Tag: Section 59
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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…
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The smacking referendum – my summary
The smacking referendum – my summary 13 Comments Dr. Glenn Peoples writes: As plenty of readers will already know, New Zealanders are currently taking part in a postal referendum on the issue of whether or not a parent smacking a child under any circumstances should be a crime. I have already voted no. In 2007…
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Smacking question is clear enough
http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/opinion/70140/smacking-question-clear-enough?page=0%2C0 Smacking question is clear enough Tue, 18 Aug 2009 Rex Ahdar takes issue with the idea that the “smacking” referendum is ambiguous and confusing. Unless you have been living in the Fiordland bush for the last few years, or have just arrived from Latvia, you would readily understand the fateful sentence in its cultural…
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Distinguishing between correction and violence
http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/opinion/69422/distinguishing-between-correction-and-violence Distinguishing between correction and violence Thu, 13 Aug 2009 Sue Bradford Most parents do not seek to harm their children but want the best for them, writes Michael Reid. What does that imply with respect to the “smacking” referendum? “When war comes, the first casualty is truth.” In the debate over smacking and the…
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DEATH OF THE ADULT – THE IMPACT OF POP CULTURE ON MODERN SOCIETY AND THE REPEAL OF S59
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=122aa520f2a4cb0d&mt=application%2Fpdf DEATH OF THE ADULT – THE IMPACT OF POP CULTURE ON MODERN SOCIETY AND THE REPEAL OF S59 KEAH? – HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? WHEN GOOD BECAME BAD! By Stephen Dol NZCBC, Research Analyst. stephen.dol@thinkingezy.co.nz Michael Jackson sung the song “Bad”, which really meant “Good”. That’s confusing and so is the opposition to the…
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Police admit they may prosecute for smacking cases initially considered “reasonable force in the circumstances”
FROM: http://www.big-news.blogspot.com/ Police admit they may prosecute for smacking cases initially considered “reasonable force in the circumstances” Police have not ruled out prosecuting a parent who lightly – and with reasonable force – smacks their child, despite proponents of a law change on smacking saying it will never happen. Prior to 2007, if a parent…
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Family Integrity #464 — McCoskrie Meeting invitation
Family Integrity #464 — McCoskrie Meeting invitation See below. Craig & Barbara Smith
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Proposal to withdraw the referendum
From: Larry Baldock Sent: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 2:23 pm To: Hon. John Key (MIN) Cc: Hon. Bill English (MIN); Wayne Eagleson (MIN) Subject: Proposal to withdraw the referendum. The Prime Minister, Parliament Buildings Wellington June 16, 2009. Dear Prime Minister, In the interests of saving our country most of the estimated $9 million to…
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Read real-life stories of how the Anti-smacking law has hurt Kiwi families…
From: http://www.voteno.org.nz/ Click on the writing below: