Your Views: How long should you wait for an operation?
We have a story today about how it
is more than 20 years since Colin Marchant missed out on an operation to have
varicose veins removed from his left leg, because the anaesthetist was
unavailable.
We asked about your experiences.
Here is the latest selection of your views:
Raj Subramanian
We all know that communism failed totally in the last few decades. World over,
Labour Governments normally reflect communist ideologies of State providing
inefficient services from Tax revenue. They believe efficient/timely service
delivery is not important rather name-sake schemes are important. Unfortunately
in New Zealand even National party has also adopted major Labour ideologies to
get more votes. We go to a private Doctor and ask for a treatment, he quotes a
figure. If we pay that amount he will tell us what date he will undertake that
treatment and he is bound by all professional ethics created by professional
bodies and government.
Same way we as a nation collectively pay taxes(rather Govt.takes it from our
salary without even our consent) to Government to cover many services including
Medicals. Even if one member of our nation doesnt get the services in a
timely/efficient manner, the Government should take complete responsibility and
pay the patient damages apart from providing service. They cant hide behind
policies of removing us completely from a waiting list to show their might. It
is a shame on the successive governments. If they cannot undertake operations
in hospitals then dissolve the complete health system and hand it over to
private sector. Cut 10 per cent of taxes. We can then utilise that amount for
health insurance premium. As a temporary measure Govt. can subsidise private
health insurance premium by tax rebate/reductions on them -one major hurdle-
oisurance companies normally dont cover existing health conditions. Therefore
Govt. should insist that the tax rebates will be available for insurance
premium only if the policy is without any exclusions. Otherwise the cream of
good health people will be in private health insurance scheme while the whole
sick list will be in Govt. Health systems making the waiting lists longer.
What sound annoys you the most?
9:40AM Tuesday
January 30, 2007
A person vomiting is the most
offensive sound to the human ear, a worldwide survey has found, but for
Australians an argument in a TV soap opera is almost as bad. The growl of a
Tasmanian Devil was also high on the list of the most horrible noises, coming
in at No 11 -- ahead of a dentist's drill and fingers scraping down a
blackboard.
What sound annoys you the most?
Raj Subramanian
The horrible sound I hear is the virtual games with big noise explosion next to
my ears. I love seeing a game, whatever it is, from motor sports to cricket,
but hate the noise generated by the virtual games in e motor races, in virtual
characters fighting and in virtual world wrestling contests to name a few .
Your Views: Telecom price rises and broadband
Telecom is in the news over its
broadband and for increasing rentals.
Opening Telecom's network to competitors will result in faster internet and
more competition from the middle of this year, but standalone broadband prices
are unlikely to drop.
And Telecom stands to earn at least
an extra $24 million to $44 million a year from an increase in its monthly line
rental charges. The company announced yesterday it would increase its charges
by between $1 and $1.85 from March. The cost of calling the 018 directory
service from a mobile phone will also increase - from 50c to 75c, but calls
from a land line to the directory will remain the same at 50c.
Raj Subramanian
Telecom symbolises monopoly. It will continue to be a monopoly for some time as
our country did not embrace new technologies and did not lease required low
earth orbitting communication satellites. Few competitors in Vodafone(cells)
Woosh(radiowave) are unable to role out ultra modern technologies because the
rift over local loop termination and broadband minutes. United States has
competition among different networks 1.traditional copper wire 2.Communicaion
satellites combined with wireless technology 3.Cells 4. Cable TV. network.
VOiP is replacing traditional telephone. It is cheapest for all type of calls.
Its delivery in New Zealand is delayed by our reliance on copper wires. The
Government should have diverted its surpluses in budget to infrastructure
development in alternate network provision. At least they can provide tax
holidays to providers of telecommunication in alternate networks so that
companies like Vodafone and Woosh would start a true competition.
The Maori party stance on the smacking vote
The Maori Party's four MPs will
support anti-smacking legislation in its current form, meaning it is almost
certain to become law.
The party's announcement today
virtually kills an amendment proposed by National MP Chester Borrows that would
allow parents to lightly smack their children.
The move comes after Prime Minister
Helen Clark said today she feels embarrassed at New Zealand's poor
international rankings for safety of children.
Previously, readers have discussed
the wide issue of a smacking bill. This time we asked for just views on the
Maori party stance in the crucial vote.
