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Connon Verdict result of State Procrastination
Friday, 31 July 2009, 5:24 pm | Candor Trust
The jury returning a verdict in the Wendy Connon case is congratulated for undertaking a difficult task. Candor Trust say that the millions spent on the manslaughter trial, and the injuries to some passengers and the death to one child would far less likely ... More >>
Snatch impaireds' cars and bikes
Friday, 31 July 2009, 4:10 pm | Candor Trust
Candor Trusts prime policy for drink and drug drive harm slashing is vehicle forfeiture (May 2009 Report), and we'll not stop until it is a reality - despite obstructive idiocy and 0.5 obsession from the Liquor Review, run by a Commission with clear political ... More >>
Police "Travesty" Shot at Mourners Misplaced
Friday, 10 July 2009, 1:44 pm | Candor Trust
Any youth becoming roadkill is a tragedy and not the "travesty" that Southern Police, operating under NZ's flawed speed and alcohol paradigm are claiming. Youth aren't dying at much higher rates than other Nations youth do, due to inherent inferiority ... More >>
Drug driving law welcomed
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 1:14 pm | Candor Trust
All parties voting in support of the Land Transport Amendment Bill number 4 are to be commended for their thoughtful contributions to polishing a law capable of saving a dozen or so lives, if well resourced. Labour made significant and highly useful ... More >>
Minister supports drug driving exemption?
Monday, 22 June 2009, 10:16 am | Candor Trust
Candor Trust members today begin their 140 hour famine, an hour for each drug driving fatality in a year, in protest against the loopholes in the new drug driving law which make enforcement 1000x more difficult in serious cases and deny justice to ... More >>
Anguish over proposed law "legalising murder"
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 10:56 am | Candor Trust
Response to MPs debate over the drug driving bill last night from the Campaign Against Drugs on Roads is "severe disappointment that we lead the world in drug driving harm, and in now studiously shying away from meaningfully confronting that", says Community ... More >>
Potty Police Cause Royal Road Toll
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 2:29 pm | Candor Trust
“Candors Board isn't surprised it was the worst Birthday carnage in over a decade – the mismanagement of road safety that we’ve long sought an inquiry over is unlucky for many”, Rachael Ford said for the Trust today. More >>
Liquor bill unsteady on legs
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 4:54 pm | Candor Trust
Candor Trust endorses the Salvation Army's criticism of the new Liquor Act and Candor's policy analysts also believe that the aspects criticised by the Sallies which has called to scrap it are concerning. A presumption that alcohol is bad only in ways ... More >>
Police Chase Policy Not Road-worthy
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 9:21 am | Candor Trust
Police Chase Policy Not Road-worthy Candor Trust Candor Trust say the view expressed by the Police Association that any perceived tightening of pursuit criteria, results in more runners so more chases (and related harm) reflects old school thinking, ignores ... More >>
Labour disoriented over road safety
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 11:24 am | Candor Trust
Labours Transport Spokes-Person Darren Hughes shows incomprehension of the road safety crisis in New Zealand by criticising Nationals reduction in Police hours dedicated to an unending high risk quota chase. A point-less pursuit that Labour ramped up, ... More >>
ACC innocents scape-goated
Monday, 9 March 2009, 1:59 pm | Candor Trust
Candor Trust sympathises with the "innocent bystander" ACC staff now hung out to dry, for blow-outs they neither caused, nor had control over at any recent time.”It is vital that Board members are able to publicly discuss the challenges and provide ... More >>
Cannabis Law and Collisions
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 3:26 pm | Candor Trust
Interpretation of the relationship of legal status of other drugs than alcohol to road safety levels is problematic, due to a lack of data. What is apparent is that 30-50% of deceased drivers in modern societies have drugs in their blood, of which ... More >>
Alcohol Health Watch's Early April Fools
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 4:15 pm | Candor Trust
Candor Trust describe as grievous Alcohol Health Watches latest claim in it's state funded efforts to dumb down the alcohol limit debate (Dominion Post, 14th Feb), Unsatisfied with falling back on Polices hyperbolic claim that a limit drop could save 14 lives ... More >>
Is Mr Soros scared of straight up Kiwis?
Monday, 16 February 2009, 12:08 pm | Candor Trust
In response to Mike Sabins claims that U.S. billionaire George Soros has part funded the exclusive "invitation only" high stakes Government drug summit, convening at Te Papa this week, Candor Trust say that "Soros should philanthropise unwisely in ... More >>
Roadshow in drug problem denial
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 12:07 pm | Candor Trust
Roadshow in drug problem denial Candor Trust The condolences of new Police Minister Judith Collins to the family of innocent shoot-out victim Halatau Naitoko will ring hollow, if she declines to deal with an apparently typical background to this latest ... More >>
Bust Boy Racers - but do it right
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 1:58 pm | Candor Trust
It's not just the smoke and roaring noise that goes on outside pimped up vehicles that is the problem with boy racers, say Candor Trust. More >>
Alcohol Limit
Monday, 12 January 2009, 1:26 pm | Candor Trust
Candor Trust is saddened that the new Transport Minister used his first day back in Parliament to push for a low order road safety priority, amongst many brighter burning torches at this point - a blood alcohol limit drop. "It shows a real failure ... More >>
Is illicit canna-combo killer in shops?
Sunday, 11 January 2009, 1:12 pm | Candor Trust
Is illicit canna-combo killer in shops? Candor Trust media release. Candor Trust advises the Community that youth road safety may suffer, if a network of well established NZ party drug shops grows a roaring trade in a Vanilla Rose fragranced smoke-able ... More >>
NZ Road Survival Arbiters Asinine
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 3:37 pm | Candor Trust
The UK, the United States and Australia have all launched elegant well designed Christmas drink and drugged driving campaigns. However New Zealand, with it's high order DUI crash problem still lacks provision of imperative life-saving education and urgent ... More >>
Think cars not just bars to bug P-biz
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 4:42 pm | Candor Trust
Nationals Judith Collins told attendees at the Chemical Diversion Congress they plan to ban known P dealers from being eligible for electronic bail or home detention sentences, but cottage industry dealers are easily replaced, say Candor Trust. The ... More >>
