A quick word
The Better Public Media Trust is asking would we pay $60 a year for advertfree TVNZ? Darn right we would. In the 1960s we paid a licence fee of £100. The programmes were worth watching. I remember committee members turning up late for meetings so as not to miss an episode of some riveting drama. Oh happy days. Bring them back. Rosemary MacKenzie, Rotorua.
I was glad to see the Ram Raid Offending Bill, currently in front of a select committee, heard submissions from advocacy groups for children such as Voice and The Pride Project. I sincerely hope the committee gives equal time and consideration to submissions from the victims of ram raids who have had their businesses and sometimes their lives destroyed by these youths. Martin Spencer, Auckland Central.
While it is unfortunate TVNZ is cutting programmes like Fair Go and Sunday, it is not surprising. I imagine these shows cost a lot of money to make. It is not just the salaries of the presenters, but the camera crew, producers, researchers, post-production, overheads etc. Compare this to content made elsewhere, where TVNZ is simply just buying a licence to air it. TVNZ is a business and will try to gain the most revenue for the least cost. Nigel Owen, Hamilton.
Assuming gang patch legislation is passed the police will be faced with extra and more difficult work. In most occupations extra work automatically leads to an increase in pay. Mark Mitchell needs to put his (actually our) money where his mouth is. Greg Cave, Sunnyvale.
Many small business owners are struggling to stay afloat and keep staff employed. When thieves are charged, the mental health of their victim should be taken into account first.
Wendy Tighe-Umbers, Parnell.
Landlords are getting a tax break in order to help tenants, military-style semi-automatic weapons could be reintroduced to cut down on mass shootings and keep everyone safe, we’re re-writing the Treaty because no one knows what the current one means, and our Housing Minister suggests the homeless return to their family estates and live in an empty wing. We don’t have a Government with any ideas, they’re spouting empty and offensive nonsense. Mark Nixon, Remuera.
For every hour of viewing, viewers are forced to watch over 20 minutes of advertising. No wonder television viewing is now terminal. Bruce Tubb, Devonport.
Would the empty train fiasco which Pink fans from Eden Park endured after the Friday night concert happen if it had been a sporting fixture? Chris Kiwi, Mt Albert.
A delusional megalomaniac and an 81-year-old with severe cognitive issues. Characters in a new TV show? No, the two candidates vying to run the most powerful country on the planet. Laurence Mallon, Te Atatu¯.
It would appear that Golriz Ghahraman is a serial shoplifter. I wonder what special discounts she will receive at her sentencing. Ian Doube, Rotorua.
On Planet Shane Jones, if you care deeply about the wellbeing and future of our natural environment you are mocked as a “nimby”. What would he call you if you didn’t believe his boast that a fish farm off Whang¯arei Heads would create “hundreds of jobs”? Peter Beyer, Sandringham.
In boxing, the whole aim is to knock your opponent out or at least knock them down. However in rugby, any head knock is bad and punishable.
Bruce Turner, Cambridge.