Law
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LEAKED: Crown Law Advice to Police
On Monday we published emails leaked to us that showed that the Police had sought and obtained a Crown Law legal opinion on precisely what they could and could not do under the Governments pandemic lockdown edicts. The emails showed that Police believed, on the advice from Crown Law that
Judicial Review for Lockdown Rules?
An application for a judicial review of the draconian lockdown laws was filed last night. It seems that someone has taken the original application that was dismissed and applied proper legal processes and thoughts to it, coupled with the revelations we broke on Monday about the Crown Law advice to
Reason Number Two: We Have Been Lied to Before
saynopetodope.org.nz Tobacco companies lied to New Zealanders and the world for more than a century about the dangers of smoking. They based their market on addiction. They deliberately targeted kids. They even had doctors promote cigarettes as medicine. And today we are paying the price. The conversation is
COLFO Versus Minister of Police: Day 1 & 2
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign Day One: I’m now out of our first day of hearings and a “Zoom” meeting with our lawyers. Of course a result is impossible to predict, and I make this observation as a non-lawyer, but it appeared Justice Cooke really engaged on
Say Nope to Dope
saynopetodope.org.nz Potency: Today’s marijuana is a different, harder drug. Let’s be blunt. 2% THC weed of Woodstock era has been replaced by popping a handful of gummy bears containing 10 times the legal limit of THC per serving, or a 90% THC dab. It was just
Court Case Will Test Limit of Govt Power
Press Release: NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners In a time when the Christchurch shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic have allowed the Government to take the opportunity to increase its power, a case in the Wellington High Court today will test the Government’s right to ban property without evidence
The Path of Least Resistance: A Response to Chris Trotter
Yesterday Chris Trotter’s Insight: Politics article, ‘Why Aren’t Those People Being Arrested?’ looked at iwi checkpoints, the reaction to them by the public and the context of the actions of the iwi who set them up. THE CLAMOUR for the Government and the Police to “do something” about
Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day, former Green MP Catherine Delahunty, is tone-deaf to her own racism. She happily diagnoses it in others but fails to see the log in her own eye. 1. She promotes a petition asking the PM to continue to allow illegal checkpoints run by iwi.
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Here is what the Minister of Police said when referring to a recent banning of public display of patches by gang members: “Gang insignia is intended to intimidate the public and other gangs. It is designed to claim ownership of a physical space and to encourage the recruitment of gang
What Lies beneath the Checkpoints
Press Release: New Conservatives In 2017, the coalition of Labour, NZF and the Greens took control of New Zealand thus becoming the start of a journey that originally claimed transparency, openness and kindness but has failed to deliver except in the area of removing freedoms and disempowered democracy. New Conservative
EXCLUSIVE: Government and Police Lockdown Actions NOT Legally Supported
At the start of the Level 4 lockdown, unknown to the public, the Police were flying by the seat of their pants, receiving almost daily updates telling them how to deal with the lockdown. At the start of the lockdown on 25th March, the Medical Officer of Health (MedOH) notice
Final Cannabis Law Reform Proposal Out
The final proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill is out. This post is about why, if you’re a conservative, you should vote yes in the Cannabis referendum. But first a summary: The Bill sets out a way for the Government to control and regulate cannabis. It proposes rules for
Checkpoints Illegal for Police and Iwi *UPDATED
Update: I have been told this morning that Police do now have the power to stop people to ensure compliance with lockdown under s71A(2)(c) of the Health Act 1956 However, anyone who isn’t Police has no power to stop a vehicle (except some limited other govt departments