Considering Bill English's take on New Zealand recovery.

In my opinion politicians should note the devastating results of the ‘Rogernomics debacle' of the 1980s. This was forced on us - an unnecessary destructive concept and era which made thousands homeless and jobless.

We were given no help at all to recover.

This took years to recover, if we ever did fully.

So like happenings now, just driven by a different median!

Maybe instead of trying to destroy farming, New Zealand may realise it's time to encourage farming and realise the fact we grow the best food in the world.

It still is our richest asset. The world needs food.

Time to realise how volatile tourism etc can be!

Globalisation doesn't work. Funny with a pandemic, countries suddenly have borders again! Time to start looking after ourselves!

New Zealand viewed the world, especially China, through rose tinted glasses! They caused/forgot to inform people of this pandemic and now they will do what they always do, sneak in to buy land, prime companies and other blue chip assets at rock bottom prices and our naïve governments have already allowed much of this to happen which undermines our sovereignty.

Check the 60s, Holyoake strategy. This country was debt-free, we made most of our own quality goods, practically zero unemployment.

We never needed to lock our doors. Definitely ‘Godzone' and we could be again. We don't need hair-brained politicians, with brainless new academic schemes that don't work!

Get back to the basics, 1+1 =2, not rocket science!

C Humphreys, Katikati.