Tag: Anti-smacking
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Hundreds march over government inaction
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085149/Hundreds-march-over-government-inaction Hundreds march over government inaction By DAVID GADD – Stuff.co.nz Hundreds of Aucklanders marched up Queen Street today to protest at repeated government inaction on citizens-initiated referendums. Organiser Colin Craig said the March for Democracy was being held to protest Government failure to respond to three citizens-initiated referendums: reducing the number of MPs; a…
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Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential
MEDIA RELEASE 29 October 2009 Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential ‘How many more children have to die before we do something?’ Family First NZ is repeating its call for a Commission of Enquiry into the unacceptable levels of child abuse and deaths in NZ. The call comes following the suspected child abuse death…
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Public meeting in Christchurch tonight 21 September 2009
Hi All, Public meeting in Christchurch concerning the Anti-Smacking Law, see below for details. Unity for Liberty encourages all folk to attend these public meetings when they are in your area, I attended the first meeting in Auckland and found it extremely rewarding. If you are able could you please forward these details on to…
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Meeting in Mt Roskill Monday night 7 September 2009 – 7:30pm
Meeting in Mt Roskill Monday night PUBLIC MEETING The way The way forward on Section 59 Hi everyone, if you are in the Auckland area your support at this meeting this Monday night would be greatly appreciated, Regards Larry ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen will host a public meeting to discuss Section 59 of…
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John Armstrong: National won’t be smacked twice
John 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…
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Massive NO to Anti-Smacking Law Politicians Must Listen
87.6% 87.6% 87.6% Family First Media Release Friday 21 August Massive NO to Anti-Smacking Law Politicians Must Listen 1. Amend Law 2. Establish Non-Political Commission of Enquiry into Child Abuse Family First NZ is welcoming the result of the anti-smacking Referendum and says that it is now time for the politicians to respect the…
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Anti-smacking referendum: No vote wins
Anti-smacking referendum: No vote wins http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2776567/Anti-smacking-referendum-No-vote-wins By MICHAEL FOX – Stuff.co.nz Last updated 20:03 21/08/2009 New Zealanders have overwhelmingly voted for the anti-smacking law to be canned. A total of 1,622,150 votes were cast with 87.6 percent in favour of repealing the controversial new law. The Chief Electoral Office said it would now complete checks…
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Anti-smacking side concede loss likely
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2773068/Anti-smacking-side-concede-loss-likely Anti-smacking side concede loss likely By MICHAEL FOX – Stuff.co.nz HOT ISSUE: Larry Baldock with boxes of petitions in 2008. The petition, circulated nationwide, led to the referendum. Campaigners on both sides of the smacking debate believe a referendum result due out tonight will be a victory for those who opposed a controversial 2007…