A quick word
Cat lover Gareth Morgan will have as much impact on the 2017 elections as the widely revered and loved Kim Dotcom did in 2014. Ray Calver, Grey Lynn.
I cannot help but wonder why politicians and the media get so excited about Metiria Turei’s admissions. Considering the behaviour and disclosures of MPs from all parties in recent years, I reckon many of us would see it as just her turn to get caught this month. Graeme Mackay, RD Kerikeri.
Did the father of her child pay child support? If not, is that why she committed fraud to supposedly pay the bills? A J Petersen, Kawerau.
It seems that working for Donald Trump is a reputation destroyer. I’ll bet Sean Spicer leaves his press secretary stint off his resume. More importantly, how can someone who behaves like Trump attract good talent? Robert Myers, Auckland Central.
Not too many of us would find fault with Australian rugby players taping over their mouths but it would be to everyone’s benefit if Michael Cheika would lead by example. Owen McMahon, Lynfield.
To your correspondent Cliff Solomon, it is not the drug testing of school teams that is an indictment on New Zealand society, it is the fact that the teams need
Rotorua is proposing to import 5 tonnes of South Korean mud to be used at the Mudtopia festivals. Is it really going to happen and if so, how is this “mud glorious mud” going to be screened for any possible nasties entering our relatively clean and pristine country. Judith Bouwman, Torbay.
To those of the view New Zealand no longer needs the UK, in the last 12 months we exported in excess of $ 1b worth of goods to the UK. Secondly, the UK is the home and workplace of a large number of Kiwis. The phrase “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you” comes to mind. Sid Felman, Mount Eden.
It is only a matter of time before bright young lawyers start to offer the “Turei Defence” on behalf of their clients. “My client does not agree with the law as it stands. Her personal needs outweigh those of society and she has the right to break the law as she sees fit.” Malcolm Bell, Forrest Hill.
It is to be hoped the people who are so scathing towards Ms Turei have always been scrupulously honest when filling in their tax returns and have never paid cash to a tradesman to avoid GST. The number of prosecutions for tax evasion far outweigh those for benefit fraud. Jenny Senior, Waipawa.