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ACT campaign launch: We provide the spine
Sunday, October 12th, 2008http://www.stuff.co.nz/vote08/4724654a28435.html
ACT campaign launch: We provide the spine
12 October 2008
ACT has launched its election campaign with leader Rodney Hide saying only his party can put some backbone into a National-led government.
Act’s launch at the Alexandra Park Raceway in Auckland started a day of launches which also sees Labour, National and United Future begin their official campaigns.
Mr [...]
Family First - Poll reveals backlash over smacking law
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008From Family First e-newsletter. To subscribe to this newsletter send an email to: admin@familyfirst.org.nz
1. Poll reveals backlash
over smacking law
The anti-smacking law is still enormously unpopular,
a Herald election survey has found
LISTEN Bob McCoskrie on National Radio The Panel discussing
the latest poll results and the continued opposition to the law(starts at [...]
Bradford Encourages Parents to Carry On Smacking
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008From:
http://christiannews.co.nz/2008/bradford-encourages-parents-to-carry-on-smacking/
Bradford Encourages Parents to
Carry On Smacking
In a stunning turnaround, Green MP Sue Bradford has told parents that smacking is not a criminal offence and implied that groups like Barnardos, Plunket, Every Child Counts and politicians who have said that the aim of the law was to ban parents physically punishing their children are misleading [...]
Family Integrity #432 — Latest NZ Hearald poll
Monday, September 29th, 200829 September 2008 - Family Integrity #432 — Latest NZ Hearald poll
The latest NZ Hearald poll on smacking…80% still against it.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534667&pnum=0
Poll reveals backlash over smacking law
1:35PM Monday Sep 29, 2008
By Simon Collins
The anti-smacking debate has divided the country. Photo / [...]
Critique of the so-called ‘anti-smacking law’
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Critique of the so-called
‘anti-smacking law’.
Old Section 59:
Every parent of a child and…every
person in the place of the parent
of a child is justified in using
force by way of correction
towards the child, if the force
used is reasonable in the
circumstances.
New Section 59:
Parental Control [...]
Family Integrity #430 — The Kiwi Party’s 1st Fifteen - policies, LIVE on Youtube!
Wednesday, September 24th, 200825 September 2008 - Family Integrity #430 — The Kiwi Party’s 1st Fifteen - policies, LIVE on Youtube!
Dear All,
For your information.
Craig Smith
The Kiwi Party’s 1st Fifteen - policies,
LIVE on Youtube!
Click on links below to view Gordon
Copland, MP, addressing policy.
Feel free to ‘cut and paste and pass along’ the [...]
MP’s survey shows concerns
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008http://www.stuff.co.nz/southlandtimes/4696337a6568.html
MP’s survey shows concerns
By NICOLA KEAN - The Southland Times | Thursday, 18 September 2008
A survey by Invercargill MP Eric Roy shows a majority of Invercargill residents want to bring back smacking and ban cellphone use in cars.
The survey was sent to 21,500 homes in Invercargill and asked questions on issues from health to a [...]
ACT will repeal the anti-smacking legislation
Monday, September 22nd, 2008FROM:
http://clintheine.blogspot.com/2008/09/rodneys-pearls-of-wisdom.html
On Kiwiblog today, there was a comment that ACT were only interested in “slogans not policy”… which of course I don’t agree is true. However Rodney (what other political party leader would be bothered to write a rebuttal??) got online and posted these words of wisdom:
I am not an expert on law and order policy. [...]
Test of Democracy In Parliament Today
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0808/S00346.htm
MEDIA RELEASE
27 August 2008
Test of Democracy In Parliament Today
Family First NZ says that there will be a test in Parliament today of whether NZ is a democracy that represents the voice of New Zealanders.
Independent MP Gordon Copeland is seeking the leave of the House for a debate on a motion [...]
Eight Smacking Prosecutions in Six Month Period
Sunday, August 10th, 2008MEDIA RELEASE
10 August 2008
Eight Smacking Prosecutions in Six Month Period
Family First NZ says that claims that there have been no smacking prosecutions are false and misleading.
Official police papers obtained by Family First NZ under the Official Information Act show that prosecutions against parents who use minor physical discipline or [...]
More Good Parents Victims of Anti-Smacking Law
Monday, July 28th, 2008http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00332.htm
More Good Parents Victims of Anti-Smacking Law
Monday, 28 July 2008, 8:29 am
Press Release: Family First
More Evidence of Good Parents Victims of Anti-Smacking Law
Family First has published advertisements in the Sunday papers highlighting further cases of good parents being reported, investigated, persecuted, and even prosecuted as a result of the anti-smacking law.
“All NZ’ers want to tackle [...]
Larry Baldock: National have no intention of repealing s59
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Hi everyone.
Recent comments reported in the media by John key have made it abundantly clear that National have no intention of repealing Sue Bradford’s anti-smacking law.
National’s call for the referendum to be held at the election so New Zealanders can have their say is meaningless if they are not prepared to [...]
Discredited Anti-Smacking Advocate Back in NZ
Sunday, July 27th, 2008MEDIA RELEASE
July 2008
Discredited Anti-Smacking Advocate Back in NZ
Family First NZ says that Canadian researcher Joan Durrant, who is currently in NZ as a guest of the anti-smacking lobby, has been discredited with her claims made during the anti-smacking debate.
“In fact, her evidence was not even accepted in her [...]
Anti-Smacking Conference At Venue Where Research Contradicts
Sunday, July 27th, 2008MEDIA RELEASE
24 July 2008
Anti-Smacking Conference At Venue Where Research Contradicts
Family First NZ says that it is highly ironic that the anti-smacking lobby is gathering together at Otago University this coming weekend to try and sell the deeply flawed anti-smacking law.
Otago University research showed that reasonable and appropriate smacking [...]
FI418-Littlies Poll
Monday, July 14th, 200814 July 2008 - Family Integrity #418 — Littlies Poll
Gidday All,
One crowd that was manipulated by the Commissioner for Children Cindy Kiro into doing shonky “research” to support the repeal of Section 59 was the Littlies Lobby.
They’ve got a poll on just now: check it out at the bottom [...]
Queensland - Laws a legal minefield: lawyer
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/antismacking-laws-a-legal-minefield-lawyer/2008/06/30/1214677902879.html
Laws a legal minefield: lawyer
Christine Kellett | June 30, 2008 - 11:59AM
Anti-smacking laws to punish Queensland parents who used “excessive force” to discipline their children could be too hard to prosecute, a lawyer has warned.
Moves by the Labor Party to toughen its stance on smacking were made at its state conference earlier this month, with [...]
Anti-Smacking Law Confirmed as Wasting Valuable CYF Time
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008MEDIA RELEASE
8 July 2008
Anti-Smacking Law Confirmed as Wasting Valuable CYF Time
Family First NZ says that the evidence is in that CYF’s limited resources are being wasted, with a ‘blow-out’ in CYF notifications but the levels of actual abuse not increasing, or at worst not being caught.
“This is perfect proof [...]
A great post from darrenrickard.blogspot
Monday, July 7th, 2008A great post from darrenrickard.blogspot
http://darrenrickard.blogspot.com/2008/07/param-namemovie-value.html
Helen Clark stares down the barrel and lies
I don’t usually post You Tube stuff here but this one is a gem of a home video. From Gyon Espiner from TV One news from last year.
Ms Clark says in similar words that, she would never like to see good parents live [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]