One can only commend the food bank to help people in need, however I and the many thousands of volunteers would like to ask, why is their such a need in a country of such wealth as New Zealand has, to be in this situation?
In some countries 2% of the population hold and control the wealth the other 98% can have the crumbs that are left, it seems ably assisted by the MPs of all political parties. A challenge to our local, or any MP, sit down with some low income people on TV, and demonstrate to the public how a person can survive on the pay they receive for a week.Five + a day joke, plus save up to buy a house? Why does the Government have to have nearly 70,000 State houses? Could it be the poor middle income earner has to pay for them so that the low income earner can be housed?

Ron Chamberlain,
Otumoetai