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Green Tariffs On The Banks Peninsula?
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 1:40 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Green Party opposition to free trade and open investment between New Zealand and other countries raises the question: If protectionism is such a good thing, why not apply it within New Zealand?" asked Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate ... More >>
Shun Authoritarian Green
Monday, 22 April 2002, 3:44 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Ignore the hypocritical control-freak Kedgley" declared Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate Russell Watkins today in response to Sue Kedgley's call for people to turn off TVs for one week in protest at a lack of local programmes for ... More >>
Libz better for business than Nats
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 1:44 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Business New Zealand and the Chambers of Commerce are understandably keen to see the back of the Clark government," said Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate Russell Watkins today, but warned their "enthusiasm for getting Clark's ... More >>
Give Up On the Nats (Oh! I See You Have)
Monday, 15 April 2002, 3:53 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Bill English and the National Caucus have themselves to blame for the appalling result in the latest NBR-Compaq poll," announced Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate Russell Watkins today. "Frankly though, I'm surprised that even 28% ... More >>
Clark: Artless Dodger
Sunday, 14 April 2002, 9:20 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Following the revelation that Prime Minister Clark submitted a painting by Lauren Fouhy as her own work to a charity auction and it was subsequently purchased for $1,000, one is left wondering at the possible scale of this 'fraud'," says ... More >>
Digital Divide A Social Engineers' Myth
Friday, 12 April 2002, 1:30 pm | Libertarianz Party
"It's about time the myth of the digital divide was smashed" announced Libertarianz Spokeman for the Deregulation of Communications Scott Wilson today. More >>
Tax-Funded Gamekeepers Turn Poachers
Friday, 12 April 2002, 9:29 am | Libertarianz Party
"Yesterday's revelation that one of the WINZ employees convicted of defrauding the department took $24,000 and is now repaying the amount by $10 a week from his unemployment benefit, is richly ironic," says Lindsay Mitchell, Libertarianz ... More >>
Forced Re-training Muddle Prompts More Meddling
Monday, 8 April 2002, 3:36 pm | Libertarianz Party
Trevor Mallard's announcement that his government is taking a "more active role in ensuring more consistent access to quality early childhood education" has been greeted with incredulity by Libertarianz spokesman to deregulate early childhood ... More >>
Sack The Whole Race Relations Office
Thursday, 4 April 2002, 11:15 am | Libertarianz Party
"The position of Race Relations Commissar is a highly paid politically correct position of parasitism that promotes the idea that race matters" announced Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate Russell Watkins today. "Nobody need replace Gregory ... More >>
Doctor Resigns in Ethics Attack
Tuesday, 2 April 2002, 1:40 pm | Libertarianz Party
Saying he could "no longer remain a member of an organisation hellbent on becoming an arm of Big Government," Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Dr Richard McGrath labelled the NZ Medical Association's new Code of Ethics a "manifesto ... More >>
'Foreign Aid' Aids Foreign Dictators
Thursday, 28 March 2002, 1:49 pm | Libertarianz Party
Plans to increase New Zealand's foreign aid "are detrimental and destructive to the very people it's meant to help," said Russell Watkins, the new leader of the Libertarianz Party. More >>
Free Trade Not Government Aid
Tuesday, 26 March 2002, 2:51 pm | Libertarianz Party
"Matt Robson's declaration that the government is to raise government spending on so-called foreign aid to 0.7% of GDP is an outrage for a government that maintains trade barriers on products made in poorer countries" exclaimed new Libertarianz ... More >>
"Quash Quotas Now!"
Tuesday, 26 March 2002, 2:06 pm | Libertarianz Party
"What a damned nerve this government has, " says an angry Libertarianz spokesman about Marian Hobbs' introduction of so-called voluntary music quotas for radio. Libertarianz spokesman for broadcasting deregulation Larry Timberlake says: ... More >>
We Don't Need the Pro-Violence, Racist Alliance
Tuesday, 26 March 2002, 11:08 am | Libertarianz Party
"The Alliance represents so much of what is despicable in New Zealand, despite how much political commentators might mourn its demise" declared Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate Russell Watkins yesterday who said thay are now "as ... More >>
Rise In Violent Crime No Surprise
Tuesday, 26 March 2002, 10:02 am | Libertarianz Party
"The release of crime figures showing a 6.2% increase in violent crime should surprise no one," says Libertarianz associate spokesman for deregulation of welfare, Lindsay Mitchell. "Least of all the government." More >>
Greens Blow Smoke At Personal Freedom. Again.
Tuesday, 26 March 2002, 9:55 am | Libertarianz Party
"Why does Nandor think the State owns the bodies of adult New Zealanders?" declared new Libertarianz Leader and Tauranga Candidate Russell Watkins today. "Nandor Tanczos's qualified support for the prohibition of Fantasy demonstrates that the ... More >>
IT Needs Labour Party Like the Sex Industry Does
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 5:10 pm | Libertarianz Party
" Paul Swain's gloating about increases in IT industry sales and services is a desperate attempt to claim credit for something for which this government has no role!" said Libertarianz commerce deregulation spokesman Scott Wilson today. ... More >>
Swain Forces Internet & Phone Snooping
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 5:09 pm | Libertarianz Party
"The government is forcing telecommunications and internet service providers to do their snooping work for them" says Libertarianz Leader and Coromandel Candidate Peter Cresswell today responding to news that the Labour/Alliance minority ... More >>
Young Nats Should Be Truly Ambitious
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 5:08 pm | Libertarianz Party
"This weekend the Young Nats should reject the flatulence of the current National Caucus and call for the National Party to begin standing for principle, and to have the courage to confront the culture of dependence, racism, central control and hatred ... More >>
Too Early for Zero Tolerance
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 5:08 pm | Libertarianz Party
"ACT's vision for zero tolerance for crime is to be welcomed for crimes in which there are discernible victims, but if enacted now it will mean people peacefully producing, consuming and exchanging recreational pharmaceuticals will also face draconian ... More >>
