The axe now seems to be hanging over DOC, the Minister of everything good old Stephen, really the PM wants to get rid of more staff saying, we can get the volunteers to fill in the gaps.
Now it seems if government does not want to pay people to do a job, why not the good old volunteer, and if you do not want to pay, create a charity. in that way you get the public to pay twice.
Now I would suggest to our MPs that we have volunteers in the Parliament, the money we save, could help to pay for medical, dental treatment for our senior citizens who can ill afford such on a pension.

Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai.