Kids matter
Sue B launched the Greens’ children’s policy for the 2005 election at a child summit in Hamilton yesterday. Some key points:
- Work towards eliminating child poverty by 2010.
- Increase the rate of state house provision.
- Encourage a far more child-friendly workplace culture, including through flexible working hours, breastfeeding facilities, and tax incentives to employers.
- Retain the right of sole parents to remain on the DPB while children are growing up.
- Repeal Section 59 of the Crimes Act so that parents may no longer use the defence of ‘reasonable force’ when they beat their children.
- Decrease children’s exposure to violence on TV and through computer and video games.
At the child summit in Hamilton, there were two interesting developments. First: New Zealand’s first ever children’s commissioner, Ian Hassall, has lamented the attitude of both Labour and National towards children. Second: Sue B’s Bill to repeal Section 59 seems to have easily enough support to pass its first reading.
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June 30th, 2005 at 8:25 pm
what you say fwogg .. “tax incentive to employer” yep breastfeeding facility and tax incentive to employer ..
now nine weeks to go fwog then you get tyrant rule between ..
and you know its the fwogs and wogs and wod who suffer he kikken you into stinky pond fwog
July 1st, 2005 at 3:18 am
now logically assuming a centre right govt fwwog, you got to do something
for the proper survival , now what say you get 5% of theirs budget say or 6% what you votes is so you works out how to spend and the peoples woulkd agree to that .. youse weould consult but you not allowd to strengthen rma , no socal things just bgween those conditions absilute w and budget, with us .. like this ways you donts get to do exstinks fwrogg you kmow loke when yous dead noews i personally rather stand in the middle with fwog than big twuck fwog but they all fall over its at the edge i keep you posted fwoggand it a reaaly good time
July 1st, 2005 at 3:23 am
neither fwwog, nor wod, nor hide, nor bwash, nor peters done can deals with the tyrasnts we knows they will not honour wor, we we givepresident to keith locke before we surrender to NZ last