Plunket’s plight

I was delighted with your “letter of the week” (Weekend Herald, September 3) in that it highlighted the importance of providing the best care possible for all babies and that Plunket is one of the best organisations to help in the production of that care. The letter then highlights news from Plunket that it has insufficient funds to carry out that task.

I find that rather misleading when it was discovered that in mid-2018, 11 senior managers in Plunket were paid more than $180,000 per year and, in the year preceding, Plunket had spent $2 million on consultants.

These figures suggest the problem is within.

Plunket used to provide all the help needed to all mothers and babies almost entirely based on volunteers and community fundraising. This should serve as a wake-up call.

Peter Malcolm, Tauranga.