Sue Reid: Smacking laws were never about the real issue of child abuse
This in the NZ Herald today.It is a shame that we have a Families Commission that is driven by ideology rather than listening to families.Chief commissioner Jan Pryor espouses her beliefs that...
View ArticleACT - Mt Albert by election
ACT is the only party in Parliament which opposes the anti parental correction legislation. Before the last election I knew ACT opposed this legislation. However, I was unsure what priority ACT would...
View ArticleJohn Boscawen's Private Member's Bill
The following bill would add some clarity for parents. The poorly reported case of Jimmy Mason who was convicted for assault on a child does nothing to clarify matters. We do not know whether he was...
View ArticleVote No Blog Launched
The Vote No blog has been launched... A must-read if you want to stay up to date with news on the referendum.
View ArticleSkewed View of Parenting from Yes Vote Campaign
The Yes Vote campaign has some advice for parents on their little blog... Parenting tip: Nip anger in the bud... take steps to control your own rage. rage: noun. Violent, explosive anger; A fit of...
View ArticleGenuine Abuse Ignored
Here is yet another case of CYF and the police failing to take action when a child is seriously abused.Teacher's pleas for abused child ignored 4:00AM Sunday Jun 14, 2009By Rachel Grunwell Social...
View ArticleVOTE NO !!
New Zealand will have its say in an upcoming referendum on the 'Anti-smacking' law.The question that will be asked is "should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New...
View ArticleWhy the Referendum Answer is No
For those who want to give John Key the message that you know how to parent your children better than he does Bob McCoskrie, National Director, Family First will be guest speaker at Rodney Hide’s...
View ArticlePainfully Simple
Gotta love the Vote No campaign's latest full page advert that went out in major daily newspapers just recently...Check out their excellent website: www.voteno.org.nz. Leaves the yes vote blog thing...
View ArticleGreat Comments from the Vote No site
Steve Meikle (Christchurch) The thinking behind Sue Bradford's bil is sloppy, lazy and utterly self righteous. She cant distinguish between smacking a child and beating it to death? It is liberalism...
View ArticleWife Starving Law: If it Doesn't Work We Will Change It
cross-posted from Scrubone's blog. This just in: An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law. The original...
View ArticleWho is murdering the children?
The initial excuse for Bradford, Clark and Key’s anti-smacking legislation was the number of children killed or seriously abused. It has now been acknowledged that this law will not reduce the number...
View Article87.6% Vote NO
cross-posted from Star Studded Super StepShould a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand? New Zealand says NO. While an average of polls taken since 2005...
View ArticleYes We Can't!
I got sent this poem the other day which succinctly sums up S59 and the governments latest window dressing! Yes We Can't We have a law which says you can'tBut we say why can't we As parents do what we...
View ArticleSection 59 is a complete and utter dog’s breakfast
The Prime Minister has acknowledged that the current Section 59 is a complete and utter dog’s breakfast. He did so in an interview with Michael Laws on RadioLive at about 11:40 am on Friday, 4...
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Boscawen Challenges Local MPs To Front John Boscawen MP, ACT New ZealandDID YOU VOTE “NO” IN THE ANTI - SMACKING REFERENDUM?Do you think National and Labour should listen to you?ACT MP John Boscawen...
View ArticleLeaked Referendum Night Speech - John Key
a reader sent in the following leaked speech from National Party headquarters... I can't tell you how good it is to be here. Ladies and gentlemen – today New Zealand has spoken. In their hundreds of...
View ArticleDargaville Meeting on the Anti-Smacking Referendum
Peter in Dargaville was so incensed at the governments response to the last referendum that he organised his own community meeting. He invited John Boscawen, Larry Baldock and Bob McCoskrie to speak,...
View ArticleNotice
The last post beginning, "I am so sorry I didn't inform you about my trip to the UK for a program..." appeared on the blog through a glitch in the system and has now been deleted. Apologies for any...
View ArticleIt's ok to smack - PM
The Prime Minister John Key announced to the country yesterday that it is now ok to smack.Let me quote his words from the NZ Herald. "Lightly smacking a child will be in the course of parenting for...
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