Letters for Friday October 22, 2021

Dear Editor,

Receiving grants, money, etc., from overseas donors may be okay now. But don’t be surprised if this becomes costly in the future.

These countries are not charities, they always want something. Everyone always wants something in return, it’s human nature. So their gifts are not without a price.

By all means, do what you think is best for our people. Let’s just hope and pray that our thoughts and belief that these donors are after something in return are wrong.

May the Lord our God be your protector.

Rimaz Jonathan Arokapiti

(Facebook)

Quarantine payments

When it comes to paying for quarantine all governments have an obligation to bring their people home and if they mandate a quarantine then they should pay for it, not the people.

A lot of those who were stuck in Auckland weren’t there by choice and have been relying on family and friends for support. The question is what about the ones who told the paper they have family but choose to stay in a motel. Who pays for that? Them or us? Because I don’t agree with taxpayers paying for that motel stay.

Concerned Cookie

(Name and address supplied)

Stand down DPM

Jaewynn McKay (from Office of the Prime Minister) says innocent until proven guilty, so stand him down keep paying him $2,500 per week and if he’s guilty does he pay it back?

But why let him go to the Northern Group where there has been lots of speculation of wrong doing, going on up there with infrastructure? What stops him checking in and out all the people to pave his way to smooth over any potential books or comments? 

Government always find a way to arrive in the Northern group, shaking hands right before a big decision is needed, usually elections. 

Smells fishy

(Name and address supplied)

Public service

The government is supposed to be working for the people that voted them in. The Public Service Commission is supposed to keep checks on the government to make sure the government is doing their job properly for the people.  So if there is a problem in government and brought to light shouldn’t the first thing to be done by the government is to be objective and stand down and keep the accused away from further involvement? 

Curious

(Name and address supplied)

Northern tour

We are in debt; we are borrowing more money to pay out of work tourism affected workers $8 per hour but we can pay thousands to fly far too many people to the far north. 

I am sure the northern group people would have appreciated the expense in kind with food and petrol, not overpaid, entitled pen pushers with their full bank accounts. 

When the rest of the world uses Zoom or Messenger, why can’t the government use technology to view projects and try to look like they are trying to help the economy.  

Disgruntled taxpayer

(Name and address supplied)