Short & Sweet On tennis

On snooping

Having lately been so ineffectually critical of Chinese snooping, it seems that the MBIE has decided that this is now the way to go. Graham Steenson, Whakatane.

On strikes

Aotearoa, the land of the long-running strikes. I don’t disagree with employees wanting a bigger pay packet, but striking is not the answer. All that happens when people strike is that their pay packet shrinks and the public at large is usually inconvenienced. A J Petersen, Kawerau.

On scooter speeds

Lime scooter users don't want their choice of transportation to go from 27km/h to 10km/h. These people are in a hurry and pay by time not distance. At 10km/h you may as well go for a brisk walk. Leave them at their top speed and there’s even more reason these things should be operated on the roads not the footpaths. Glenn Forsyth, Taupo.

On influencers

Tuesday's Herald informed us the model Jess Quinn is a social network “influencer”. Not one of my dictionaries (admittedly, like me, getting on a bit) acknowledges the existence of influencer. This leads me to the inevitable conclusion there is no such word. Dean Donoghue, Papamoa.

Perhaps like Tennis Canada we should be taking more migrants from Romania and Russia to boost our tennis ranks? Bruce Tubb, Belmont.