John Minto has written a first-rate article in the New Zealand Herald about the ridiculously one-sided American proposal for a Palestinian state. That’s a far more sensible approach than for example, his disgraceful wrecking of Auckland’s wonderful annual tennis tournament a few years back, by standing outside megaphoning cruel abuse at an innocent Israel teenage lass playing. It was following that disgrace when I dubbed him the Screaming Skull.

The New Zealand Herald provides space for the public to write arguing issues that a letter cannot adequately cover. One assumes some editorial influence is applied but there have been past lapses.

The caption writers for Wellington’s Dominion Post, once, back in their 1980s heyday, were often times funny, brilliant and memorable, that now but a distant memory.

Recently they showed a photo of a badly flooded road beside Southland’s Mataura river.  Brace yourself.

The caption advised the river is running high and will be closely watched overnight, in case it floods.

The problem with simple jobs is they’re done by simpletons. This was beautifully illustrated at the Australian Open by the amusing incident when a security guard chased after World No One Rafael Nadal for not showing his pass. Apparently the same thing happened to Federer last year.

Below, a short letter published in the NZ Herald recently.

“ON PARKING”

“The thought of providing Westfield Newmarket with all my private information in exchange for two hours of free parking does not appeal.”