TO THE POINT

Low voter turnout is to be expected. Try finding a post office, let alone a post box. Try finding a car park near your local library or the Wellington City Council office. Try catching a bus to any of the above – one might turn up. How does a person vote if they are housebound (I couldn’t find any information about that)? It’s time to go to online voting. Noeline Holt, Roseneath

The battle cry of the 60s directed at Lyndon B. Johnson has a new target: ‘‘Hey hey, Mr Putin, how many kids have you killed today?’’ Richard Newdick, Petone

I see the address of Lower Hutt’s returning officer is in Christchurch. If Hutt City Council can’t even run its own elections, what hope is there that it can run a city? Peter Wyllie, Lower Hutt

I see we have reintroduced water restrictions, already. I walk my dog practically every day in Lower Hutt, and I amastounded at the number of major leaks I come across. Many go for days without being fixed. If this water wasn’t pouring down the drains, maybe we wouldn’t need restrictions, especially after the wettest winter on record. Alan Peck, Lower Hutt

If charitable trusts are lending John Tamihere half amillion dollars to contest local body and parliamentary elections ( John Tamihere defends his charities’ payments to his political campaigns, Sept 29) then the laws on charitable trusts need changing. The Inland Revenue deserves this money. Ian Gaskin, Wairoa

Children’s hospital opens (Sept 30) – a headline beyond our wildest dream. To Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood – forever – thank you, thank you, thank you. Marg Pearce, Whitby