PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald30 May, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readThe recent heatwave affecting Paris and other parts of western Europe should be an incentive for New Zealand to move away from fossil fuels, says a Herald reader. Photo / AFPGo beyond the headlines with our daily news podcast The Front Page:Letter of the weekDrop in the health bucketWhile I applaud the budget allocation for health, it is a drop in the bucket for what is needed to bring our ageing hospitals up to first world standards.

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