As a foundation member who was vice chair of New Zealand First in the Auckland area I, with others, spent up large to start the party – money that one could ill afford. The decision that comes forth in this election will determine whether there ever was a New Zealand First Party, and history will not be kind for the wrong decision. The needy not the greedy was the charter for NZF, anything else is totally unacceptable. Many countries in the world are in severe strife because of greed. Henry Ford was asked ‘Why do you pay your workers more than most?' – ‘So that they can buy my cars'. The logic of that is lost on many.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.