Re: Sam Uffindel schoolboy assault. I cannot believe that when told of this incident, National's Tauranga Byelection preselection committee still gave him the job to stand as their candidate.

Yes, it's a mistake he made long time ago – but regardless did they think it would never get out into the media? What fools. Voters deserve better than this – they need honesty before any other policy. A lesson never quite learned by many in the Beehive.

D Dillion, Papamoa