Farmers fight back

It is good to see that Federated Farmers are at last doing something about the ‘‘continued attacks’’ on farmers, mostly completely wrong.

The next could be to improve the ‘‘stagnant’’ water in the Waikato River, caused by the nine hydro dams not aerating their water as it leaves their dams, as done in most countries, even China.

Google for ‘‘hydro dam photos’’ and see them. The dam owners should fix their dams at their expense.

The Labour government has twice applied capitalistic policies, such as closing the highly successful NZ Dairy Board which paid us $14/kg (in today’s money), and capitalistic Rogernomics, so can’t be trusted.

Also see the photos and articles in grazinginfo.com, the free website. Farmers using it are doing extremely well. See the 200 testimonials.

Vaughan Jones (Agricultural editor since 1965)

Hamilton

bus to make a cheap political point.

I wonder if her grandfather is also so critical about the care he received.

Staff take great care to discuss with patients whether they can go home, how they will get there and if there is anyone to look after them. If the family is unable to help then a social worker comes in to discuss options. I have found them all to be kind, painstaking and keen to find the right solution.

A hospital is not a motel and, at busy times of the year like now when winter ills are rampant, doctors and nurses must concentrate on the truly ill who need to be admitted for a stay in hospital.

Linda Braun

Hamilton

life and relationship as you wish, and one day, having completed you ‘‘Master’s Ticket,’’ you can return to the bridge if you wish. In the meantime, person the lifeboats, allowing the Greens and Maori Party to come with you. What does ‘‘SOS’’ stand for again? The nominations for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Labour Captain are . . . ?!

Ian Hanley

Hamilton