PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald23 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readGreen Party co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick (left) and Marama Davidson make a tax policy announcement from their Auckland office on Sunday. Photo / Sylvie WhinrayIt’s incorrect to say people hate the richThe headline on Nick Stewart’s opinion piece (June 22) – We shouldn’t hate the rich for the sin of succeeding – is surely misleading.

I don’t find wealth in itself a source of hatred. And I suggest most other middle-class citizens