After MAGA comes the Mayoral White House
It’s a very modern, cautionary, political tale.
A self-professed celebrity septuagenarian, elected to political leadership by popular vote.
His leadership style is controversial: at odds with his executive team, out of step with the elected representatives, his grasp of detail questioned.
But it’s not quite Washington, DC . . . yet.
Perhaps Anderson House could be repurposed, at exorbitant cost, as a new Mayoral White House?
This might even be enough to finally get long-suffering ratepayers protesting in the streets. Make Invercargill Great Again.
A P Fox,
Palmerston North
A great Southlander
I would like, on behalf of all Southlanders, to thank Angela Newell for her years of passionate service to the arts in Southland.
It was with great sadness that I read she was leaving her current role, in which she has been so influential.
She has put Southland on the map as a great place for such entertainers and artists to visit. She has been at the forefront of the arts for so many years and she will be sorely missed from that role.
I am hoping she’s not going far and will bring her passion to whatever she decides to do next. If it’s teaching then a new generation will greatly benefit. We wish her well in all that she does in future. Chris Rance,
Otatara
Splendid signage
I wanted to congratulate the Winton people who created the signage at either end of the town.
It’s great to see the positive message of ‘‘be kind’’ and this is also relevant to the upcoming National Volunteer Week of June 21–27. Kindness comes in different forms and we all need to appreciate this.
The week’s theme is ‘‘the benefit of working together’’ for goodness. Every volunteer, whatever their chosen cause, is important and can make a difference to our country. Wendy Joy Baker, Nightcaps
Cheers, librarians
I wish to say a big thank you to the staff of the Invercargill Public
Library. They are so helpful, pleasant, and always smiling. Lucille Cook, Invercargill
Time’s up, carnivores
An article in your Farming First supplement, ‘‘An exciting time to be in farming’’ (June 11), made the mistake that the world’s burgeoning human population can continue to be carnivorous. This ignores the adverse effects of meat eating on human health, and of excessive land and water use.
Farmers need to think outside the box, with vertical, hydroponic cropping techniques using solar panels as the way forward. The land use is efficient, making these systems a game-changer.
Diane Cornelius,
Adelaide