Short & Sweet

On coalition

I remain unconvinced that Labour and its ever-reducing number of supporters want just a Labour-Greens coalition as it is only NZ First that brings just a little bit of sanity, admittedly only a little.

Mike Baker, Tauranga.

On diesel

Diesel cars are being phased out in many countries due to their health hazards, it would appear that New Zealand has become a dumping ground for them.

Vince West, Milford.

On McLaughlin

Surely Scott McLaughlin, is a certainty for the Halberg sportsman of the year after what he has achieved in motor racing: Record race wins in a season, record number of pole positions, untold lap records etc and now a Bathurst 1000 win.

Jock MacVicar, Hauraki.

On Hawkins

I wonder how many Papakura voters made the same mistake as the Herald reporter in thinking candidate “George Hawkins Jnr” was “Former Papakura mayor and government minister George Hawkins [who] came in third place”. Denise Levien, Papakura.

On sources

If the bathtub is overflowing we don’t keep looking for bigger buckets, we turn off the tap. We will never get on top of plastic waste unless we stop importing it. Nor will we stem the obesity and diabetes epidemic unless we tax sugar and ban high-fructose corn syrup.

J Leighton, Devonport.

On Syria

In 1948 the United Nations granted a displaced group their own state to call their own, Israel. When will the UN do the same for the Kurds?

Andrew Tichbon, Greenbay.

On Air NZ

Let’s trust Greg Foran will remember his provincial upbringing, in Hastings and Hamilton. High Air NZ airfares discriminate against those who live in smaller centres and do much to inhibit growth. Danna Glendining, Taupo¯ .