To the point

THE Labour Party aims to have a smokefree New Zealand by 2025. I am confused. How does this align to their covert support of reformed cannabis legislation? Shouldn’t we be discouraging both?

L. Rendall

Andersons Bay

I WENT for a walk along Tyne St and I couldn’t believe what an OSH problem the footpaths are in. Due to the uneven surfaces, I would like it if the Dunedin City Council could look into the problem. The previous day, I had walked along the Maori Hill streets and couldn’t believe the better standard there.

Alan Chisholm

Mosgiel

THANK you for the election special issue today (ODT, 19.10.20). Splendid cartoon, and varied, wellinformed analyses. In the absence from Parliament of Winston Peters, fuller discussion of the external affairs portfolio was needed.

John Hale

Maori Hill

IT’S a pity the TV1 presenters forgot that the South Island also voted at this year’s election.

Mike Smith

Leith Valley

UNIVERSITY of Otago leaders must have egg on their faces after criticising the Critic for ‘‘meanspirited’’ reporting, now it has won nine awards.

Brian Andrews

St Kilda

NO backstabbers being allowed in National Party — gives new meaning to a Shadow Cabinet.

Marian Poole

Deborah Bay

THANK you for printing a complete list of all electorates, candidates and the votes they obtained — something which other New Zealand newspapers seemed unwilling, or unable, to do.

Peter Spiller

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