Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia, along with the Greens and Maori Party, endorse the introduction of an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
This is not a solution to the problem of obesity and diabetes occurring more and more amongst younger New Zealanders and I hope that the Government won't consider the suggestion.
It's all down to being sensible and making the right choices when deciding what goes into your children's mouths.
After all, fizzy drinks and other sugar-ladened drinks are certainly not reasonably priced ... so what is wrong with water?
- Isabel Ashmore, Tauranga South