This forum is now closed until
there is a further development in the debate. Here is a selection of your
views:
Raj Subramanian
This is the showcase situation that I am talking about, where people lost
control in democractic processes when they dont have a say in major Govt.
decision making. When we all voted in the last Parliamentary Elections,this
issue was not there. Now, it is a new issue. Our political system allows our
M.Ps to decide on our behalf on all matters. I cite an example, you are
appointing a Real Estate Agent to sell No.13, xyz street house. The real estate
agent sells your another house in a different street. How will you feel? Same
way parties decide on our behalf on policy matters without referring them to
us. This is not pure democracy. This is representative form of Governance. It
doesnt matter whether we agree to this bill or not, what is the urgency for
parties to bring such a bill. Why cant they wait for the Election and make this
bill as their policy and ask for vote. M.Ps. go behind the vote we cast in 2005
without our knowing about a smacking bill. This is circumventing democratic
process. Most of the Parliamentary Bills are brought for the benefit of the
parties rather than public. There are ways of each and every bill to be decided
by public through electronic means. I know it is possible by I.T. and internet.
But do the parties have the will to give power to public? I doubt it.
Your views: Should cars be banned from main centres?
Private cars will be banned from
Queen St if a range of soft options fails to address worsening gridlock from a
$41 million upgrade of the Golden Mile.
Transport chiefs are meeting next
Tuesday to consider options, starting with banning private car parking, banning
private cars from at least one block during peak hours, to banning private cars
altogether during work hours. The measures could last up to a year.
What do you think?
Raj Subramanian
If they could ban cars for roadwork problems why cant they consider these bans
as well? 1)When there is heavy rain - heavy water logging on the roads prevents
smooth traffic, therefore when there are heavy rains forecast, a ban order
should be in place stopping all vehicles in those areas- Prevention is better
than cure isn' it?Yah..
2)The school opening and closing hour traffic is holding other vehicles, they
should consider banning other vehicles not carrying a student during those
hours "hey, another way of ticketing and money earning ways to Police-
..Ush...Dont talk about delays caused by Police checking now"
3)When Prime Minister entourage goes at 150Kms plus per hour speeds to watch
Rugby Matches -there is an element of risk to Prime Minister if there is
traffic on the road - that is why they should ban all other traffic on those
roads (You wont be surprised , most of the underdeveloped/monopolistic countries
do that)..Our Prime Minister is above law is it not...Yah. On Queen Street,
what will happen to people? Here is another revenue generating idea for the
City Council: Stop Private 4 wheelers 10 Kms from Queens Street and make
available Two Wheelers for hire at $10 an hour. Those who cannot ride two
wheelers can be given a lift by Auckland Traffic Wardens for $50 a
trip...anyway Traffic Warden Cars would never be stopped on those
Streets...they are paymasters for City Councils. Warning: Councillors and MPs,
you may lose people confidence over these measures-I hear a "Who
cares" voice from left and right
How safe is cycling?
There has been a steady stream of
outrage from cyclists trying to bike to work but feeling unsafe. This comes
following the Bikewise week during which two cyclists died and three others
were in hospital after a spate of accidents in what was supposed to be a week
of awareness-raising for safe biking on roads.
But some motorists say they have
little sympathy because of the attitude of some cyclists on the roads.
What do you think?
Raj Subramanian
I rode cycle several hours 5 years ago. The lack of a separate lane for
cyclists is a major problem. It seems petrol-diesel-gazers are priority of
road-planners. Any two wheeler is definitely cutting-down on petrol
consumption. Separate lane for them is ideal if you are advocating Carbon
credits, etc. I am sure with separate lanes many cyclists and motor-cyclists
will come out in great numbers.
Opening up the Onehunga railway line
Onehunga residents are rejoicing
over a Government decision to resurrect their decaying branch railway under its
$600 million basic upgrade of Auckland's rail network.
New railway stations may also be in
store for Parnell and Khyber Pass Rd, giving passengers easier access to
Auckland Domain and the hospital, as spinoffs from a $70 million redevelopment
of Newmarket Junction.
Here is the latest selection of
your views:
Raj Subramanian
Previously I was resident of Onehunga. I know Bus Service to the City is not
adequate in numbers. Railway is a good additional option. Such infrastructure
schemes take quite a long time. Therefore first priority is introducing more
number of buses on this route. Normally, transport operators say commuter nos
are not enough. Commuters say waiting for 30 minutes for a bus is not worth it.
Frequent services(every 10 minutes) will, in the long term prove to be popular
and profitable. Short sighted thinking is denying us profitable Road Transport
Services.
Your Views: Did Bollard make the right decision? Is it good for our
economy?
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard
has today raised the official cash rate (OCR) 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent.
Despite pressure from a multitude
of quarters to keep the OCR at 7.25 per cent, Dr Bollard decided the economy
was overheating and needed cooling.
Raj Subramanian
It is the same Government, who raises finance in Millions in Uridashi and
EuroKiwi Bonds in foreign domestic markets(especially the cheap Yen-Japan
market) to spend lavishly on unproductive Government Expenditure, which is now
advocating through Reserve Bank that People should not spend money. The world
financial markets are unnerved by last month's market-fall because of
carry-forward trades and Cheap bond finances from Japanese Investors like our
Govt. did.
RBNZ tightens the financial market through interest hikes. If they consider
Business expansion and House Sale/Mortgages are the problem for increasing
Inflation I am sorry, Dr.Bollard should first advice the government from being
spend-thrift. How many unproductive new jobs were created in Govt. Sector in
this term? By increasing the cost of business finance, business expansion-plans
will be put under shelf. Instead of cutting personal and business taxes to
encourage productive growth, this Government just wants to tinker only with
headline business-taxrate from 33 to 30 per cent just as knee-jerk symbolic
act. This will not benefit anybody except the faces of the Govt.
They should first identify Personal Tax cuts to show that they really seen what
is happening outside of NZ . Our country has already become uncompetitive
Tax-wise and the added fuel is interest-rate hike. Dr.Bollard did his best to
disrupt our economy.
More thoughts on extending daylight savings
As the debate about extending
daylight savings continues, a Herald editorial has argued that such a move has
a wealth of popular support. "Even the country's farmers, traditionally
died-in-the-wool opponents, are relatively comfortable with the proposed
change. A regulatory amendment is all that is required for extended daylight
saving next summer. On this issue, Mr Barker need not look far to see the
light."
This forum debate has now closed.
Here is a selection of your views on the topic.
Raj Subramanian
You may all know that a year is not perfect 365 days x 24 hours. Though we
created a leap year to accommodate the extra quarter day a year x 4 years, we
still have imperfect calendars. El Nino, climate changes, hole and depletion of
Ozone Layer. global warming, changes in sun spots: scientists say all these
things push the seasons forward which could be felt every year. We have no
mechanism to globally adjust our calendars to suit the changing seasons.
Luckily we have our own sunlight saving system. It seems we accepted the
reality and adjusted our clocks by an hour for those many weeks, probably our
bodies and minds felt the changes. I think 3 to 4 week extension of sunlight
saving addresses the reality more appropriately.
The end of the Air NZ free bikkie
The free biscuit - one of the great
traditions of flying on Air New Zealand's main domestic routes - is on the way
out.
The national carrier has decided to
axe the free chocolate chip cookie in favour of charging for a range of costly
inflight snacks.
Raj Subramanian
The price of monopoly: Telecom means the country is left amongst the lowest
broadband countries in the world. TV1,2 means we paid millions to presenters to
keep the their shows as low as possible. Air New Zealand means they dictate
what we need to pay rather than demand and supply market. Duopoly by Qantas and
Air New Zealand is just a cover up to show there is competition in this
country. They say indirectly "Consumers, you dont have a say in what we
do. You should accept it is cookies or not, who can take you away from buying
our tickets." I would drive rather than fly. Same thing Telecom created by
their adamant pricing and not changing to newer technologies so far. Is it a
developed country any more?
Your Views: Earlier views on NCEA
One of New Zealand's largest
secondary schools is considering introducing an overseas exam system because it
lacks confidence in NCEA.
Avondale College - which has about
2600 students, making it the third largest in the country - is seeking parents'
support for Cambridge International Exams as an alternative to the National
Certificate of Educational Achievement.
This has helped re-ignite debate
about NCEA.
Here is a selection of earlier
views
Raj Subramanian
I was involved in School Boards as Finance Chair, Deputy Chair,etc. At the time
NCEA was introduced, teachers were reluctant for the change. Govt. considered
their reluctance as something to do with lack of knowledge in the system. Now
it proved that the teachers were right. Mostly NZ policies in the past 6 to 7
years are aimed at isolating this Country from the other west and Australia.
This is our Small country we rule, mentality has creeped into our political
system,especially under Labour. We lost touch with outside world in technology,
education, pension-reforms,health-fund restructuring,free-trade with
big-powers,etc. The exclamations then and there vouched by our Prime Minister
over happenings in Malaysia,("We lost track in Broadband-Look at Asian
countries")China (for manufacturing) and India(Internet), is all we get
from this Government. We had likes of Theresa Guttungs who held us back by 10
years in technology.
Seen in this context NCEA was a system aimed at showing the isolated New
Zealand Mite to all superpowers!!! Cases of NZQA saying that Oxford University
Degrees are not as good as New Zealand Degrees are already laughed at by
people. In NCEA the internal assessment was talked about as something new. We
all know that internal assessment system in School Finals was already tried in
not only Western Countries, but also in Asian Countries two-three decades ago.
They proved failures, where standardisation of results was not possible,and
there were biased valuations reported. After the few years, when teachers were
unable to convince the advantages of a system introduced by Government without
the support of the parents nor the teachers is bound to fail. Again and again
planning coming from experts and officials without ground level knowledge and
by a government which cant understand the majority voice of the people will go
back to their table with a big Question Mark attached. At least now the Govt.
should understand the reality and at this stage the measure needed is to allow
alternate curriculum with the whole consent of parents and teachers.
Should the corrections department be scrapped?
National is to investigate placing
Corrections Department operations back under the Justice Ministry's control,
claiming it is functioning in a culture of denial. Leader John Key says the
caucus had asked corrections and justice spokesman Simon Power to review the department's
future under a National government.
Raj Subramanian
Political leaders have retail solutions for wholesale problems. If National
gives an objective of bringing down the crime numbers by half in their 3 year
period that I will term it as wholesale. They want to show us that this is what
we do. As citizens, we dont even know what is the involvement of the
corrections department and justice department in this episode. We dont care
what the next govt. will do - In an object oriented governance citizens expect
measurable performance - it may be through visible or through implied action.
Let him say explicitly this is the numbers we will bring down to, through
various measures. Then Labour will announce matching numbers. Then we will
atleast get the crime down, whether National or Labour is in Government.
Your views: Bush decision on Iraq
President Bush has announced his
latest policy for Iraq. Is this the right move? Or should troops be withdrawn?
Raj Subramanian
Theory is Mr. Bush can win over the public, and bring Congress along. But it
might be a tough sell. Democrats controlled house would expect trade-offs. Mr.
Bush has not so far compromised on any Democrat demands. The total $2 trillion
war costs are now more than $100 billion a year, and Mr. Bush is expected to
ask Congress for a supplemental spending package of more than $110 billion to
finance military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next year. This
20,000 troop increase is part of that. The Iraqi Governments handling of Saddam
Hussein execution has brought shame to Bush Govt,topping it up this weeks news
uncovering Iraqi deal for petrol with big US corporates giving away Iraqi
economic sovereignty. My feeling is Mr. Bush’s Iraq War for Oil is exposed so
that US Opinion polls are very much against Bush Plan. US people are not buying
Bush ideologies any more.
How good is airline security?
A group of Sikh priests has exposed
a gaping loophole in airport security after they boarded an Air New Zealand
plane. They were carrying ceremonial daggers under their robes.
Raj Subramanian
International Air Traffic has uniform security checks. Religion or no religion
personal security is the centre of discussions world over. The Common Law
allows personal freedom as long as it is not infringing others’
freedom.Therefore the flight security measures for not allowing daggers over a
particular size in cabin luggage should be strictly followed. Here we are
talking about allowing religious freedom of Kirpans in booked luggage. These
things were thought about and discussed a lot in US 3 or 4 years ago. But NZ
security is always lagging behind in understanding realities and putting
systems in place. Wake up NZ aviation security.
Your Views: Warne, McGrath retiring
What do you think of Shane Warne
announcing his retirement, and possibly Glenn McGrath to follow. Will Australia's
dominance in test cricket continue? Here are some of the latest views.
Raj Subramanian
Shane Warne if retires will be among legends of the game with 699 wickets. Of
course, he got some off-field problems, but no way it affected his bowling
performance. He had his armoury of Sharp spinners, wrong ones, flight, length
and line, his intelligence to cut through into batsmen's least of mistakes were
few to name. I will definitely miss one of the great cricketers of our
era.McGrath who cut down his initial pace is a nightmare for batsmen all over
the world. He studies the batsmen on-field and sets up his deliveries to entice
the batsmen into submission. We will all miss these two, though replacements in
Australia are in hundreds. But those abilities are built on the models shown by
the likes of Warne and McGrath to whom the replacements will owe a lot.
