A quick word
Is Jacinda telling us she will feel guilty neglecting the country while she rightfully attends to her baby? Greg Moir, Kerikeri.
Surely it is encumbent upon Crowe to donate his cousin’s memorabilia to the NZ Cricket museum. David Bennett, New Plymouth.
Why the media frenzy over the visit of exPresident Obama? The answer may be that Obama presents himself as a Potus should. He is everything the current occupant of the Oval Office is not. John Watkins, Katikati.
We have to hope that a certain Air NZ board member didn’t use his position to get Air NZ to subsidise his costs to get in a golf game? Would that be fair to the shareholders?
Kelly Keogh, Henderson.
Jonathan Coleman has decided he wants to relinquish his position as a representative of the people so we have a byelection at the taxpayers’ expense. Surely if anyone is elected as a member of Parliament the least they can do is to see out their three-year term. Mike Jarman, One Tree Hill.
Much has been made of the enormous benefit to New Zealand from the Obama visit. As a taxpayer shareholder in Air New Zealand I am yet to see the cost-benefit calculations that justify the expense.
Alan Johnson, Papatoetoe.
What a disgrace to the legal profession when a judge can dismiss a case where a man has beaten up a baby and its mother and receive only nine months home detention, and name suppression. This sentence should be appealed to restore some dignity to the legal profession.
Ian McCulloch, Red Beach.
“Politicians bailed out Air NZ” read a headline. So they did. Maybe Shane Jones should have his wish that Air NZ take on uneconomical routes. Then politicians can bail Air NZ out a second time. With our money.
Dr C. G. Marnewick, Bucklands Beach.
Surely the recruitment company Sheffield is partially to blame. They received $110,000 to find Dr Murray but did not check with his former employees? The DHB head should have checked as well, but, crikey.
S. P. McMonagle, Greenhithe.
When will researchers stop trying to find an excuse for obesity, such as being male born into a single-parent family or whether you were breast-fed. The simple truth is if you eat too much of the wrong food you will get fat.
Jock MacVicar, Hauraki.