child abuse Archive

  • Holly Walker

    Govt asking the wrong questions on child abuse - by Holly Walker



    The Green Paper for Vulnerable Children should be focused on how to address the root causes of child abuse and neglect – poverty and inequality. read more
    January 26, 2012 11:29 am - 60 Comments
  • frog

    Kids 1, Bashers 0 - by frog



    If there were ever a court case that justifies the Green Party initiated amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act, it is this one. read more
    February 13, 2010 7:58 pm - 133 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    Green law is helping to keep children safe - by Metiria Turei



    It was great to see the Ministry of Social Development report released yesterday confirming that our law to help keep children safe is working. read more
    November 12, 2009 12:11 pm - 26 Comments
  • frog

    The right to hit cats - by frog



    At Tuesday night’s launch of the book Unreasonable Force, Labour’s Ruth Dyson threw out a challenge for a brave, true and god-fearing blogger to pick up. She noted that at the moment, it is a criminal offence for ordinary god-fearing cat owners to hit, kick or otherwise beat their cats as a part of good [...] read more
    February 21, 2008 9:10 am - 48 Comments