A quick word
If I had one word to describe our relationship with Australia’s sports bodies, it’s “naive”. We owe Australian Rugby nothing — that should be the starting point for any negotiations.
David Patterson, Raumati Beach.
National’s promise of tax cuts for the wealthy, and the increasing support for Act, are hugely disappointing. An increase in the basic wage is surely a better way to inject some stimulus into the economy.
Vince West, Milford.
Time to knuckle down and pick some fruit; at least no- one’s shooting at us.
Jim Carlyle,
Te Atatu ¯ Peninsula.
The ‘ tall poppy syndrome’ is alive and well in Aotearoa New Zealand with the Greens’ election promise to implement a wealth tax on those who have done moderately well by hard work and sacrifice.
Lloyd Murcott, Whangamata ¯ .
David Seymour states “the simple truth is they were just making it up as they went along”. How else did he expect any government to have responded during this unprecedented pandemic?
Maureen Dunn, Levin.
Reading that French linen is woven from flax, when is the light of this homegrown industry going to switch on in NZ? Yvonne Sutton, Northcote.
Congratulations on your rigorous review of the personal use of cannabis ( Weekend Herald, September 26). Better to have governmentcontrolled sales generating taxes for drug education and treatment.
Graham Gulbransen, Pt Chevalier.
So help me, if I see one more picture of a probe shoved up somebody’s hooter, I swear, I’ll start shouting at people. Dean Donoghue, Papamoa Beach.
The media plays up the entertainment value of leaders’ debates — their clever put- downs, their winning personalities. But what about what they stand for?
Judy Hunter, Pt Chevalier.
It would be fantastic to see David Seymour stand on his own as the Act Party without the help of the National Party. It is diabolical how both parties seem to accommodate each other with completely different policies.
Rex Head, Papatoetoe.
Why are we importing all these Covid cases from India?
Peter Clapshaw, Remuera.
Why single out India? The United States has more cases.
Heng Teoh, Parnell.