Letters to the editor: Radicalised woman is Aussie's problem

A reader agrees that the woman radicalised by Isis should go back to Australia. Photo / File

I can't recall anything this Government has done that's right, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's stance on Australian deportees is correct.

If children go to Australia with parents on their passport or a child's passport (up to 16) and are raised, educated and permanently reside in Australia, then Australia must keep them.

If Kiwis travel to Australia as adults, and provided they do not acquire Australian citizenship, we are obligated to take them back if they are deported.

We must refuse to take others' cast-offs and pass urgent revocation of citizenship legislation.

We need to advise airlines New Zealand will not accept these misfits and they will be turned back at the border.

Turning to the current issue with the Isis-affiliate female who went to Australia when aged 6, it seems she had joint citizenship, which Australia has now revoked even though she travelled to Syria on an Australian passport.

She isn't our problem. Let Turkey deal with it and deport her and her kids to Australia.

We know nothing about this individual and Kiwis want no part of Isis-connected people or criminals.

It is like a creeping cancer – and we already have enough of our own home-grown talent.

Rob Paterson
Tauranga

Disappointed

In my opinion, there will be many people disappointed by Tauranga council commission chair Anne Tolley's statement (News, February 16) that she does not expect to unravel decisions made by the previous elected council.

The commission's first task must be to secure the confidence of the community.
Some of the former council's decisions are unfortunately already, and literally, set in concrete but a major one is the rubbish-collection proposal, due for implementation in July.

This scheme has caused great concern and even distress to people. Its compulsory costs in terms of services which will not be required but will be charged for are unfair, unjust and inequitable.

In my view, the commissioners would earn much goodwill and confidence from ratepayers if they address this matter at an early date. (Abridged)

Michael Batchelor
Matua

Precious resource

Pure water is priceless, so why is it being exported overseas when many New Zealanders are having to drink water of unacceptable quality?

This precious resource should remain in Aotearoa.

I hope Ngāti Awa will be successful in their appeal to overturn the expansion of the Ōtākiri water bottling.

So come on iwi, keep on fighting and the best of luck. (Abridged)

Yvonne Kilmore
Rotorua

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