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Friday, July 18th, 2008http://republicans.org.nz/2008/mt-albert-launch-wayne-hawkins/
Remember Sue Bradford’s amendment to the Crimes Act, the anti smacking bill?
Eighty per cent of you said you didn’t want it.
So what did the parliamentarians do? They passed it against your wishes.
That bill should have gone to a binding National Referendum.
You should have a chance to have your say.
If we had been in power [...]
Larry Baldock: “You will not drown out the voice of the people”
Monday, July 7th, 2008http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/eveningstandard/4610385a6502.html
Kiwi Party singles out drugs, booze
By GRANT MILLER - Manawatu Standard | Monday, 07 July 2008
Random drug-testing in schools, violent criminals losing any right to parole and increasing the penalty for class A drug manufacture and distribution to the same as murder are the planks of a hardline law and order policy from the Kiwi [...]
People Should Have A Say On Anti-Smacking Law
Monday, June 30th, 2008Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 24 2008
People Should Have A Say On Anti-Smacking Law
Prime Minister Helen Clark is completely wrong to prevent New Zealanders from having a vote on Labour’s controversial anti-smacking legislation, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today.
“The anti-smacking law has clearly failed to stop child abuse – just as ACT said it [...]
Anti-smacking referendum timing (2)
Thursday, June 26th, 2008From:
http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=452
So the PM says she will get the Governor General to order that a postal poll be held next year.
Parliament can stymie that scheme too. Section 22AB allows a majority vote in Parliament to require that the last day of postal voting be the date of the general election. The words are clear:
“(6) [If [...]
FI414-FAMILY FIRST - Please join our call
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
26 June 2008 - Family Integrity #414 — FAMILY FIRST - Please join our call
Dear Friends,
Let me encourage you to please join this call to get some MPs to force the referendum to go though at the same time as the election in November.
There are only 7 MPs to email. [...]
FI412-U4L; A Big Thanks to All
Wednesday, June 25th, 200825 June 2008 - Family Integrity #412 — U4L; A Big Thanks to All
Forwarded for your information.
Craig Smith
Family Integrity
—–Original Message—–
From: Craig Hill [mailto:craighill@maxnet.co.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: U4L; A Big Thanks to All
Hi All,
390,000 thousand plus signatures.
A huge thanks to all who have helped, whether you [...]
FI411-Prime Ministers arrogance re Petition
Wednesday, June 25th, 200825 June 2008 - Family Integrity #411 — Prime Ministers arrogance re Petition
Outrageous arrogance!
Kiwi Party Leader and CIR Petition organiser Larry Baldock said he was outraged at the Prime Ministers arrogance in declaring in Parliament today that the referendum on the Anti-smacking law would not be held until 2009.
“Hiding behind [...]
Key calls for smacking referendum
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 http://www.odt.co.nz/news/politics/10790/key-calls-smacking-referendum?page=0%2C1
National leader John Key says if campaigners get enough support to force a referendum on so-called smacking laws, the referendum should be held at this year’s election.
Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday indicated a referendum was [...]
390,000+ signatures
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Re-Presentation to Parliament of Petition against the ‘anti-smacking/anti-correction law’. June 23rd, 2008.
390,000+ signatures
FI407-PM Desparate to Shut Down Smacking Referendum
Monday, June 23rd, 200824 June 2008 - Family Integrity #407 — PM wants to shut down referendum
The PM has said she reckons there’s not enough time to organise a referendum to occur at the same time as the next general election. What rot. Why is she afraid of the referendum results? Because she knows [...]
New report shows police are wasting their time
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Kiwi Party Leader and organiser of the petition for a referendum on the Anti-smacking law said the new law is simply wasting the police’s time.
The Prime Minister has claimed that the police report proves nothing much has changed. “In part I agree with her,” said Mr Baldock.
The police report does [...]
Govt creating renegade generation
Monday, June 23rd, 2008THE FAMILY PARTY
http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz
Govt creating renegade generation
24 June 2008. The Family Party is calling on the Prime Minister to acknowledge the concerns of the majority of New Zealanders by holding the smacking referendum at the General Election.
In today’s NZ Herald Prime Minister Helen Clark has virtually [...]
Plenty of time to organise a referendum
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Hi Everyone,
Kiwi Party leader and organiser of the petition for a referendum on the anti-smacking law Larry Baldock says there is plenty of time to hold the referendum at this years election.
“Claims by the Prime Minister reported in the Herald today that there is not enough time to get things organised are [...]
CIR Petition dates
Monday, June 23rd, 2008http://www.stuff.co.nz/4593757a10.html
“The Office of the Clerk will check the petition over the next two months and if the threshold was met the Government would have one month to name a date.”
23 June - 23 Aug - Clerk will check the petition
23 Aug - 23 Sept - Government would have one month to name a [...]
FI406-We got the numbers on the Petition!
Monday, June 23rd, 200824 June 2008 - Family Integrity #406 — We got the numbers!
The Kiwi Party
They will not drown out the voice of the people!
Kiwi Party Leader and Tauranga electorate candidate Larry Baldock will today resubmit to the Clerk of the House the petition calling for a referendum on the Anti-smacking law that was [...]
FI405-U4L: Let’s bring this puppy home “in style”
Thursday, June 19th, 200820 June 2008 - Family Integrity #405 — U4L; Let’s bring this puppy home “in style”
—–Original Message—–
From: Craig Hill [mailto:craighill@maxnet.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:42 PM
Subject: U4L; Let’s bring this puppy home “in style”
Hi All,
New Total 384,000
This is a call to all folk in AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH
Let’s [...]
FI403-CIR Update no. 30
Wednesday, June 18th, 200819 June 2008 - Family Integrity #403 — CIR Update no. 30
—–Original Message—–
From: Larry Baldock [mailto:larry.baldock@thekiwiparty.org.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:59 PM
Subject: CIR Update no. 30
Hi everyone, well after a great week at Mystery Creek and some good collecting at the All Blacks test in Auckland plus other efforts around the [...]
FI400-U4L; It’s now or never
Friday, June 13th, 200814 June 2008 - Family Integrity #400 — U4L; It’s now or never
—–Original Message—–
From: Craig Hill [mailto:craighill@maxnet.co.nz]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:11 PM
Subject: U4L; It’s now or never
Hi All,
Calling all hands on deck, this weekend is the last weekend for collecting, all signatures must be in the post Monday [...]
FI399-Anti-smackers lose their cool
Thursday, June 12th, 200813 June 2008 - Family Integrity #399 — Anti-smackers lose their cool
ANTI-SMACKING: The destroyed petition.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/4581394a23016.html
Anti-smackers lose their cool
By GEMMA REDDELL - Rodney Times | Thursday, 12 June 2008
Anti-smacking supporters got violent at a gathering of signatures for the Citizens Initiated Referendum campaign last Saturday.
Whangaparaoa resident Arna Mountain was gathering signatures for the petition when [...]
FI396-This weeks signature activity
Tuesday, June 10th, 200811 June 2008 - Family Integrity #396 — This weeks signature activity
—–Original Message—–
From: Larry Baldock [mailto:larry.baldock@thekiwiparty.org.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:29 AM
Subject: This weeks signature activity
Hi everyone, this is the last week. All petitions will need to be mailed by next Monday.
Running total as of today from the mailbox is [...]