From TV One recently, we learned that politicians attending parliament for just five minutes per day are treated as if they spend the whole day there with regard to remuneration.

There has been a lot of hot air lately about teachers and principals; and if they are performing as expected.

You can easily see the outrage from those who care for children, and their education, if the rules applied to politicians also applied to them.

Front up to pupils for five minutes each day and expect payments for a full day's work? This would be an utter nonsense.

Politicians; sort out your work responsibilities in line with the rest of us, who take serving the community in a responsible and caring manner seriously – and in many cases without consideration of payment, let alone receiving it for non-attendance.

Barry H Walker, Mount Maunganui.