A quick word

Penny Bright withheld her rates for years in a quest to improve the transparency of council payments. I wonder whether her “arrangements” with the council to avoid the sale of her property will be made transparent to other ratepayers.

Mike Donovan, Remuera.

Penny Bright has enjoyed a rates-free lifestyle for 11 years while others have squirrelled away money to pay their rates. What did she do with the rates money she saved? Cancer or not, this sets a bad precedent.

Catriona Gardner, Manurewa.

Your correspondent reporting on the royal wedding obviously hasn’t been to Windsor. Describing it as a “sleepy town” is far from reality. Steve Porter, Welcome Bay.

I’m looking forward to three weeks of Simon Bridges whining about the Budget simply because he feels politically obliged to whine. It’s all your party’s fault, Simon. Shut up. Rex Fausett, Auckland Central.

The credibility levels of the National Party opposition have reached hypocritical mass.

Hans Apers, Whitianga.

It did not take long for the Finance Minister to blame the previous Government for “nine years of underinvestment”. It was the previous Government who left a legacy of money to spend. At the beginning of their nine years they had no surplus and an earthquake to fund. John Ford, Taradale.

All the Russian collusion and porn star collusion talk aside, surely everyone prays Trump gets a peace collusion with North Korea? Brian John Evans, Mt Eden.

Justifying Israel’s claim to Jerusalem, your correspondent Phil Hayward forgot to mention the burning bush that talked to Moses.

Darshik Kumar, Rotorua.

When the Green Party calls for “carbon zero”, does this mean they want to eliminate carbon fibre and bubbles in Champagne, as well as the trace gas fertiliser carbon dioxide that gives our plant life the colour their party is named after?

Terry Dunleavy, NZ Climate Science Coalition.

Congestion? Learn from London. Tap-on any bus to anywhere for only £1.50 ($3) on your Oyster Card. No queuing to tap-off at destination either, because it’s a flat charge. Try that Auckland Transport. Jim Carlyle, Te Atatu.

The mountain of unwanted bikes in China should be seized upon, by Phil Goff to help solve Auckland’s gridlock. Neil Hatfull, Warkworth.