Section 59 Archive

  • frog

    Kids 1, Bashers 0



    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
  • Sue Bradford

    Bradford’s Truth: Referendum 09



    My regular New Zealand Truth column this week is about the child discipline referendum and the inadequacy of the legislative provisions regarding the wording of citizens initiated referenda questions: As I am sure everyone is excruciatingly well aware, we are right now in the middle of the postal referendum on the physical discipline of children. Voting started [...] read more
    August 12, 2009 2:05 pm - 168 Comments
  • Sue Bradford

    Bradford’s Truth – The referendum approaches



    My regular New Zealand Truth column this week is about section 59 of the Crimes Act and the child discipline referendum: In just a couple of weeks we are all going to be asked to vote on the child discipline referendum question in a postal ballot. Voting opens on 31 July and closes 21 August. The [...] read more
    July 16, 2009 9:36 am - 49 Comments
  • Sue Bradford

    Good on John Angus – Children’s Commission has lucky escape



    I would like to be among the first to congratulate the new Children’s Commissioner John Angus for coming out so clearly in this morning’s New Zealand Herald supporting the section 59 law change. It is great that Mr Angus is not shying away from being the advocate for children that his new role demands, rather [...] read more
    June 10, 2009 10:49 am - 193 Comments
  • Sue Bradford

    Section 59 debate intensifies again



    The debate around s59 looks like heating up again over the next four months under the dual pressures of the August referendum and the announcement of a proposed member’s bill from ACT MP John Boscawen. Mr Boscawen is clearly keen on appealing to the sentiments stirred up by the referendum’s promoters, having lost his [...] read more
    March 23, 2009 11:12 am - 79 Comments
  • frog

    Violence against children is good business



    Given their normal stance I had always been kind of surprised that Act was so opposed to protecting children from violence through their opposition to the amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act.  But now I find out why thanks to Roger Douglas’s blog: The cost of doing business in New Zealand is in many ways, [...] read more
    October 23, 2008 12:11 pm - 72 Comments
  • frog

    Morality issues for Pacific voters



    Tagata Pasifika is dedicating a huge mount of its on-air time to discussing the election with pacific viewers – it is embracing its role as part of the fourth estate and giving viewers plenty of information to help them cast an informed vote.  Last week it had Jeanette.   discussing the section 59 amendment to [...] read more
    October 22, 2008 1:16 pm - 41 Comments
  • frog

    I’m safe now that I’ve got me a vigilante criminal to protect me



    Now I’ve got to suspect that Auckland businessman, Peter Low’s “vigilante group of up to 300 members training in martial arts to protect their community against street thugs” may be somewhat more prosaic, and less nunchuck wielding, than the Sunday Star Times is hoping for.  Nevertheless, Mr Low certainly got people excited with his [...] read more
    July 6, 2008 3:54 pm - 23 Comments
  • frog

    John Key’s Investigate interview



    John Key gets environmental in the latest Investigate magazine interview [not on line]: First his views on Peak Oil: Yeah, I’m not sure I entirely buy the peak oil argument. I guess, if it’s real, and demand really is greater than the world’s ability to supply, then you’ll certainly see technology being invoked that will [...] read more
    May 23, 2008 2:42 pm - 115 Comments