A quick word

New Zealand trains nurses for Australia, the Philippines trains nurses for New Zealand. There is something very wrong with this model. C. C. McDowall, Rotorua.

Jacinda Ardern’s detractors should heed George Bernard Shaw: “People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” Gary Hollis, Mellons Bay.

Labour gave the wage subsidy, which everyone pocketed, irrespective of financial circumstances or political views. There were no complaints then. Nishi Fahmy, Avondale.

Once again recent major football contests have been decided by the ridiculous expedient of penalty shootouts. Surely it’s time to increase the size of the goals. Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay.

I want to see a comparison of National and Labour emission reduction plans — and a climate scientist’s best guess of the likely impacts of each. I need to know if I have to move to higher ground or put in a bigger water tank.

Ian Swney, Morrinsville.

Whilst this “brain drain” will of course be extremely damaging to New Zealand, it will give our Government a huge fillip, as they prepare for the General Election next year. Philip Lenton, Somerville.

I am now saddened to realise that we seem to have become a nation of entitled moaners. Not a recipe for happiness. Bev Hicks, Warkworth.

What never ceases to amaze me about the US, even after Buffalo, is they could not join the dots up. The problem is a mentally ill person was able to get his hands on an assault weapon and purchase ammunition for it.

David Brown, Waiuku.

Sofia Taueki-Jackson — another name on The Wall Of Shame.

B. Watkin, Devonport.

Mainstream media is subject to libel laws. I buy and support our newspapers and watch television news. On the contrary, much social media is hateful, dangerous disinformation and misinformation. Jonathan Spink, Pa¯pa¯moa.

At the rate DWTS contestants are dropping out due to Covid, and eliminated contestants are replacing them, the Lotto lady’s number should be coming up very soon.

Graham Fleetwood, Botany Downs.

The supermarkets and fuel companies would like to thank Santa Robertson for two million instalments of $350 straight to their bottom line.

Glenn Forsyth, Taupo¯.

“Taranaki man pummelled with pies and beaten with a hockey stick over unpaid $50 wage.” If they had really wanted to harm him, they would have forced him to eat the pies.

Andrew Montgomery, Remuera.