Short & sweet
On Ardern
And . . . the Oscar goes to Jacinda Ardern for her star studded Waitangi performance
Neil Jenkins, Mt Eden.
On Bridges
Simon Bridges reportedly said at Waitangi Ma¯ ori want autonomy and independence and then said, “Yes, agreed [with one law for all]”. I know politicians are famous for being two-faced, but that takes the cake.
Rex Beer, Manly.
On shades
Symbolic difference or common courtesy? Minister Kris Faafoi, during a TV interview at the Nelson conflagration, held his sunglasses in his hand. At Waitangi, self-proclaimed bishop Brian Tamaki wore his sunglasses during a TV interview.
Mike Donovan, Remuera.
On navigation
That the Polynesians discovered celestial navigation at sea is a misconception. The first western civilisation to navigate using charts and the position of the sun and the stars were the Phoenicians about 4000 years ago.
Gary Hollis, Mellons Bay.
On identity
Your headline claiming heterosexual is no longer the default is misleading and just plain wrong. More than 95 per cent of New Zealanders are heterosexual, that makes it definitely the default.
Neville Cameron, Coromandel.
On uncertainty
Any research findings that resort to the equivocations “could” or “may” instead of stating “will if”, are not worth the paper written on.
Kenneth Lees, Whangarei.