It's interesting to speak to people from overseas, who love the country, but say our food prices are over the top.

Just as a matter of interest staff who work in supermarkets in the UK have a 10 per cent discount when they purchase from their store; that applies to supermarkets in Scotland.

In NZ it's a fraction of that, why?

We no longer have Ann Hercus with her shopping basket, now.

No one keeps an eye on anything, the politician no matter which party he or she belongs to does not have a problem. And we fork out to keep them in the Beehive to monitor what? At least bees do work. Winston Peters reckons MPs get into Parliament, then forget why they are there. Are there any exceptions? I fear not. Still, we can always go back to what works.

The Head in the sand is still popular.

R Chamberlain, Tauranga City