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Monday, September 7th, 2009MEDIA RELEASE
8 September 2009
Smacking Panel Must See the Real Evidence
Family First NZ is welcoming the appointment of Nigel Latta to the s59 Review Process but is concerned by his comments that he will not be meeting with any lobby groups.
“Nigel Latta has said ‘I did not agree with the original law change. I [...]
Commonwealth suspends Fiji – John Key listen to the people of NZ!!!
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Will it come to this in New Zealand!!!
John Key listen to the nearly 90% of New Zealanders who say “No” to the Government interfering in our lives.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/2824743/Commonwealth-suspends-Fiji
Commonwealth suspends Fiji
Last updated 07:01 02/09/2009
Fiji has automatically been suspended from the 53-nation Commonwealth, after it failed to respond to a demand to begin restoring democracy to [...]
John Armstrong: National won’t be smacked twice
Monday, August 31st, 2009John Armstrong: National won’t be smacked twice
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10593810&pnum=0
4:00AM Saturday Aug 29, 2009
By John Armstrong
No matter what spin the anti-smacking brigade puts on last week’s referendum, the result is still mind-boggling.
The referendum’s opponents have naturally sought to downplay the 88 per cent “no” vote as not unexpected, arguing that people were confused by the referendum [...]
CITIZENS INITIATED REFERENDUM REPORT
Monday, August 31st, 2009CITIZENS INITIATED REFERENDUM REPORT
31 August, 2009
Well, I thought you would have all had enough press releases and heard and seen enough of me in the media last week that another CIR update until now would not have been necessary.
However, now we do need to answer the question, where to from [...]
New referendum petition possible
Sunday, August 30th, 2009The Kiwi Party
Press Release
Kiwi Party leader Larry Baldock said he is thinking about collecting signatures for another Citizens Initiated Referendum petition.
Mr Baldock said this time the question might be “Should Members of Parliament as part of good governing ignore a referendum with 87.4% support of the people?”
Asked whether he thought this would have widespread [...]
Smacking debate proves both parties want to play nanny
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Smacking debate proves both parties want to play nanny
http://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/2815488/Smacking-debate-proves-both-parties-want-to-play-nanny
By MICHAEL LAWS – Sunday Star Times
Last updated 09:47 30/08/2009
OPINION: Is John Key thick? Or does the prime minister think that we are?
These are the only two possible explanations, after a week in which the [...]
Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Larry Baldock
The Kiwi Party
Press Release
Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand,
Parliament,
Wellington
26 August, 2009
Dear Prime Minister,
As you are aware I have led and organised the recent Citizens Initiated Referendum on the amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act that has given all New Zealanders a chance to voice their [...]
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Dictatorship or Democracy For Families?
The Politicians Ignore The Parents
MEDIA RELEASE 26 August 2009
Family First NZ is furious that the Prime Minister has effectively killed a Private Members Bill which would have reflected the wishes of the 88% who voted NO in the recent [...]
Democracy in danger?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009The Kiwi Party
Press Release
“The final results announced yesterday by the Chief Electoral Office show that more New Zealanders took part in the Smacking referendum than the 1992 MMP referendum,” said Kiwi Party Leader Larry Baldock.
Compare smacking referendum with MMP referendum
Smacking Referendum
56.09% took part
87.40% voted NO
MMP Referendum Sept 1992
55% took [...]
ACT: Key’s ‘huge mistake’ will cost National
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009ACT: Key’s ‘huge mistake’ will cost National
John Boscawen (L) and John Key
http://www.3news.co.nz/ACT-Keys-huge-mistake-will-cost-National/tabid/423/articleID/118024/Default.aspx
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 5:17a.m. Prime Minister John Key has made “a huge mistake” by refusing to change the so-called anti-smacking law and National will suffer for it at the next election, the ACT Party says.
“He is making exactly the same mistake as Helen [...]