Regarding G Oakbrook's letter ‘Greens will sort 1080' (The Sun, Sept 12), I never blamed the Greens for the present use of 1080. Some others own that blame.

However, the Greens promote themselves as the clean green, holier than thou, environmental party. The fact of the matter is the Greens do support the use of this toxic chemical by their shortsighted belief that it is the best option currently available and to believe it doesn't go into our waterways is naive or stupid.

Considering there has been no research done on the long-term use of this chemical in NZ, which has been used here for over 30 years suggests that you'd have to question the wisdom of those who support its use.

G Oakbrook's claim (‘Greens will sort 1080' The Weekend Sun, September 12), that the Greens have the tightest forward-thinking policy regarding the use of this chemical, is proof of blind belief, as they are wrong and the Greens fall well short of some of the other political parties that do not support it use.

The Greens need to stand up for their so-called core principals, man up and also oppose it's use.

I have voted for the greens in the past but I now believe that the best thing about the Greens is their marketing campaign, certainly not their policies or their co-leader.

To have a negative whinging Ozzy communist telling us how to run Aotearoa is a serious worry. A browny reddy Green is not for me!

M Kirkham, Tauranga City.