A quick word

Looking at the face and the language, there is the realisation that we are back to “dog eat dog and devil take the hindmost” politics. No surprise Adams and Kaye bailed. Gail Burrows, Waiheke Island.

So, we will have four lanes to Whang¯arei within 10 years. Then a tunnel within 20 years of National. At that time we will have four lanes to a viewing platform. Is that clever?

John O’Neill, Dargaville

While there were excellent articles (Weekend Herald, July 18) that were very fair to Judith Collins, I did not appreciate the ratio of seven out of 11 snide comments attacking National in “a quick word”. Jennie McKeown, Red Beach.

There is no shortage of water in New Zealand, folks, just an almost criminal political disregard for provision of necessary infrastructural growth. What price tourism now?

Terry Harris, Mangawhai.

NZ can do without this divisive, power-hungry, win-at-any- cost, dirty player in politics.

Tess Parlane, Waiheke Island.

The “superduperpower” US, and its Denialist-InChief don’t understand the nature of this virus. Sadly it is just too small to bomb

Rob Buchanan, Kerikeri.

That NZ First and Peters has to call in a couple of Poms to tell them how to get people to vote for them at the election, should speak volumes on how devoid they are of policy and ideas. John Oliver, Remuera.

“Back Your Future” or “Back to the Future” yet again with the septuagenarian Winnie McFly and his DeLorean campaign bus?

Mike Wagg, Freemans Bay.

I find it amusing when a lead politician is speaking there is a bevy of puppets, as if on a string nodding in the background.

A. D. Kirby, Pa¯pa¯moa.

Govt about to bill returnees; Nats opt for $3000. Finally, practical, reasonable and responsible bipartisan governance. Let’s hope for more of this in the future from all parties. Ron Czerniak, Northcross.

We, all have a huge stake in securing our own decency come election day, September 2020. Andrea Willett, O¯ hope.

Have we learned nothing from the recent resurgence of Covid-19 in Australia? Why are hospital ED nurses being allowed to also work at our border quarantine facilities? Madness.

Joe O’Brien, New Lynn.

Is the corollary to Trump’s if-we-did-lesstesting-we’d-havefewer-cases brainstorm “If I keep looking at my bank balance I’ll have more money”?

Dennis N Horne, Howick.