A quick word

Could it be that the reason vaccine delivery is restricted to only a few hard-to-get-to places in Auckland is that there isn’t any to go around? Anthony Browne, Birkdale.

It would be nice if cars had a roof cam to record the event so that [those] who put a ding in your car, without leaving any record, and then happily drive off could get their comeuppance. Gary Hollis, Mellons Bay.

Those who hack and mess up hospital records must be very sick in mind. There seems no reason other than to make life difficult for the hardworking medical staff and their vulnerable patients. Pamela Russell, O¯ ra¯kei.

We are in a very vulnerable situation in NZ. The latest breakout of Covid-19 in Victoria is a real problem that potentially could be a problem here. The solution is mass vaccination in this country. The Ministry of Health will not emerge out of this pandemic looking particularly well.

Geoff Williamson, Mission Bay.

I agree with our country’s position re Five Eyes (which is not a treaty) but I do have concerns regarding our total lack of providing military defence while relying on allies. In order to assert our independence we need to equip our Air Force with up-to-date fighters to ensure we are truly able to fend off threats and be effective allies.

Phil Saunders, Northcote.

Sign of the times? Does the red moon this week also confirm that Labour will again win the next election, as we never ever see a blue moon? Murray Hunter, Titirangi.

For a television network so exercised about pronouncing M¯aori place names correctly, TV1‘s persistent use of “Palmy” instead of Palmerston North is a trifle . . . well . . . inconsistent?.

Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay.

I am disappointed to see telephone landlines will no longer be available and will be obsolete in a few years. Why can’t they wait until the old people die before they do this?

Tom Reynolds, St Heliers.

Gary Arnold (Herald, May

27) writes in opposition to lowering the voting age to

16, citing immature brain development. His description of how this manifests reminds me of a number of recent and current world leaders, none of whom have the excuse of “callow youth” . Christie James Coles, Mt Eden.

We never seem to hear of ransomware cyberattacks on Russian or Chinese institutions. Why?

Alex Findlay, Pukekohe.

The latest outbreak of Covid in Melbourne illustrates how failure of the vaccination roll-out can undo successful control of the virus. With less than 10 per cent of New Zealanders having been vaccinated, any lockdown would be totally avoidable had the vaccination been properly managed. Janie Weir, Newmarket.