Letters: A pool, algae and a painful own goal

PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald29 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readRod Emmerson's take on Tama Potaka's announcement that controversial reforms to the Conservation Act have been dropped after a backlash from conservation groups.The problems of Washington algae and MMPThere is something sadly ironic about the algae blooming at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. United States President Trump has blamed radical left vandals, but it’s a perfect metaphor for something rotten brewing in Washington.

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