Letters: Obesity is caused by food choices, not childhood trauma
OPINION: 'If that’s considered quality telly then I am very out of touch.'
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Letters: Politics trumps massive public interest in Treaty bill
OPINION: 'In the real world, political pragmatism and expediency will always win.'
Letters: Ratepayers on the hook for SailGP; Turia's lasting legacy
OPINION: Also in today's letters – e-scooter chaos and planning to avoid poverty.
Letters: Dodging e-scooters at 'Wild West' Wynyard ruins the point of a nice walk
OPINION: 'Just weaving through everyone like it’s some kind of obstacle course.'
Letters: Trump short of compassion over LA wildfires
OPINION: 'The President-elect himself is unwilling to offer even a quantum of solace.'
Letters: Heed history’s lessons to avoid repeating past aggression
OPINION: Although today’s global institutions are more substantial, words still matter.
Letters: Why is puberty blocker use not being urgently investigated?
OPINION: 'The Ministry of Health needs to act now before more children are harmed.'
Letters to the editor: Families miss out as Rugby Park gets upgrade, Shane Jones' comment ‘out of order’
OPINION: Herald readers share their views.
Letters: Short-term greed over long-term planning is still our failed formula
OPINION: 'This thinking is still wreaking havoc, look at the Cook Strait ferry debacle'.
Letters: Locals bothered by summer wave of bad beach behaviour
OPINION: 'They have no respect or consideration for those who live here'.
Letters: Cheap food for school children could be false economy
OPINION: 'Now many New Zealanders exist on over processed ‘junk’ food'.
Letters: Paying tribute after death of Dame Tariana Turia
OPINION: Following her example would mean 'less meaningless political point-scoring'.
Letters: Question of arming police on duty raised again
OPINION: 'All police on duty should be armed for their safety.'
Opinion: NZ’s honours highlight need for government action on child poverty
OPINION: Wellbeing and welfare of youngsters top of mind for readers.
Letters: Horticulture’s $8b bounty offers hope amid challenges
Readers' letters for January 6.
Letters: Projects to make Auckland even better than it is
OPINION: 'There is nowhere in the world I would rather live than Auckland'.
Letters: Focus on adapting to heating planet avoids real problem of its cause
OPINION: Dealing better with heat is a 'sensible reaction to the non-sensible topic'.
Letters: How the taxpayer helps those who make it big
OPINION: 'The taxpayer provides a host of services to all of us'
Letters: People should debate the details of tolls on roads
OPINION: 'Discussion needs to focus on should every vehicle pay the same'.
Letters: Common sense needed over use of police resources
OPINION: Police need to 'hunt where the ducks are'.
Letters: Milk production showing no decline
Financial security of milk production to NZ economy is unmatched by any other sector.
Letters: NZ's school rugby dominance challenges All Blacks approach
OPINION: Calls for ABs to focus on local talent as schools excel in international rugby.
Letters: How to boost safety for kids on electric scooters
OPINION: It 'requires a mix of regulation, education, and community engagement'.
Letters: A suggestion about Boxing Day surcharges
OPINION: 'Businesses that value customers’ loyalty should refrain' from passing on costs.
Letters: Education, and quoting a cockatoo ...
OPINION: 'NZ businesses are inefficient, lack productivity, and show little innovation.'
Letters: Businesspeople better than career politicians
OPINION: 'We are becoming a nation much like the US – full of diatribe and hatred.'
Letters: Celebrating Smith & Caughey’s legacy of excellence
OPINION: 'If Auckland has a beating heart, the Caughey name is engraved on it.'
Letters: Need to save money? Cut MP numbers in half
OPINION: 'Many of us believe that there are far too many MPs.'
Letters: Police inaction on robbed tourists; Govt right to call for back to basics
OPINION: 'Misinformation tells us drugs are the solution.'
Letters: Government’s austerity drive doesn’t apply to the rich
OPINION: 'Our leaders have abandoned the people who need them most.'
Letters: Kiwis' safety and security have gone backwards
OPINION: 'My insecurity stems from events both overseas and domestically.'
Letters: Political blame-game compounding infrastructure woes
OPINION: 'The real issue with the ferries is many decades of strategic mismanagement.'
Letters: Should patch ban apply at funerals? Toll road system works
OPINION: 'The Cook Strait crossing is even more important than a second harbour bridge.'
Letters: A child’s education begins at home; cultural solutions for repeat offenders
OPINION: 'Either ACC doesn’t have enough surgeons, or their red tape hampers efficiency.'