PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald27 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readTainui is upset that the Government is pausing farming provisions that would have helped protect the already degrading Waikato River. Photo / Mike Scott We need some long-term planningAll this scaremongering about taxes is foolish and short-sighted.It is plainly obvious to any thinking voter that New Zealand is not raising enough tax dollars to properly fund public services, particularly healthcare, and desperately needed infrastructure.

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