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Letters: Time to face the truth over the Coalition Government

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5 Nov, 2018 04:17 PM2 mins to read

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters in her Beehive office. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters in her Beehive office. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Now that the pre and immediate post-euphoria of a new minority party in charge of the country, and after having been told that, what we took as promises were really only aspirations, we face the truth.

Alas, we realise that, ensconced on the treasury benches we have boys and girls trying to do the job of women and men.

A class of children who, for nine years went to school to eat their lunches and fight over who was to be "class captain".

A class that currently is experiencing trouble selecting the right "group leaders".

As the now opposition tried to tell us, in its own someone drab, grey way, it is sound policies, based on experience that we need.

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Not fair ground razzamatazz. Nor policies that were grabbed out of the broom cupboard in passing, while enthusiastically dashing away to tread the boards and preach, in earnest tones, the creation of a "Wonderworld."

A.D. Kirby
Papamoa

Refugee decision

Regarding the report (News, November 1) that $180m will be spent on a "Greater Refugee take" This raises the following questions:

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1. Where do New Zealanders' priorities lie?

2. Where does the Coalition partner- " NZ First" sit with is?

3. The Government (via NZTA) has cancelled the spend on long-planned and committed safety improvements to the Belk Road/SH 29 "Killer Intersection". This would have been funded by taxpayers whose money is obviously going to now be spent on a "Greater Refugee take" who have yet to contribute to our country. Is this fair?

Leigh Neilson
Tauranga

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