John certainly does not seem to have the Key, we have Robin Hood in reverse, in that we rob the poor to feed the rich, in that we have all the tax fiddles under the sun for the wealthy, who sling off at some beneficiary who might be ripping off a few pennies from the system, that the super rich do not even pay into.
Some of the richest people in NZ make the point, that the rich should pay more tax, good on them, but their are others who do not. Many of them certainly do not think of others less fortunate, perhaps think they will look good in a gold coffin, no pockets in shrouds, I am told. The saying goes that much always wants more.
We have a situation where the Red Cross felt that they had to go into the schools to feed our children in our land of milk and honey. Many of our lakes etc are in dire straights, Labour and National are both responsible for this situation, it is good for NZ that the Greens are very keen to reverse this trend. John is very keen to preserve the Knighthood principle could be his final ambition, however a man who has been a volunteer with St John for 68 years and has paid $50,000 to help them with equipment is lucky to get a thank you instead of His Knighthood.

Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai.