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Legal opinion by Peter Mc Kenzie QC

Legal opinion by Peter Mc Kenzie QC

Apr. 9 | legal Legal Opinion by QC Shows How Good Parents Will Be Criminalised by Bradford’s anti-smacking Bill United Future MP Gordon Copeland has recently received a legal opinion he commissioned from Peter McKenzie QC, dealing with the effect of Green...

AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

Apr. 6 | Muriel Newman As is well known your Gallant Captn is very much Pro democracy. We have lost it! MMP has made certain of that. It appears to have become a standard practice on the part of all parties to have list members present unpopular legislation, that...

Some people never learn

Some people never learn

Jan. 11 | One aspect critical to the evolution of a species is its ability to learn. Today’s NZ Dompost reveals the lack of intellegence of one such member of the human species. Blogger keeps up suppression pressure A prominent blogger has identified a national...

FBI role in Big Brother’s sharper eyes, ears

FBI role in Big Brother’s sharper eyes, ears

Jan. 3 | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/news/3203438/FBI-role-in-Big-Brothers-sharper-eyes-ears Photo: iStock The fear is that citizens become accustomed to living in a surveillance society and, over time, freedoms of speech and belief are chilled and...

Happy holidays

Happy holidays

Dec. 23 | From the great southern ocean your Gallant Captn wishes a wonderful holiday season to all cyfswatchers.  We will not be closing at anytime during the holidays. We continue  placing before you all the machinations of our more duplicitous public officials...

Some Correction Needed

Some Correction Needed

Dec. 8 | But John Key says it’s OK! Prime Minister John Key and Nigel Latta say the anti-smacking law is working well, that there is no evidence of good parents being criminalised, he claims that Family First has been misled by parents , and that...

A night at the theatre

A night at the theatre

Dec. 7 | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10613922 Swearing, sex references in CYF’s Xmas play 7:25 AM Monday Dec 7, 2009 // A free Christmas play for Wellington children in Child Youth and Family care contained...

Police will use Discretion – Yeah Right

Police will use Discretion – Yeah Right

Dec. 3 | Families Warned Pillow Fight May Be Assault A decision to drag an uncle through court for having a pillow fight with his nephew is an example of the ‘discretion’ test failing and laws such as the anti-smacking law effectively targeting good parents. ...

Vindicated at last!

Vindicated at last!

Nov. 14 | But at what cost? How many times as your gallant Captn and those who fearlessly preceded him raised points like this. The problem will continue until we have Social workers who work with honesty and integrity. Social workers the community can trust and...

Sue Bradfords Success’s – NOT

Sue Bradfords Success’s – NOT

Oct. 29 | One of the reasons promoted for this bill was to “Protect Children” Read how “Successful” it has been HALL OF SHAME Since Anti-smacking law was passed 1. 16 month old Sachin Dhani June 2007 2. 28-year-old woman charged with murdering...

Referendum on MMP

Referendum on MMP

Oct. 20 | At last, Refer to your gallant Captn’s analysis of the flaws of MMP earlier this year. Remember it was MMP that spawned Objects like Sue Bradford and the Greens. It has the possibility of saving you the taxpayer $2,000,000 or more per annum. There...

A Double Standard.

A Double Standard.

Oct. 10 | Your Gallant Captn has chosen to delete his earlier post. Todays events  have overtaken it. It moved from being a good post to an insult. None the less it does seriously underscore how uncaring CYF are to their victims. Very few people become involved...

The true fallacies of MMP

The true fallacies of MMP

Sep. 28 | Part of Muriel Newmans weekly sheet. (www.nzcpr.com)  To be clear I have absolutely no problem with additional suppost being given to low income  earners, but what is proposed in this article is blatent manipulation of the country by a minority. On...

Is there a case for an Upper House

Is there a case for an Upper House

Sep. 14 | Muriel Newmans latest, Edited to remove parts not permitted on site. This is only posted as a discussion piece The Prime Minister has announced that the Government is planning to hold the long-awaited referendum on our MMP (Mixed Member Proportional)...

The perils of MMP

The perils of MMP

Sep. 7 | What is this thing called free speech and even: Freedom” Nebulous terms? Maybe! Our young men willingly gave their lives fighting for it most recently in 1914, then again in 1939 then in Korea in the 50’s,in Malaysia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. These...

Learn about John Boscawen’s ammendment

Learn about John Boscawen’s ammendment

Sep. 6 | PUBLIC MEETING The way forward on Section 59 Speakers * Bob McCoskrie – Family First – Target Real Abuse, Not Real Parents * Prof Jim Evans – Emeritus Professor of Law at Auckland University – The new...

Key ‘Softening Ground’ For Smacking Amendment

Key ‘Softening Ground’ For Smacking Amendment

Sep. 5 | This Interview really happened. Your Gallant Captn Heard it. Family First NZ says that Prime Minister John Key is ‘softening the ground’ for an amendment of the anti-smacking law after labelling the law a ‘dog’s breakfast’ and admitting that...

Differential Response

Differential Response

Sep. 5 | Your gallant Capt’n has received by courtesy of Air Albatross the latest copy of “Rise” the propaganda sheet from the ministry (MSD). It seeks to placate decades of mistrust. To quote the sheet, “Seeks to send a long overdue message to New Zealander’s...

Mr Key, You have just lost our confidence

Mr Key, You have just lost our confidence

Aug. 26 | http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/politics/2804347/ACT-MPs-smacking-bill-a-non-starter BREAKING NEWS: 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...

Is Sue Bradford following a double Standard.

Is Sue Bradford following a double Standard.

Aug. 25 | Your intrepid Captn has long maintained The Greens in general, and Sue in particular have no right to be in parliament. The hopped on the coat tails of a badly flawed system to sneak in the back door! Read more:- Vote Against Smacking Law Exceeds Vote...

Our emails are being noted

Our emails are being noted

Aug. 24 | Cabinet Ministers Swamped With Emails Family First NZ says that almost 800 emails have been sent in the past 24 hours to Ministers in Cabinet requesting that they decriminalise light smacking, and they continue to pour in. “The Prime Minister and...