Your Views: John Key's plans for unemployed
National leader John Key says if he
becomes prime minister the long term unemployed will have to be looking for
work, in training, or working for the dole. Mr Key said the welfare system
would always remain as a safety net, but his party believed in individual
opportunity and responsibility.
Raj Subramanian
In party politics, leaders come out with plans and they say they would get it
done in three years time. At the end of the period they would come back to seek
extension by another three years. Why it happens? I assume things have changed
quite a lot in those three years. Mr.John Key’s address seen in this context,
not even goes into specifics, it is a broad outline of what he did in his life
that he wants to do it for the masses. Individuals are unique. Each ones needs
are different. Leaders like John Key and Helen Clark cannot prescribe common
solutions to our problems.My understanding is any policy emanating from leaders
to masses is bound to fail. In an ideal democracy, only people should say what
they want and leaders should implement it. But in real world,there are demands
that would affect other tax paying citizens financially and emotionally. Seen
in this context a good number of able people, if they want to be on doles
permanently at the cost of other taxpayers, are setting bad examples for our
future generations. Their lives will be in misery with the paltry
ever-dwindling dole amount. That culture in Australia was cited by critics as
being introduced to silence the freed-convicts and keep them away from
competing with the mainstream population. A lip-service and neutral stance of
Labour Government would not uplift their day-to-day lives. I come to know the
difficulties posed to dole-getters in WINZ through indirect methods. At least
National says it in public.In a competitive world, accumulating certain level
of wealth by everybody by satisfying the ever-changing market demand is quite
possible, be they are employees, employers,investors,etc. We all say, dont aim
at dole-centred economics, aim at wealth-centred objectives, thereby making all
our families as well as this nation wealthier. Mr. Keys address tries to tell
us this. Though this is not new, it is this direction that this country needs.
Your views: Burton case and parole
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is
calling for the parole system to be scrapped after the Graeme Burton case.
Burton was caught by police in
Lower Hutt on Saturday after a manhunt. A man was shot dead and others injured
as armed officers closed in on him.
Critics say the parole system is
giving hardened criminals a second chance they don't deserve. What do you
think?
Raj Subramanian
The Graeme Burton case is an exception rather than rule. Scrapping the parole
system could end up doing the opposite of what we desire for. But the parole
committee scrutinies should be made more stricter for offenders like Graeme
Burton. There should be the mechanism to immediately act if those on bail dont
turn in to sign the register. The likes of the Sensible Sentencing Trust are
taking advantage of heated atmosphere. We, traditionally luckily, do not make
decisions based on hot news and emotions
The femme blue line
Women protesting against the
treatment of rape cases by police and the courts were met by a thin blue line
of women police officers in Wellington yesterday.
Was this a good move by police, or
a stunt that went wrong?
Natarajan.S
I wish there are no cases coming out involving group women police officers and
a male protest. It is not about gender abuse anymore. It is about misuse of
power by police officers against commoners(actually the commoners are their
paymasters as taxpayers). Just imagine the police department is privatised and
three police companies are competing for efficiency. What would have been done
by the company with a Police Commissioner like that? What would be the reaction
of Govt.? Hey MPs do the same thing now.
Have drugs been wrongly demonised?
Drug laws are driven by "moral
panic" says a new study which concludes that most drugs have been wrongly
"demonised". An independent study also recommended the setting up of
"shooting galleries" where users can inject drugs safely.
The two year study by the Royal
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, or RSA argued
that "whether we like it or not, drugs are and will remain a fact of
life".
What do you think?
Natarajan.S
In a democracy, people have individual freedom to do whatever they want until
and unless it is affecting others. Are the drugs affecting others? I think a
major part of the drugs are. Parents complain of children abnormal behaviour
and lack of interest in studies because of use of drugs. I know families
suffering because one of their earning members has become drug-addicted and can
work no more. The cost of the drugs itself is a deterrent to average to middle
income families. Make it a habit, then even rich will no more be rich. The
government is affected because of drug-using work-force are easily relegated to
dole-earners. Drugs create many vehicle accidents (as drivers, or even as pedestrians).
I agree some of the so-called drugs do not fit into that category. I would ask
the Government to fully clarify the meaning of drug and the substances forming
a drug.
