Eddie Clark of Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington claims that the Ardern government’s Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill will not land parents in jail if they object to their children “transitioning” their gender or advise them against dangerous medical treatments like puberty blockers. Put simply, this is
familyfirst.org.nz Here’s an extract from an article published by The Daily Signal: “Designating sex on birth certificates as male or female, and making that information available on the public portion, perpetuates a view that sex designation is permanent and fails to recognize the medical spectrum of gender
Eddie Clark Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Eddie Clark joined the Law Faculty of Victoria University of Wellington in February 2015. A VUW alumnus, he graduated in 2005 with a BA/LLB(Hons). After graduation, he worked for a number of years at a leading commercial firm, specialising
The Government must reverse its opposition to creating a new offence to apply to people who throw ‘coward punches’, says National’s Maureen Pugh. National’s Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Death) Amendment Bill would create a new offence of Assault Causing Death and would apply to those who throw cowardly
Labour has again demonstrated their determination to limit any public scrutiny on legislation they have already decided to pass, National’s Justice spokesperson Simon Bridges says. “Today Labour members voted against putting the Conversion Therapy Practices Prohibition Bill through the usual six week public submission process. Railroading conventional democratic pathways
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The big policy issue dividing the party in the weekend was the caucus decision last week to vote against the first reading of the Government’
Groups from opposite sides of the political spectrum are united in their opposition to the proposed new Hate Speech law. Having people from polar opposite political views so united is a warning in flashing neon lights that this law is a BAD law and that it should be consigned to
National welcomes the opportunity for the public to have input on a proposed law change that will allow people to change their designated sex on their birth certificates according to how they self-identify, National’s spokesperson for Women Nicola Grigg says. “One of the proposed changes to the Births Deaths
Darroch Ball Co-leader Sensible Sentencing Trust. There are very few people who have either the resources or the courage to take a stand against the deep-seated injustices that too often occur throughout our justice system. It doesn’t happen often, but every now and again someone takes a stand to
Family First NZ Family First NZ says that despite continuous attempts by the supporters of the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban to suppress the real effects of the proposed law on parents and families, the Prime Minister has admitted that it will criminalise parents – an effect of the bill which even
Eliora New Zealand clinicians are not removing testes, making men watch pictures of men, giving electric shocks to their penis or brain, telling a man he is mentally defective, ostracising, or hating men if they are homosexual. No one is tied up and thrown off a high building, at least
Max Tweedie says it is “not correct” that the ‘gay conversion’ bill will not criminalise parents. And then he says it will and should… pic.twitter.com/MTUmORSn4S — Elliot Page (@ElliotIkilei) August 7, 2021
Dangerous, dishonest and creeping in darkness are the modi operandi used by Ardern’s controllers who believe that the syndrome of deep affection for Her Royal Hubris afflicting so many of our nation, blinds us all to their machinations. Determined to inflict ethno-statehood upon this country, the gutless, nameless cabal
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week a letter written
Margot Irvine University of Guelph Margot Irvine is the Director of the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Guelph where she teaches in the French and European Studies programs. She is interested in women’s access to literary and cultural institutions in France. Recent news about Britney
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. When significant voices on the political left start speaking out against Labour’s proposed hate speech laws it’s a sign that they’re in
