Response letters from MPs

[klingon]

Reply from my own MP


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.

Most MPs have their electorate clinic every Monday (as it's a non-sitting day) unless they have other prior engagements.

Sam will almost certainly be in Wellington on Tuesday so you could respond to his email to say you can't be at his Auckland clinic but would be very happy for him to come and meet you outside Parliament on Tuesday 17th at midday.

[Ixion]

What an excellent idea!

Email to that effect sent

Hi Sam.

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, Monday won't work, because that day I (along with many thousand other motorcyclists) will be riding to Wellington, in order to express our anger directly on Tuesday.

However, I note that Parliament is sitting under urgency - so I presume that you will almost certainly also be there on Tuesday 17th.

Since we will both be in the same place on the Tuesday , it seems a simple matter to meet up then.

I look forward to seeing you at Parliament steps bewteen 12 and 2 on Tuesday 17th.

Thanks and best regards

Lets see his response to that!

[buellbabe]

Just wanna add that I did my email bomb this morning and so far the only MPs to send an actual response (not JUST a "will forward" or "your concerns have been noted") are Labour MPs and interestingly each reply has been completely original! I was surprised as I thought I would get a standard reply from members of the same party...

Nothing from any of the others yet...bet the Greens will be next tho, followed by the Progressives...

BTW My email contained a copy of my own submission and its 10 pages long LOL...

[sammcj]

9 November 2009

Media Statement
Kiwis have one final day to make their voices heard on ACC


New Zealanders have one last day to have their say on government plans to hike ACC levies that will see Kiwis paying more but getting less, says Labour Leader Phil Goff.

“The Government, in full scaremonger mode, continues to paint ACC as being in deep trouble to justify its moves to whack Kiwis with a huge hike in levies. Submissions on next year’s levy rates close tomorrow,” Phil Goff said.

“These big increases are not needed. In reality, ACC does not need the sledgehammer approach ACC Minister Nick Smith and Prime Minister John Key are taking.

“National’s approach pits sections of Kiwis against each other, puts unnecessary pressure on families during already tough times and will result in reduced services while Australian insurance companies reap $100s of millions in profits.



“Bikers have made their concerns heard loud and clear – they are in line to be hit by a trebling of levies – the future of ACC-funded counselling for victims of sexual abuse is up in the air, and rehabilitation courses proven to save the taxpayer money are to be chopped.

“Which group will be targeted next?

“Owners of older cars look likely to pay more than new car owners, sports clubs and schools are at risk of new charges because of the risk of playing sport, elderly people who have more falls would be charged for growing old and push bike owners face pay huge levies because of the high cost of their accidents, often not their own fault.

“ACC was never designed as a pure user pays insurance system. It was intended as a no-fault comprehensive system of protection for people who suffered injuries.

“That is what it does well, and that is what it should continue to do. As last week’s Crown Accounts show, ACC has nearly $12 billion in assets and last year collected $1 billion more in levies than it spent on claims.

“This continued growth in assets – which was anticipated as world share markets rebound, the pushing out full funding of ACC historic claims from 2014 to 2019, as Labour proposes, and a decline in work related injuries over each of the past three years means New Zealanders should not be faced with massive hikes in motor vehicle registration and petrol levy increases,” Phil Goff said.

To support the campaign to stop National breaking ACC go to http://accworks.org.nz/

[Maha]

9 November 2009

Media Statement
Kiwis have one final day to make their voices heard on ACC


New Zealanders have one last day to have their say on government plans to hike ACC levies that will see Kiwis paying more but getting less, says Labour Leader Phil Goff.

“The Government, in full scaremonger mode, continues to paint ACC as being in deep trouble to justify its moves to whack Kiwis with a huge hike in levies. Submissions on next year’s levy rates close tomorrow,” Phil Goff said.

“These big increases are not needed. In reality, ACC does not need the sledgehammer approach ACC Minister Nick Smith and Prime Minister John Key are taking.

“National’s approach pits sections of Kiwis against each other, puts unnecessary pressure on families during already tough times and will result in reduced services while Australian insurance companies reap $100s of millions in profits.



“Bikers have made their concerns heard loud and clear – they are in line to be hit by a trebling of levies – the future of ACC-funded counselling for victims of sexual abuse is up in the air, and rehabilitation courses proven to save the taxpayer money are to be chopped.

“Which group will be targeted next?

“Owners of older cars look likely to pay more than new car owners, sports clubs and schools are at risk of new charges because of the risk of playing sport, elderly people who have more falls would be charged for growing old and push bike owners face pay huge levies because of the high cost of their accidents, often not their own fault.

“ACC was never designed as a pure user pays insurance system. It was intended as a no-fault comprehensive system of protection for people who suffered injuries.

“That is what it does well, and that is what it should continue to do. As last week’s Crown Accounts show, ACC has nearly $12 billion in assets and last year collected $1 billion more in levies than it spent on claims.

