OPINION: 'I only met Norm once whilst working as CEO of SPCA Auckland.'

OPINION: In America, gun violence is commonplace.

OPINION: 'Conspiracists on the left and right are hard at work fomenting greater chaos.'

OPINION: 'Wow, thank goodness for a bit of a Beauden boost.'

OPINION: 'KiwiRail has been disingenuous in its public communications.'

OPINION: 'There is a surprising lack of personal accountability in this country.'

OPINION: 'The waka-jumping law is more democratic as it puts the rights of voters first.'

OPINION: Also in today's letters – parenting and the state; 'reckless' remote inspections.

OPINION: 'Let’s face it, the game has become boring. Rule changes anyone?'

OPINION: 'Is this a society that we can be proud of?'

OPINION: 'That is not what ratepayers expect of their council.'

OPINION: 'The point is: is one really better off in Australia?'

OPINION: 'Happy well-adjusted families don’t need punishment, they need reinforcement.'

OPINION: 'New Zealanders are by and large a conservative bunch.'

OPINION: 'I suspect a number of them already have unpaid fines.'

OPINION: 'The sentence humanely and realistically deals with this terrible situation.'

OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'

OPINION: 'Her experience is not as a grease monkey, but at debating.'

OPINION: 'Is it any wonder we have a rising crime rate.'

OPINION: 'Ironically, Dickason would probably have been found not guilty in South Africa.'

OPINION: Also in today's letters – spending secrets, sentencing rules and Razor's squad.

OPINION: 'Claiming a mental crisis is a real cop-out for Golriz Ghahraman.'