Could it be the most important subject yet for an election year, or the ramblings of our leader who wants to change our flag.

Prime Minister John Key has overlooked the obvious in we can keep our flag and change it at the same time, just by adding one star.

That's right, let's just adopt the Australian flag Mr Key. We might as well, seen we are owned by them.

The banks, food chain, transport, soon our power supply, and many other companies, a lot of our network broadcasting and advertising on TV - just to name a few.

Not to mention our leader really has no say on Kiwis in Oz, nor how they treat Kiwi products over there, but they seem to want our country to accept all of their exports here, while our own industry struggles.

Yep Mr Key this is the most important subject - change the flag to Australia's and let's close the gap between us, like your election promise from your first term.

Or you could be like the rest of the politicians and make new election year promises.
How about a tax cut, so you can raise it somewhere else, perhaps GST.

Or you can claim ACC is running at a loss again and raise the levies we pay.

Perhaps you and your ‘next in line' can use your favourite saying: ‘Show us the money', disregard your people in a disaster and offer them nothing but promises and payouts to the wrong ones, while offering them budget money for their house.

Well let's see what you come up with, while putting everyone else to the sword over a cup of tea with a mate.

Finally, tell us all how to save for our retirement while you spend your wealth overseas when on holiday.

Thanks for supporting us Kiwis Mr Key, while you invest the wealth you've gained somewhere else. Guess you will not retire here after you change the flag.

Richard Stewart, Te Puke.