Dear John,
I, as a kiwi, want to ask you a question that you need to answer honestly.
Do you, as a kiwi consider Aotearoa to be your home?
If so, then we expect you to take care of it. Of course, we all have our own responsibilities but you as New Zealand’s Prime Minister must lead to set us a good example, to show us how it is done.
Let’s compare it to our own houses. We live in these everyday. Some are simple, some are not. But however flash or run down a home is, we must take care of it. We have a responsibility to do our part.
Some of us are better at this, some of us are not experienced at all. That’s why we have parents who teach us to do the right thing, and how to keep our homes in order so we can continue to use it for generations to come. You are our parent.
New Zealand is our home. We want to keep it safe, clean and healthy. It is our investment. We cannot leave a mess and let the people of the future to deal with it.
When it comes to providing the best for our children, it is alway better to prepare appropriately and prevent tragedy. We need to build a strong foundation for them. As a father, you understand what it is like to have children. You want to provide for them, and live your life with honour and dignity so as they get older, they will have a father they can look up to. There are still many children who we don’t even know yet, and they are depending on us. Whether they will live in the clean green New Zealand we have had the privilege of growing up in is our choice.
New Zealand’s ancestors have struggled for many years to provide us with the homes we have now. The Treaty of Waitangi was a signifcant part in our history, and it was signed to save future generations from the terrors of a divided New Zealand. New Zealand is divided once more, and we ask you to do the right thing.
Hopefully this will help you to realise what has already been done for us, and what we need to do for the future generations. We have recieved many blessings, and it’s not much to ask to give something back.
We support you in your efforts in helping our home to stay green.
Lets do our best to be the cleanest greenest Aotearoa we can be!
love from,
Deanna and Caleb
