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Sedition Case An Assault on Free Speech

Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 10:17 am | Libertarianz Party

“Tim Selwyn's prosecution for sedition once again highlights this government's contempt for freedom of expression,” said Libertarianz leader Bernard Darnton today. More >>

Doctors Must Reject State Control

Thursday, 1 June 2006, 4:03 pm | Libertarianz Party

"Labour's latest attempt at price-fixing could drive many doctors into retirement," said Masterton GP and Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath. More >>

Stop Throwing Money At Wobble-bottoms & Rich Drs

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 8:44 am | Libertarianz Party

PRESS RELEASE Libertarianz Health Deregulation Stop Throwing Money At Wobble-bottoms and Rich Doctors Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath today flayed Michael Cullen for subsidising fat people and children with rotten teeth, ... More >>

Tobacco Verdict A Victory For Commonsense

Friday, 5 May 2006, 11:37 am | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath today praised the High Court’s decision to disallow a claim for damages against British American Tobacco by the family of smoker Janice Pou. More >>

Health Taxes Not The Same As Health Insurance

Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 3:44 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz spokesman Richard McGrath today reminded New Zealanders that the money stolen from them by Inland Revenue to be later earmarked for health expenditure is not a form of health insurance for each taxpayer. More >>

Libz Party Spurns GP College's Statism

Monday, 20 March 2006, 2:03 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman and Masterton doctor Richard McGrath says if GPs want to improve their lot they should be demanding less government control, not begging for more of it. More >>

Fire-breather to Incinerate Libz Census Forms

Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 9:40 am | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz members in Wellington will be incinerating their census forms with the help of a fire-breather on census night, Tuesday 7th March. More >>

Coercive Psychiatry Must Stop, Says Libz

Monday, 6 March 2006, 12:47 am | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz spokesman Dr Richard McGrath says compulsory psychiatric treatment using drugs, electric shock and incarceration is a barbaric violation of human rights that should be stopped forthwith. Reacting to comments attributed to the Mental Health ... More >>

Savage's monster running amok

Thursday, 2 March 2006, 4:48 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath said the call by the Auckland DHB board chairman for replacement of experienced clinical staff with younger cheaper versions is a legacy of the socialized health monster created by the government of ... More >>

"Freedom, but." isn't Freedom

Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 4:56 pm | Libertarianz Party

"Meaningless blather from our so-called leaders is once again the response to a question of principle," observes Libertarianz leader Bernard Darnton. More >>

Libertarianz at Waitangi

Friday, 3 February 2006, 1:37 pm | Libertarianz Party

"At the coming Waitangi Day celebrations the Libertarianz party will once again stand proudly opposed to all the many rich hues of Treaty separatism on offer," says Libertarianz Deregulation of Maori Affairs spokesman Tim Wikiriwhi. More >>

More Big Brother in the School Yard

Thursday, 2 February 2006, 2:47 pm | Libertarianz Party

"A press release issued by Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ), shows the standard mindset of people and groups, who can't help but interfere with the minds and lives of New Zealand children." This was from Peter Osborne, the Libertarianz Spokesman ... More >>

Libz Back Benson's Beach Bordello

Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 3:40 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Dr Richard McGrath says he can understand why his medical colleague, former Cooper’s Beach GP Neil Benson, has chosen to set up a brothel in what used to be his medical rooms. More >>

Illegal BZP not needed

Friday, 27 January 2006, 3:20 pm | Libertarianz Party

"We don't need another illegal recreational drug," says Libertarianz Spokesman on Drugs Dr. Richard Goode in response to recent calls to ban BZP, a mild stimulant drug found in most legal party pills. More >>

NZ Housing Affordability "In Crisis" Says Report

Monday, 23 January 2006, 1:02 pm | Libertarianz Party

"New Zealand faces a housing affordability crisis," says Libertarianz Environment Deregulation Spokesman Peter Cresswell, commenting on a just-released international survey of housing affordability that finds New Zealand one of several markets facing ... More >>

Libz call for all Kiwi's to attend Treaty road sh

Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 3:59 pm | Libertarianz Party

"All Kiwis should beat a path to the Government's announced nationwide Treaty of Waitangi road show," says Libertarianz Leader, Bernard Darnton. Darnton is encouraging New Zealanders to view copies of the Treaty because, he says optimistically, "this ... More >>

Report Confirms Labour Choking NZ Economic Freedom

Monday, 9 January 2006, 9:41 am | Libertarianz Party

“The grip of Labour’s fingers around NZ’s economic throat have tightened,” claimed Libertarianz leader Bernard Darnton today. “Libertarianz has been saying this for years and it has been confirmed by the newly released 2006 Index of Economic Freedom ... More >>

Smoking Publican has Libz Xmas Sympathy

Monday, 19 December 2005, 1:20 pm | Libertarianz Party

Freedom lovers throughout New Zealand are mourning the guilty verdict at Geoff Mulvihill's trial, in which the Timaru publican was found guilty of allowing people to smoke in his pub. "A further destruction of property rights" is how Libertarianz ... More >>

Govt control making medical careers unattractive

Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 3:50 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz health spokesman and general practitioner Richard McGrath believes worsening doctor shortages in New Zealand are a natural consequence of the nationalization of medical care seventy years ago and the failure by successive governments to fully ... More >>

Coroners Call on Euthanasia Overdue

Friday, 25 November 2005, 12:23 am | Libertarianz Party

"Nelson coroner, Ian Smith is correct when he says that euthanasia was a matter parliament was going to have to consider." Said Peter Osborne, a Libertarianz Spokesman today. This was following the suicide of Mr Ralph Vincent in April this year. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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