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Diana Coleman's avatar

I wonder why, with around 150,000 New Zealanders unemployed, our government is now considering issuing visas to parents of the “skilled people” they want to come and work in AotearoaNZ. Surely it would be better to train those unemployed in the skills required, giving them the chance to make a decent living without having to compete with foreign workers who would demand higher incomes? It would slash the benefit outlay and offer many willing Kiwis some hope.

What we don’t need is more immigration while our own people are being forced to scrape together a meagre life, trying to find a better place for themselves and their families.

To me, this “Parent Boost” visa exercise is little more than a cynical attempt to boost the numbers in the ever dwindling National Fan Club base.

Jeremy Coleman

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Denise Davis's avatar

I find it disturbing that the Ministers at question time, are not required to provide proper answers. The questions are provided ahead of time, I thought. Although supplementary ones are not. Jack Tame holds them to a higher standard, every time! I'll be off shortly to handwrite my RSB submission ready to post.

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