Law
Bridges Drops Parker in It
Oxford-educated, former police prosecutor Simon Bridges has always been thorough when perusing proposed legislation. As National’s justice spokesperson he has been all over the banning conversion therapy bill like a rash and found it wanting. Attorney General David Parker? Not so much. Using the media’s usual ridicule
A Simple Question for Ardern and Faafoi: Should Troy Bowker Be Arrested?
David Seymour ACT Leader The saga surrounding Troy Bowker’s LinkedIn comments raises a simple question for Kris Faafoi and Jacinda Ardern, would he be arrested for his comments under their proposed Hate Speech law?” The Cabinet paper on the proposed law states that a person can be jailed for
Female Preacher Falsely Arrested – Wins Case
Family First familyfirst.org.nz This is how ‘hate speech’ laws look in the UK, just a complaint – even a false one – can lead to significant persecution. No doubt similar events – leading to false arrests – will happen in New Zealand if the proposed Hate Speech laws come into force. “Miss
Ramming through the ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bill
Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First In a shocking display of disrespect towards the democratic process, the Labour MPs on the select committee considering the ‘conversion therapy’ bill have gone against normal protocol regarding public submissions (usually 6 weeks – at least!) and have set a deadline date of less than
Canadian Case Highlights the Danger to NZ Parents
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
Calls for Elimination of Biological Sex on Passports
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
Why New Zealand’s Proposed Law Banning Gay Conversion Practices Is So Unlikely to Criminalise Parents
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
Gloves Must Come off for ‘Coward Punch’ Bill
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 Arbitrarily Limit Debate on Conversion Practices Bill
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
National Pulls Support at First Reading of Bill
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’
The Proposed Hate Speech Law
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 to Support BDMRR Bill to Select Committee
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
In Defence of Leo Molloy
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
Yes, Parents Can Be Prosecuted – PM
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
The Impact of Changing Gender
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