John Key says he wants to change the flag because it's outdated. Yet, all governments persist in boring and scaring every foreign dignitary with an extremely outdated - and not really that accurate - Maori welcome that costs the country millions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars. There is no need for it, as for some Kiwis it is a source of embarrassment and others find it amusing and some find it a source of pride.

It's really not appropriate anymore. I saw on TV an elite group of Maori dancers even accompanied the Prime Minster to the Middle East to perform a few hakas in front of the Saudi rulers.

Then amazingly, Mr Key said he has issues with the Saudi human rights issues while at the same time, he's involved in making 85 per cent of Kiwis second class citizens.

D Cooper, Mount Maunganui.