“This continued growth in assets – which was anticipated as world share markets rebound, the pushing out full funding of ACC historic claims from 2014 to 2019, as Labour proposes, and a decline in work related injuries over each of the past three years means New Zealanders should not be faced with massive hikes in motor vehicle registration and petrol levy increases,” Phil Goff said.

To support the campaign to stop National breaking ACC go to http://accworks.org.nz/

That is the exact same response as this.
They must have an automatic response drafted ready to go.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=112220

[sammcj]

That is the exact same response as this.
They must have an automatic response drafted ready to go.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=112220

Oh so it is! Sorry for the re-post.

[Maha]

Oh so it is! Sorry for the re-post.

Not a repost, yours was posted first, I just noted that they were the same, word for word which makes it a little less personal. Like getting a letter from the Queen, you know she doesn't really write/type the letter or even sign it, it gets as far as the office and no further, but I guess thats how the system works. At least you get a response.

[sammcj]

Thanks for you reply Jacqui,

I would appreciate it if you could take my points of interest up with other party members.
I must say I've had mostly poor responses from the various emails I've sent National MP's; Copy and Pasted emails that don't address the points I raised or the stats questioned, blindly following the rest of the party, I believe a lot of MP's have failed to do any research into the data behind the statistics from ACC and LTSA.

Thank you for your time.
-Sam McLeod.


2009/11/11 Jacqui Dean

Dear Sam,

Thank you for taking the time to write to me.

Regards
Jacqui


Jacqui Dean | Waitaki MP | P +64 4 817 6958 | F +64 4 817 0469 | Jacqui.dean@parliament.govt.nz | Freepost Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160 | www.jacquidean.co.nz | www.national.org.nz |

[candor]

Its working so don't be discouraged. I think everythings gonna be alright. A meeting is scheduled with certain Ministers later this month, over a related bigger issue that impacts this one. If the outcome is good this ACC cat will be skinned in a way not dodgy. You better believe the Nats want to do it right so will likely go back to the drawing board now their official advisors (previously the ones who caused Labour to create the problem) have given them a bum steer. The Green response was just silly saying it's a manufactured crisis - its a paniced response to a real crisis.
ACC road trauma liabilities have tripled in a short time - 5 years from memory.
An unavoidabkle consequence of skyrocketing serious cage crashes. There is no mystery in this - any fool who can read a few official docs can find it out.

[Blackbird]

As long as they focus on the root cause, i.e poor driving/riding standards and work to raise those standards, then it will be sweet

[Jantar]

My response from Jaqui Dean: At least a few of us are getting them away from the standard reply, so they must be reading the emails.

From: Jacqui Dean [mailto:Jacqui.Dean@parliament.govt.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, 11 November 2009 4:18 p.m.
To: Malcolm XXXXXX
Subject: RE: Proposed ACC levies

Dear Malcolm,

Thank you very much for your email which I read with interest. I appreciate you taking the time to write to me.

Regards
Jacqui

Jacqui Dean | Waitaki MP | P +64 4 817 6958 | F +64 4 817 0469 | Jacqui.dean@parliament.govt.nz | Freepost Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160 | www.jacquidean.co.nz | www.national.org.nz |

[buellbabe]

Banging your head against a brick wall with national. Do they even READ our emails? Cos no matter how much information you give them pointing out the mistruths and twisted stats that ACC are using they just keep spouting the same rubbish about how car drivers are subsidising us, ACC is in crisis bla bla F**king bla.

I just got the 'official party response' from Jacqui this morning and replied with a short to-the-point email.
She and her fellow MPs are in no doubt as to how my next vote will be used.

[Ozzie]

On 5^th November you emailed this office with comments about an advertisement that appeared in the Dominion and the Herald. It is more appropriate for the Minister of ACC, Hon Dr Nick Smith to reply and he can be contacted on n.smith@ministers.govt.nz

The public were asked to make submissions to the consultation process. Once the results are collated a report will be forwarded to the government for review.

Kind regards
Jan Browne JP
Electorate Agent
For Hon Judith Collins
MP Papakura
Ph: (09) 2997426
Fax: (09) 2997428
Email: office@judithcollins.co.nz

[crazyhorse]

I imagine they have hundreds of letters piling in daily - and I guess they found the easiest way was to adopt a uniform reply.

Not an excuse for it by no means. I don't think we're gonna win this argument, but I hope they consider the huge jump in a single year is abit much to take

[riffer]

Got another letter from the Greens pop into my email inbox:

Kia ora

The Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill is a major threat to the integrity of New Zealand's no-fault accident compensation scheme. Here is a guide to writing a submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee which is considering the Bill. Submissions close 26 November 2009, so get in quick if you want to have your say.

I am hoping you will consider making a submission opposing this Bill, and have prepared a submission guide to assist with this.
If you have any inquiries regarding making a submission, feel free to email socialjustice@greens.org.nz.

Kevin Hague
Green Party ACC Spokesperson