed since hearing rumours around town. We
are making great progress and I must ask the community to be careful at what
they say around Pawa as she has excellent hearing and is very sensitive at the
current time.
