A quick word
Todd Muller illustrated Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle for political systems. The more specific a question is couched, the more vague the answer will be.
Steve Russell, Hillcrest.
Not only was Michelle Boag a distraction to the National Party, by sharing the lists of names of people coming back from Eastern countries, she was distributing the disease of disdain. Kanwal Grewal, Hamilton.
John Roughan’s blue/red team analogy (Weekend Herald, July 11) forgot to mention that a major cheerleader for the blue team confessed to an indiscreet act behind the grandstand with not only a reserve player but also an important member of the team and had to hand in her pom-poms in disgrace.
John Capener, Kawerau.
Make them pay for their own quarantine and enforce the quarantine with the military. Harden up for the team.
Gavin Baker, Meadowbank.
Health Department problems exposed by Covid-19 resulted from nine years of National’s underfunding and neglect. NZ needs National like it needs another Covid case.
I McPherson, Birkenhead.
It is time National grew up got on board with the five million team and did some positive thinking for a change.
Wilmer G Gibson, Pakuranga.
As the person who gave us the mythical homeless man, Woodhouse was emphatic that David Clark should resign. This is karma, surely.
Reg Dempster, Albany.
Racist locals who attack Chinese Kiwis should give themselves an uppercut. Not one of the Covid-19 cases reported in New Zealand has arrived from China. Mark van Praagh, Mt Eden.
Correspondent Peter Byers (Weekend Herald, July 11) comments: “Clark, Gluckman, Fyfe: Save the economy. Ardern: Save lives. Take your pick”. Unless, perhaps, you are a minimalist, survivalist, huntin’ n’ shootin’ type of person, there is no “pick”. One doesn’t work without the other.
D B Smith, Napier.
A glitch of a few people out of 70,000 in isolation is a success of 99.9 per cent. Is “shambles” thus correct?
Graham Wallace, Glendowie.
Mayors, local body officials, highly paid executives and M¯aori spokespersons wring their hands ineffectually and express concern but do nothing to resolve the water problem. Their sheer ongoing incompetence is a scandal. Perhaps Jacinda could sort this out by legislative fiat? Peter Clapshaw, Remuera.