Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 44 No. 5. March 30 1981

Muldoon Backs World Vision

Muldoon Backs World Vision

Once again this year, the Prime Minister has plumped for the "safe" methods of charity - this time joined by the leader of the Social Credit Political League.

Mr Muldoon this week recommended that New Zealanders could "do their bit to assist those in the Third World" by supporting the World Vision appeal, and so "playing their part in the war on want".

A couple of days later, Social Credit's Bruce Beetham echoed the Prime Minister's statement.

In New Zealand, World Vision has been involved in wars other than the one on want. Its motives for and methods of giving aid have been much criticised and so has the government's preference for the American based World Vision ahead of our own indigenous aid groups such as the Christian World Service, the Catholic Commission, and CORSO.