Baby policy

The policy the Green party is putting forward, where a new mother will receive a total of $2200 plus extended maternity leave, makes no sense from a supposedly environmentally aware party. This new baby will result in hundreds of disposable nappies going into landfill, an increase in CO , more clothes from poorly paid workers in some Third World countries along with countless other burdens on our environment.

Surely if the Green party was serious in their objectives, they would consider rewarding a woman generously for not having a child. This could be brought about by providing payments for entering long-term contraceptive programmes for her and her partner. This would also reduce the burdening population growth we are experiencing in the world.

Dick Ayres, Auckland Central.