Into the Void? Please Keep Trying
Our legal friend has received no reply to his two messages to an acquaintance, a senior National Party staffer.
Law
Simon O’Connor on Q+A With Jack Tame
We believe the review by the Ministry of Health is designed to expand euthanasia/PAS in New Zealand. You have until 5pm Thursday, 26 September 2024, to submit your view, so please find 10 minutes and complete it today.
Should the Crown Prosecutions Be Prosecuted?
Why did they waste millions of taxpayer dollars on a doomed ‘murder’ trial? And should they be sued for defamation?
Iwi Bandits Are at Work
If iwi keep inventing new privileges under Article Two of the Treaty, then the Crown should use Article Three which says that Māori rights and duties are the same as those of everyone else.
Face of the Day
A jury at the Auckland High Court has found Dr Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of killing his wife, Pauline Hanna, in their Remuera home in April 2021.
There Was No ‘Project 2023’
The fate of the coalition Government’s ill-thought-out effort to roll back the cultural changes of the Labour Government highlights the difficulties of acting without first securing the active support of both the state apparatus and the wielders of the society’s ‘soft power’.
Why the Gun Register Will Fail – Part Two
Here is yet another example of why the much-vaunted gun register will fail.
Paul Goldsmith Announces Tougher Sentencing Reforms
Goldsmith said these reforms are essential for ensuring communities and law-abiding New Zealanders are protected from offenders who display a “flagrant disregard for the law”.
Why They Are Frightened About the Principles
Kiwis who just want to get on with their lives are sick of it, and they perceive in Seymour’s bill an opportunity to restrain extremism while also reminding our courts about what, precisely, the Treaty means and what it doesn’t mean.
The Folly of Criminalizing ‘Hate’
Identity politics is now part of criminal law. Far from fighting against ‘hate’, this is likely only to further fuel resentment and racial antagonism.
What to Do If Police Raid You for Mean Tweets
A guide for law-abiding, licensed firearms owners.
Here’s the Supermarket Duopoly Defamation Threat Letter
I thought it wise to get the story straight from the horse’s mouth, so asked Hazledine what had gone on. He says he was passed the lawyers’ letter and considers the defamation claim to be ridiculous – an attempt to “chill discussion” of the Foodstuff merger.
Why Can’t Chris Cahill Tell the Truth
Telling a lie once is pretty bad and doing it on a radio station is worse. Chris Cahill has been busted telling too many lies: he must resign.
Why Won’t Police enforce the Electoral Act?
It says something about MacLeod that he had extraordinarily high donations for his campaign and was telling some of his donors that he didn’t need to declare their contributions.