Short & sweet

On Weinstein

It’s doubtful Harvey Weinstein would have made such a pathetic entrance had he been attending the Academy Awards.

Fiona McAllister, Mt Maunganui.

On drought

The Auckland Council suggests we have four-minute showers and replace “thirsty” plants with cacti or similar which need less water. May I suggest to the council: Build another dam and quick, fast.

Janet Boyle, Orewa.

On climate

I am enjoying the sun at Milford Beach, just like the two council workers who are chatting while their diesel truck idles for 20 minutes. It’s a pity the climate emergency window dressing has not “cascaded” down to the team.

Chris Aldous, Greenhithe.

On DWTS

With all the furore over who qualifies as a “star” in Dancing With The Stars, why not just change the name to Dancing With

Someone You May Have Heard Of?

L. Mallon, Te Atatu.

On pollution

Now the last frontier is being polluted, most recently by big American corporations, such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX sending up “strings” of satellites, which interfere with our views of the natural night skies. Ginny Alpe-Innes, Mt Albert.

On words

I have almost reached a tipping point after reading one of your correspondents stating “almost definitely”.

Should I now wait in trepidation for the arrival of “almost absolutely” and “nearly amazing”?

John Norris, Whangamata¯.

Barry Soper reported from Fiji that our Prime Minister “skulled” a kava. In my days at the bar we did a lot of that sort of thing, and the word was “skol”. Cheers, and bottoms up.

Dean Donoghue, Papamoa Beach.