IRB look at creating new rugby tournament
IRB chairman Syd Millar is
proposing a new event between World Cups to replace end of season tours.
Do you support the idea of a rugby
tournament every second year which would feature the All Blacks and the world's
other top international teams?
Natarajan.s
Be prepared - Envy or not, Irishman Mr.Syd Miller could announce the following,
may be in the interest of Irish Rugby.
1) New Zealand should not always play its top players - there should be a mix
of third string and first line in the ratio 1:1. That would serve International
Rugby
2) End of year tournaments to be abolished so that New Zealand's gate revenue
should be diverted to International Rugby, thus making the finances of New
Zealand Rugby relying on International Rugby. Got it man !
3)He may introduce a rule for specifying All Blacks to lose at least two
matches in a calendar year that would keep spectator interest in tact.
4)He may then own the TV rights of the end of year tournaments to that of IRB
rather than particular nations.
5)He may then find a way to make Ireland/Australia first or second seed in the
new cup he is advocating.
I think his term is nearing its end. He wants to convince other memebrs.
NZ should consider the following ways:
Start campaign against this man in the election ahead. Spend as much, as NZ
hatred is this man's motive. Sign up for more as many international matches as
possible for 5, 6 years ahead.
Black Caps' performance against Sri Lanka
The Black Caps posted their second
lowest score in New Zealand's ODI history, after being humiliated for 73 in the
fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Saturday night.
Why are the Black Caps so bad? What
are they doing wrong?
Natarajan.S
1)Send Black caps into training sessions of All Blacks and ask them to kick the
ball hard, That will help them in avoiding cricket lbws when they learn to kick
the cricket ball they do not need a bat at all.
2)Increase their bat width by four inches each side
3)Decrease their pad width and length by 2 inches on both sides
4)Send John Bracewell to a skiing Holiday in Antartica.
5)Change the cricket rules to allow throwing instead of bowling by Kiwis, Take
coaching from Lasith Malinga and Murali.
6)Ban Chanminda as being non-chucking member of the Srilankan Team
7)Give Awards to those two umpires for giving 6 lbws to only one team and ask
them to coach our other umpires to how to give lbws immediately when any
contact of ball with the pad happens even in the net practice
8) Forget about World cup -Create some NZ cup and stay with it. Name it the
John Bracewell New Zealand Cup for giving BCs lowest and the second lowest
scores two times.
Naming and shaming tenants
Tenants who trash rental properties
or refuse to pay the rent will soon be named on a Government-run website.
Is this a fair approach for people
who fail to respect the properties they rent?
Or is it unfair to use public
shaming? Should bad landlords be the ones who are named?
Tell us your flatting nightmares.
Natarajan.S
The government can start other lists and tenant and landlord mischief lists
will be appendix to it. For example, NZ First MPs’ showing their middle finger
in Parliament will be on top of the list. People showing other fingers next.
This is sign abuse. Lovers’ mischief in public place will find next. Those who
get up to mischief in private will be after that. This will be called sexual
abuse. Sports coaches like John Bracewell who abuse public money by playing
second or third eleven in Internationals should find a place as sports abusers.
Parents who abuse children by patting them or smacking will be on the next
list. They will be listed as child abusers. Consumers who ask for discount will
be on the next list. They will be business abusers. Businesses who want to sign
you up for long term contracts for services or supply without giving full
information will be on next list. They are consumer abusers. Children who
disobey their parents in the street or shopping malls will find entry next.
They are parent abusers. Is there an end to it? Give this Government/Public
Agency some good agenda.
Should you wear ties?
It is so humid in Auckland and yet
business people are still wearing ties.
It's also sweltering hot in the cab
drivers' waiting area at Auckland International Airport, but no one dares
loosen their top button and remove their tie.
>> Read that story hereWhat do you think of ties? Have
they had their day especially in summer?
S.Natarajan
These people responded:
Bishop: Ties should be developed between humans but not worn in the neck
Real Estate Agent: That is the only thing I can show in return for the
commission I am getting.
Lawyer: I dont want to swallow the lies - Ties are helpful in that.
CEO: When I give press statements - with the ties I feel secured - after
removing the ties in the evening I myself ridicule the statements given as CEO.
Govt.Minister: We will form a committee to understand the nuances of wearing a
tie.
Newspaper Editor: Will it make a news, if I remove my tie, then I'll do it
right now. 