Family Integrity

Tag: CIR Petition

  • SUCCESS! NZ’ers Deliver Strong Message on Anti-Smacking Law

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    SUCCESS! NZ’ers Deliver Strong Message on Anti-Smacking Law Family First Media Release 22 August 2008 Family First NZ is welcoming the success of the petition demanding a Referendum on the flawed anti-smacking law. “To reach the required 285,000 signatures is difficult enough, but the final result shows that an extra 25,000 signatures have been attained. This…

  • Petition succeeds- referendum to be held

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    The Kiwi Party Press Release Kiwi Party Leader and CIR Petition organiser Larry Baldock welcomed the news today that the petition has been certified by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to have achieved sufficient signatures to force a referendum on the question, “should a smack as part of good parental correction be a…

  • Kiwi Party leader outlines first five pledges.

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    Addressing his party’s annual conference today, party leader Larry Baldock announced their first five priorities for action they would be working on after the election. “Our number one priority is of course to stop the criminalisation of good parents by repealing the anti-smacking law. This has to be the most anti-family socially destructive legislation parliament…

  • Kiwi Party Outlines Plans for Changes to Referenda Law

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    Embargoed till 11AM August 9th. Announcing the results of the audit on the petition to force a referendum on the ‘Anti-smacking’ law, party leader Larry Baldock also outlined The Kiwi Party’s pledge to make changes to the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act (CIR) at its National Conference this weekend in Auckland. “We are now certain to…

  • Parents Reject Anti-Smacking Bill

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    http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0808/S00017.htm Parents Reject Anti-Smacking Bill Saturday, 2 August 2008, 4:07 pm Press Release: Family First MEDIA RELEASE 87% Of Parents of Young Children Reject Anti-Smacking Bill Family First NZ says that the Littlies website poll which found that 87% of parents of young children don’t think the anti-smacking law is effective is confirmation that NZ’ers…

  • Larry Baldock: National have no intention of repealing s59

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    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 listen and…

  • Family First NZ comment on Vigilance needed still on child abuse

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    From Family First NZ Website: http://www.familyfirst.org.nz/index.cfm/media_centre/recent_news/news/vigilance_needed_still_on_child_abuse.html Green Party MP Sue Bradford addresses the Children’s Issues Centre national seminar in the Tower Lecture Theatre, at the University of Otago College of Education in Dunedin yesterday. Photo by Peter McIntosh. Vigilance needed still on child abuse should read Vigilance needed to keep smacking banned!) Otago Daily Times…