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Salient. Te Ao-Marama. Vol. 37, No. 7. September 11, 1974

More ideas needed to save Hunter

More ideas needed to save Hunter

Dear Editor,

I have always wondered what keeps Hunter Building holding together. With the debate on the fate of this building now going fiercely, I decided to carry out some layman investigation of the subject.

I did not have to go very far in search of an answer. I have often admired the vines that cling to a large part of the building. Looking into the matter more closely I discovered that it was really the vines that held Hunter Building together.

The debate on whether to preserve it or not may perhaps be solved, I humbly suggest that by growing more vines around the building to hold it up. Of course I cannot say that this will work in the event of an earthquake, but we could wait for one to test the effectiveness of the vines. If thousands of ideas could be considered to save the Tower of Pisa, why not this one too for Hunter Building?

L.L.B.