A quick word

Anzac Day is the only public holiday I care about. But if access to Gallipoli is the price of our Government ignoring the Armenian genocide, then the price is too high.

C.C. McDowall, Rotorua.

Isn’t it time that the All Blacks were given a M¯aori name or, better still, that Aotearoa adopted a national sport that wasn’t quite such an obvious legacy of its colonial past?

Kerry Craig, Mt Eden.

I note that for the second year running Jacinda Ardern has been voted as “the most trusted politician in Australia”, a huge indictment on the Australian politicians.

Philip Lenton, Somerville.

Would somebody please explain why, on two days during the Easter holiday, I’m prohibited from purchasing a bottle of wine to take home for my dinner but I can drive to a restaurant and consume as much as I like?

Doug Hannan, Mt Maunganui.

Bruce Cotterill notes we linger for too long dissecting a disaster (Weekend Herald, April 16) but dances around the protests regarding the Erebus memorial, conveniently hidden in Parnell, rather than being a true memorial and an uncomfortable safety reminder for all Air New Zealand staff and passengers when they travel to Auckland Airport.

Stewart Hawkins, St Heliers.

Should the unthinkable happen and Russia takes over Ukraine completely, what will the population be made up of ? One also wonders why Russia is content with destroying towns and buildings they will have to rebuild after a takeover.

Alan Walker, St Heliers.

How come it’s National’s policy that creates the environment for gangs but Labour who is always expected to fix it? Richard Irwin,

Te Atatu¯ South.

It’s now clear that the 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea was a test run to gauge the response of the UN and Western countries. Emboldened by their wishy-washy response, Putin bided his time until he was ready to launch the invasion of Ukraine.

D. Stewart,

St Heliers.

Global warming is not the world’s greatest threat, it’s Putin.

Richard Carey, Manly.

John Roughan (Weekend Herald, April 16) asks “was our pandemic reaction proportionate?” I think we were overly cautious at times, but you can’t argue that with 500 deaths we did save significant numbers of lives.

G. Lynch, Kohimarama.

If Christopher Luxon really wants to get rid of an existing public holiday, why not Queen’s Birthday? It’s close to Matariki in the calendar, and really has little significance for New Zealanders.

Sylvia Burch, Kerikeri.