Category: Section 59 – The Bill
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Smacking debate proves both parties want to play nanny
Smacking 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 National Party leader exposed a hubris that…
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Democracy in danger?
The 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…
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ACT: Key’s ‘huge mistake’ will cost National
ACT: 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…
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Govt won’t support ACT smacking bill
Govt won’t support ACT smacking bill By TRACY WATKINS – The Dominion Post http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2804348/Govt-won-t-support-ACT-smacking-bill Last updated 16:40 26/08/2009 John Boscawen and Sue Bradford Prime Minister John Key has ruled out supporting an ACT bill urging the repeal of so-called anti-smacking laws. The member’s bill, put up by ACT MP John Boscawen, was drawn from the…
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PM between a rock and a hard place
The Kiwi Party Press Release Kiwi Party leader Larry Baldock welcomed the news that John Boscawen’s bill was drawn from the Ballot only one day after the Chief Electoral Office released the final results of the referendum. This is good news for all those who want to see a smack no longer a criminal offence…
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Smacking poll ‘no’ landslide confirmed
Smacking poll ‘no’ landslide confirmed The Dominion Post Last updated 14:38 25/08/2009 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2787019/Smacking-poll-no-landslide-confirmed The final results of the smacking referendum have been released, showing that more than 1.68 million ballots were cast – with 87 per cent voting ‘no’. The poll question asked: “Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal…
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Vote Against Smacking Law Exceeds Vote For MMP
MEDIA RELEASE 25 August 2009 Vote Against Smacking Law Exceeds Vote For MMP Family First NZ says that more NZ’ers voted against the smacking law than voted for our Electoral system to change to MMP. “The final turnout for the anti-smacking Referendum was 56% with 87.4% voting no. The turnout for the MMP referendum was…
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More Window Dressing on a Rejected Law
MEDIA RELEASE 25 August 2009 More Window Dressing on a Rejected Law Family First NZ says that the government has done more ‘compromise’ on a ‘compromise’ law but the window dressing is a cynical attempt to ignore the overwhelming majority of NZ’ers who reject the anti-smacking law. “The Police have already been doing regular reviews…
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What should happen with the smacking legislation now?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Readers’ Poll Put in your vote What should happen with the smacking legislation now? Leave it as it is Clarify the guidelines Scrap it Final Results: Leave it as it is: 781 (14%) Clarify the guidelines: 1668 (30%) Scrap it: 3022 (55%) Total Votes: 5471 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10592900&pnum=0