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Libertarianz Commends Bar Owner's Stand
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 12:29 am | Libertarianz Party
John van Buren, owner of Wheatsheaf Tavern in Banks Peninsula, has laid down a challenge to the government over the recently imposed smoking ban. The publican is prepared to go to jail to defend his customers' rights. More >>
$500k of Jolly Hockey Sticks
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 1:23 pm | Libertarianz Party
A grant of $500,000 given by Auckland City Council to St. Cuthbert's College in Epsom was condemned today by Libertarianz Deputy Stephen Berry. More >>
Zaoui Verdict Justice?
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 12:40 am | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz leader Bernard Darnton expressed his hope today that the Supreme Court would bring Ahmed Zaoui a step closer to justice. "Zaoui must be either charged or released," declared Darnton. "There are some basic principles that have ... More >>
Free Cigs on Black Day for Freedom
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 12:01 am | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Dr Richard Goode today rejected the new anti-smoking laws as 'creeping totalitarianism,' and declared the current government 'dangerous control freaks.' “This is truly the Nanny Government," says Goode, ... More >>
Sheeple Telecom here to bludge
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 4:58 pm | Libertarianz Party
"What is it with Australian telcos and corporate welfare?" asks Libertarianz spokesman Andrew Bates. "First Telstra buys the previously profitable Clear Communications and openly builds a business case around bludging off Telecom's and Vodafone's investments. More >>
Greens' Bland and Dank Utopia? No Thanks!
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 4:30 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Green MP Metiria Turei makes some valid observations in regards to New Zealand's so called free education system but predictably she comes to some incredibly irrational conclusions," Said Peter Osborne, Libertarianz Spokesman For Education Deregulation ... More >>
State Education Nothing To Crow About
Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 3:51 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Congratulations Mr Mallard. You've accomplished what no other Education Minister has ever managed to achieve before. Your comprehensive and total control over the education market is complete." This dubious compliment was given by Peter Osborne, ... More >>
Farmer Cops Trouble
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 3:59 pm | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz leader Bernard Darnton today congratulated Taranaki farmer Matthew Francis for taking responsibility for his own life. Francis has been the victim of $70,000 worth of stock rustling and has threatened to take matters into his own hands. More >>
Libertarianz Berry: "Thanks, Auckland."
Monday, 11 October 2004, 5:09 pm | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz Deputy Leader & Auckland Mayoral Candidate Stephen Berry would like to give credit where it is due following an unoffical vote tally of 964, delivering the candidate a tight 5th place. More >>
Nanny State Be Warned - Libertarianz On The Way
Monday, 11 October 2004, 2:18 pm | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz President Scott Wilson wishes to congratulate those who stood for Libertarianz in the local body elections. "The candidates in the various areas have all worked very hard to ensure there is an opposing voice to the standard 'steal-and-spend' ... More >>
Government awards $168 million to criminal gangs
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 1:24 pm | Libertarianz Party
$130,000 in compensation recently awarded to mistreated prisoners is "pocket money" compared with the $168 million industry the government has awarded to criminal gangs this year, says Libertarianz spokesman for health deregulation, Dr. Richard Goode. More >>
New Zealand Held to Ransom by Mahuta Blackmail
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 1:05 pm | Libertarianz Party
"New Zealand is reeling in a Consitutional crisis," says Libertarianz Spokesman to Deregulate Maori Affairs Tim Wikiriwhi, who slams the Select Committee hearing on the sea-bed and foreshore. "The legal status of the sea-bed and foreshore ought to ... More >>
Assistance for the Apathetic
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 12:41 am | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz Mayoral Candidate Stephen Berry blames a narrow approach from mainstream media for lack of knowledge about the different options in the Auckland Mayoral Elections, and consequent voter apathy . Berry says, "Reports show only a race with three candidates ... More >>
No Sovereignty Over Crime?
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 12:06 am | Libertarianz Party
"The rudderless Clark Government continues on its ever more erratic course," says an incredulous Robert Palmer today. The Libertarianz Law & Order spokesman notes that "the Privy Council was dismissed in order to 'return sovereignty' to the people, ... More >>
Mallard feigns a conscience
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 2:08 pm | Libertarianz Party
Tim Wikiriwhi, the Libertarianz Party spokesman to deregulate Maori affairs says Trevor Mallard's sudden conversion to the principle of equality in education is welcome if a little amusing. "It's always fun watching the politically-correct squirm in ... More >>
A Big Thanks to NZ Police
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 1:42 pm | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz Mayoral Candidate would like to give thanks to the NZ Police for their efforts to stamp out vandalism against electoral hoardings. "I have had a chance to see first-hand the police ensuring that vandalism of election signs does not occur." More >>
Education: Big Spender On Indoctrination, Big Deal
Tuesday, 21 September 2004, 12:49 am | Libertarianz Party
"Trevor Mallard's trumpeting that New Zealand is spending more on education than most other OECD countries comes as no surprise," says Peter Osborne, Libertarianz Spokesman For Education Deregulation, "but I find it hard to understand why this ... More >>
You try saving with these taxes!
Thursday, 16 September 2004, 1:47 pm | Libertarianz Party
In response to Dr Cullen and Peter Harris's proposal that the IRD "help workers save," Libertarianz mayoral hopeful for Hamilton Tim Wikiriwhi says the chief reason it is presently so hard for workers to save money is because "thieving politicians steal ... More >>
RMA Amendments: No Surprises
Wednesday, 15 September 2004, 4:37 pm | Libertarianz Party
"As expected, David Benson-Pope's politically-driven package of RMA amendments offers nothing but another smokescreen," says Libertarianz Environment Deregulation Spokesman Peter Cresswell. "What was needed to properly amend the RMA was either the introduction ... More >>
You want Education? Then Damn Well Seize It.
Wednesday, 15 September 2004, 1:47 pm | Libertarianz Party
"PPTA president, Phil Smith seems to lack the ability to understand the underlying cause of many problems facing the education sector," says Libertarianz Spokesman For Education Deregulation Peter Osborne. More >>
