A quick word

It was good sportsmanship to see the ABs hugging the SA team after their match. Far better to make rugby ... not war.

Rob Buchanan, Kerikeri.

Don’t bring back Buck, bring back the line formation with a good leap in the air at the end for lineout practice. Mark Holms, Piha.

May I suggest to Lois McGough (Weekend Herald, September 21) that she tunes into one of the many other radio stations available which also give the time. Janet Boyle, Orewa.

Your correspondent Gillian Dance (Weekend Herald, September 21) fails to see that by subsidising the film industry, the Government is still getting a return on its investment — 75 per cent of something still beats 100 per cent of nothing.

Maxine Samson, Whakat¯ane.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has met with Fletcher hierarchy. Read: Kiwis taxpayers will foot the bill for any compensation.

Mark Lewis-Wilson, Mangonui.

I have been under the impression the mayoralty was a twohorse race. Imagine my surprise when my ballot paper arrived to find something in the region of 20 names vying for this poisoned chalice. Crispin Caldicott, Warkworth.

Maybe when the students start protesting in their own time, we might take more notice. Grant W Blake, Green Bay.

An ancient saying says ‘Out of the mouth of babes . . .’ Greta Thunberg’s speech and actions are making us look at ourselves, our actions, our desires and our future.

Ingrid Memelink, Dunedin.

The Parnell Rose Garden view is one of Auckland’s small treasures and should not be destroyed by a large concrete Erebus memorial there. Harold Coop, Remuera.

Has anybody considered Monte Cecilia Park in Hillsborough for the Erebus memorial? There’s a quiet spot in the south-west corner, behind where the primary school once stood. It looks out to the Manukau Harbour. Plenty of parking too. Merle Gin, Epsom.

I thought the Erebus memorial was down on a lawn beside Tom Pearce Dr, just before the start of Puhinui Rd. Surely that is the right place for an aero accident memorial?

Cliff Ginders, Ot¯ahuhu. ¯

Julie-Anne Genter, announcing funding for a new road by-passing the Manawatu Gorge, stated that the previous government had failed to provide funding.Not surprising considering that the gorge was closed shortly before the 2017 general election.

A J Petersen, Kawerau.