Short & sweet

Linguistic love

To further enhance our country’s love and use of indigenous language, would it not be a good and generous idea for our commentators to have a go at using the Japanese equivalents of kia ora etc.

Andrew McAlpine, Herne Bay.

Darwin and protests

Mass protests against Covid restrictions and anti-vaccination campaigns may be examples of Darwin’s natural selection at work. Martin Adlington, Browns Bay.

Out on the street

A friend told me the other day he no longer followed Short and Sweet. Sick of it, he said. I went in to bat for the

Herald, and then the penny dropped. Turns out he was talking about

Shortland Street. Said I was clearly going deaf as well as daft.

Dean Donoghue, Papamoa Beach.

Medal for Emmerson

If cartooning was an Olympic event Rod Emmerson would have to be a top medal contender. Consistently good ideas beautifully drawn.

Neil Marsh, Sandringham.

Unmasking

Can we dispense with masks on public transport? Many don’t wear them and no one, apart from one single bus driver I travelled with, ever insists that passengers wear one. If you can’t be bothered enforcing laws, don’t pass them.

Rex Fausett, Central Auckland.