A quick word

When are the police going to stop the vehicles with souped-up exhausts? If they aren’t already illegal, why not?

R Howell, Onehunga.

Leaf blowers and on-site tree mulchers should be banned.

Beth O’Loughlin, Parnell.

Congratulations Steve Braunias (WH, Oct. 8) on a brilliant summary of the flawed and outrageous conviction of Peter Ellis. Garry Wycherley, Awakino.

How many more men are there, wrongfully accused? Such an injustice beyond words. John Ford, Taradale.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, I think it would be a great gesture by Auckland Council to rename the square in front of the Britomart railway station to recognise her years of service. Charles Fraser, Freeman’s Bay.

Police are very welcome to take my photograph. I would like to take a few pictures of them. But I never see any.

Nick Hamilton, Remuera.

Waka Kotahi’s delusional Road to Zero strategy appears to have been interpreted by AT for them to reduce our speed limits to 0kph.

Dudley Pound, Howick.

Federated Framers is not happy with the climate change deal. Okay, it is not perfect but the time for doing nothing has long gone.

Neil Anderson, Algies Bay.

It can only be assumed that the eligible voters who abstained from the local body elections will not complain if policies, by-laws, etc, are not to their liking. Ian Doube, Rotorua.

Now is the time for our new Mayor of Auckland to get rid of the unwanted and excess orange cones. Mohammed Yakub, Mangere East.

Young people absorb the moving media as guidance for how the world works and what they need to be doing. The producers of

FBoy Island should be arrested for public endangerment.

Jim Carlyle,

Te Atatu¯ Peninsula.

Thanks for the laughs, Tim, your endless amount of energy, and half full glass approach to life. And cheers for putting Invercargill on the map.

Glenn Forsyth, Taupo¯.

I didn’t have a clue who these candidates were, I mean they all sounded proactive and in our best interest but so did Donald Trump.

Christine Mann, Mt Albert.

Just wondering about the huge difference between the Treasury forecasted deficit and the actual figure from the finance Minister — a staggering $ 9.3 billion. How do you get a Treasury job?

Steve Horne, Raglan.

Have we defeated kauri dieback in the Waitakere Ranges yet, or is no one still allowed to go in there and check?

J. Davidson, Birkenhead.