In a few words

Dreamworld crash not funny

Cartoonist Al Nisbet has hit the bottom of the barrel with the Dreamworld cartoon (Oct 28).

It is a tragedy that four people died in an accident at a fun fair and he looks at it as a chance to have a dig at Australians. Len Lockyer Redwood

Hemp just one option

The issue of farming hemp had to be raised by a university for it then to be raised with your editorial (Oct 26).

There are other farming activities, without lobby groups, that are gentle on resources, kind on the environment, favourable for the pocket and indeed are interesting career pathways. Vince Scully Kaikoura

Boxing simply repugnant

The suggestion of boxing promoter Dean Lonergan that the Government help fund the impending heavyweight title fight of Joseph Parker is preposterous (Oct 26). Professional boxing is legalised thuggery and inevitably results in copycat king-hit assaults and much domestic and sporting violence, let alone increased public health spending on buggered boxers and victims.The sooner boxing is banned the better. Brian Turner Waikuku

Cathedral Towers too tall

After the earthquakes, the city council said buildings would be restricted to 10 or 12 storeys. Now there is to be a 15-storey tower built. Peter Banens Addington