Letters: Peter Burling, you beauty!

Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling hold the Americas Cup aloft as he celebrates with teammates after defeating Oracle Team USA in the America's Cup sailing competition. Photo/AP

Have regatta at Mount Maunganui

It's fantastic that New Zealand has won the America's Cup. That's its name, the America's Cup, not the Auckland Cup.

It took less than five minutes before it was broadcast on TV that the next America's Cup challenge would be held in Auckland. Some of the world's best sailors who were actually on board the winning boat were from Tauranga.

Peter Burling, you beauty.

Why not have the next America's Cup regatta at Mount Maunganui, home of champions.
Auckland is not New Zealand but because they make the most noise they attract big money.

The Mount is one of the most beautiful places in this land and would have some of the best vantage points surrounding the race track and, hey, we could do with some of the revenue.
(Abridged)

Gary Horan
Mt Maunganui

Warm people, not trees

I so agree with Gaye Wilson (Letters. June 26). I belong to a knitting group at Greenwood Park and know of needs in the community that require this expertise to warm little bodies these winter days. Trees don't need us - these little ones do.
Blanche Guernier
Ohauiti