Response letters from MPs

[wingrider]

Hi John

Sorry for the delay in replying. We have been deluged with emails from
motorcyclists hacked off (rightly) by the way they have been targetted
unfairly with these changes.

Hopefully you will have seen over the weekend that Phil Goff is taking a
lead role in opposing these unfair increases on motorcyclists and Labour
will also be strongly opposing the privatisation of our ACC scheme.

I understand the protest is set down for Nov 17, is that right?

It would be great to take up your offer of being a pillion on your bike!

Keep in touch so we can arrange it.

Now I have a problem.
promised The seat for Klingon. Is anyone from kapiti area able to take her?

Stoney, whats your opinion of having Daren as part of the ride?

[Pixie]

The choice is a no-brainer.
Hughes looks like a purple knobhead.

[Hopeful Bastard]

Uh oh.. You in doo doo

maybe hunt out another bike for him to get down there on?

[Mully]

Send him another e-mail to see what they did with the other "r" in his name.

[wingrider]

Uh oh.. You in doo doo

maybe hunt out another bike for him to get down there on?

In my life it's only the depth that varies

[pete376403]

it's pretty obvious all the Nat MPs have a standard reply template with the same dodgy statements.
At least the responses from Labour MPs appear to have been individually composed

[Blackbird]

it's pretty obvious all the Nat MPs have a standard reply template with the same dodgy statements.
At least the responses from Labour MPs appear to have been individually composed

Not exclusively so. The one from Sandra Goudie (Nat) actually disagreed with the party line. Guess she isn't trying for a ministerial portfolio

[Ixion]

it's pretty obvious all the Nat MPs have a standard reply template with the same dodgy statements.
At least the responses from Labour MPs appear to have been individually composed

MPs won't even have seen the email. At best a PA will have sent abck the standard template response issued by the Party office. At worst it's an automated response, no human ever reads your email.

Try sending a snail mail letter, and DON'T include an email address for a reply.

[klingon]

Hi John

...
It would be great to take up your offer of being a pillion on your bike!

Keep in touch so we can arrange it.

Now I have a problem.
promised The seat for Klingon. Is anyone from kapiti area able to take her?

...

LOL! Well I could make you suffer!

But instead I will fess up that it actually works out easier for me if I just go straight from the airport to Parliament and don't try to catch up with the ride.

Sounds like there is going to be quite a crew already at the venue getting stuff organised, so I will join them - I certainly won't be lonely!

Thanks for your kind offer anyway wingrider, and I will see you at the other end!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Go man go load the costs on to your grandchildren like everthing else. No wonder NZ Gets poorer by the day. NZ borrows 250 million dollars aweek but you say more. God help us.

Roger Douglas

I Haven't replied but was so close to but I stopped

[Ixion]

Dear Ms Turia

I write to you on behalf of BRONZ, the Bikers' Rights Organisation of NZ.

You will be aware of deep anger and concern amongst motorcyclists regarding proposed , very heavy, increases in ACC levies, concern not only at the dollar amounts of the levies, but at the undermining of the Woodhouse principles upon which ACC is based.

So far the national government support the increases ,as is to be expected.

The Green, Progressive and Labour parties have all condemned them , and stated their support for a Woodhouse based ACC scheme.

From the Maori party we have heard nothing.

I am therefore respectfully requesting an explicit statement from you , setting out the Maori party position on both the levies and on preservation of a Woodhouse based ACC scheme

I remain, madam
Her Majesty's most obedient subject


Les mason

(same email sent to peter Dunne re United Future party)
les mason

[Ixion]

Tena koe

This is an auto-reply to let you know that this email is unattended and that you will need to resend your email or post your request directly to Minister Turia in Parliament.

Post:
Hon Tariana Turia
Parliament Buildings
WELLINGTON

Email:
Shelly.Vlietstra@parliament.govt.nz

Noho ora mai ra.

Office of Minister Turia




If the email is "unattended" (whatever that means) , why is it the one specified on the offiical parliamentary website?


Original forwarded to the Shelly

[Conquiztador]

If the email is "unattended" (whatever that means) , why is it the one specified on the offiical parliamentary website?

Original forwarded to the Shelly

It probably means that they are not home as they are sightseeing in Paris...

[Ixion]

Reply from Peter Dunne

Dear Mr Mason,

Thank you for contacting me to express your concern about the proposed increase in ACC levies for motorcycles. I am not happy with the proposed increase either.

I note the argument that has been raised in defence of the increase that the costs to ACC of injuries arising from motorcycle accidents far outweighs the levy income derived from motorcycle levies, even if this proposed increase proceeds. However, I think that the scale of the proposed increases, across all classes of motorcycle, is too great, and is being imposed over too short a time frame.

The legislation introducing the new levy structure has been referred to a select committee for consideration. I will be looking to the committee to take careful note of the submissions that will be made to it on this issue, and to recommend changes as appropriate. In the meantime, I will be raising similar concerns with Ministers also.

Yours sincerely,

I think he is wrong about the new legislation containing the levy proposals. two different things.



Interesting reading between the lines, given that Mr Dunne is probably Mr Middle NZ in parliament.

[Ixion]

Reply from my own MP

Thanks for your email. I have not seen the ad but will get my staff to look it up. I would be happy to discuss these issues with you and am holding a clinic in Panmure next Monday if you would like to make an appointment with Josh on 622 0300? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards
Sam
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga |Maungakiekie MP |E +64 9 622 0300 | P +64 4 817 6988 |www.lotu-iiga.com

Obviously , I can't be there next Monday.

Anyone else live in Maungawotsit care to go along to this 'clinic".? I suspect they are regular, we can go to the next one I'll ask him when they are.

Kinda like to drop a few hundred bikers on his head.