A quick word
Thank you for the excellent, unbiased editorial “Body cameras could prove an extra safeguard” (NZ Herald, January 11). All that needed to be said in a nutshell.
Lorraine Kidd, Warkworth.
It’s a sad fact that despite all the publicity and advertising, over half of all road deaths (57 per cent in 2022) involve alcohol, speeding or both as contributing causes. When will people listen?
Kushlan Sugathapala, Epsom.
If every boat, launch and yacht berthed at every Auckland marina was sold our broken infrastructure, health, education and housing systems could be fixed overnight!
Bruce Tubb, Devonport.
Here we go again! A motorist pleads guilty to driving under the influence and is let off because he is a sportsman and a conviction would restrict his ability to compete. Further, the judge states that restricting a sportsman’s ability to compete in sports events is too great a penalty compared, presumably, to the crime of risking the death or serious injury of other motorists or pedestrians. I’m not afraid of gangs, muggers, or armed dairy raiders; I’m afraid of sportsmen.
Gerald Payman, Mt Albert.
Air NZ advertises “oneway cheap fares” from Auckland to Sydney, Tokyo, Vancouver” et al (NZ Herald, January 10). But how do I get back to Auckland?
Johan Slabbert, Warkworth.
Really loving the wonderful photo entries but today’s “You will go into the water . . . ” (NZ Herald, Jan 10) is a winner. Reminds me of Norman Thelwell’s books on guidance for young equestrians: “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it swim.”
Barbara N. Barwick, Gisborne.
I don’t know which is worse, driving over an Auckland pothole before repair or driving over it after repair. Any contractor should not expect to be paid for such unbelievably shoddy work.
Graham Astley, Auckland.
I read Professor Grace’s “Conversation” about artificial intelligence (NZ Herald, January 10). Can AI models be made consistent with human values, preferences and goals? Surely we should expect, and hope, AI will deliver much better results than our fallible human minds? Between 1999 and 2015, more than 700 British subpostmasters were wrongly convicted of theft. Human beings and institutions went on destroying the lives of these innocent people. Wouldn’t AI have quickly tracked down the real culprit: defective accounting software?
Arch Thomson, Mt Wellington.
Whose idea was it to get rid of the traffic cops? We need them now more than ever, Our police have their work cut out dealing with murders, gang warfare and ram raids. We need a separate department to control the idiots on the roads.
V. Hall, Whangapara¯oa.
The question must be asked of Wellington. What leaks the most — water or Parliament?
Garry Wycherley, Awakino.
Shock and horror! I noticed a single person in a bus today. This is a new phenomenon and I wanted to report it immediately to whoever runs this service. These buses usually run completely empty round Glendowie. I trust this trend won’t continue as it might lead to many people using this service.
Brian Todd, Glendowie.