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Zimbabwe Crisis Demands NZ Condemnation

Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:27 am | Libertarianz Party

The "crimes against humanity being perpetrated by Zimbabwe's maniacal Marxist Mugabe have reached crisis proportions", the Libertarianz Party said today. Party leader Peter Cresswell called on the government "to back up their pretence ... More >>

Nats Principles Go Up In Smoke

Monday, 13 August 2001, 12:32 am | Libertarianz Party

"The National Party are a pack of backsliding born-to-rule hypocrites who have lost touch with their founding principles ," announced Libertarianz spokesman Richard McGrath today. More >>

Diplomacy With Butchers Okay With Greens?

Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 11:39 am | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz Leader Peter Cresswell described Phill Goff's announcement that the Government has appointed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to be accredited as Ambassador to North Korea as "No surprise, since the Government is already ... More >>

Who Runs Your Shop? Retail Commissar Wilson Does!

Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 10:37 am | Libertarianz Party

"Margaret Wilson's legislation allowing limited exemptions to the shop trading hours regime smacks of fascism rather than substantive liberalisation" says Libertarianz Leader Peter Cresswell, condemning self-appointed Retail Commissar Wilson ... More >>

Fascist Telecoms Control Would 'Waive Knowledge'

Friday, 3 August 2001, 10:29 am | Libertarianz Party

"Green Telecommunications spokesman Sue Kedgley's call for the Government to impose fascist control over Telecom's private property is both outrageous and ignorant" says Libertarianz Leader Peter Cresswell. More >>

Brash Speech 'Outs' English

Friday, 3 August 2001, 10:27 am | Libertarianz Party

Bill English's reported comments that Don Brash's speech to the 'Knowledge Wave' conference was 'just another speech' demonstrates what a joke the National Party's principles are. More >>

Snuggling Up To Murderers Revolts Libertarianz

Friday, 3 August 2001, 10:26 am | Libertarianz Party

"Utter revulsion" is how Libertarianz Leader Peter Cresswell describes Defence Minister Mark Burton's attendance at a reception to honour the Chinese People's Libertarion Army. More >>

Power Saving Tips From Libz

Thursday, 2 August 2001, 9:55 am | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz spokesman Richard McGrath has some suggestions for our politicians, following Pete Hodgson's panic-mongering over possible power shortages. More >>

Green MP Favours Benefits Over Jobs

Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 3:37 pm | Libertarianz Party

"Yesterday, in the House, Green MP, Sue Bradford asked Mr Maharey whether the government planned on continuing a sanctions regime to get people off the benefit rather than valuing parenting for it's contribution to society," according to ... More >>

GM Inquiry: Two Steps Forwards, Two Steps Back

Tuesday, 31 July 2001, 4:05 pm | Libertarianz Party

The Royal Commission on Genetic Modification has released its findings, and Libertarianz Leader and environment deregulation spokesman Peter Cresswell is nonplussed. More >>

Stop Stealing From Maori To Pay For TV

Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 10:40 am | Libertarianz Party

"The Labour/Alliance minority Government should stop stealing money from Maori in taxes to let them fund their own television network, rather than setting up a nationalised, taxvictim funded, propaganda service for the Minister of Maori Affairs ... More >>

Clark Handing Out The Hangi Pigs

Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 10:01 am | Libertarianz Party

"The Libertarianz Party believes a broadcasting service for New Zealanders of Maori descent is long overdue," said Larry Timberlake, the Party's Spokesman on the Deregulation of Broadcasting. "Ethnic minorities may already tune into ... More >>

J'Accuse: Waikato Times 'Vicious Liars'

Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 12:47 am | Libertarianz Party

The Waikato Times have been condemned as "vicious liars" by Libertarianz leader Peter Cresswell following what he calls "disgusting and baseless accusations of racism" on the front pages of the Times that will undoubtedly impact on the ... More >>

A Whalemeat Entree On Every Table

Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 2:23 pm | Libertarianz Party

In the wake of Helen Clark's support for a whale sanctuary in the South Pacific, Libertarianz spokesman Richard McGrath called instead for the opposite - the sale of whaling rights within New Zealand's economic zone. More >>

Libertarianz Relieved At Britomart Delays

Monday, 23 July 2001, 3:30 pm | Libertarianz Party

"It seems when the Green Party are disappointed that the rest of us should celebrate," said Libertarianz Leader and Coromandel candidate Peter Cresswell. "In this case, road users and Auckland ratepayers should be relieved by Transfund's decision ... More >>

Greens Should Put Their Money Where Mouths Are

Monday, 23 July 2001, 3:27 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz Leader and Coromandel candidate Peter Cresswell was outraged that the Green Party is not only trying to stop Singapore Airlines increasing its investment in Air New Zealand, but wants to coerce New Zealanders to invest in it through the ... More >>

The Minister Of Employment Knocks Jobs

Monday, 23 July 2001, 9:34 am | Libertarianz Party

Mr Maharey repeatedly refers to "dead end jobs" and "any old job" when he describes the option he does not want for DPB beneficiaries. More >>

Mad Kyoto Disease Infects Greenpeace Members

Thursday, 12 July 2001, 2:09 pm | Libertarianz Party

"Greenpeace are the latest victims of a massive con-job perpetrated by the anti-industrial movement ten years ago at Kyoto," said Libertarianz spokesman Richard McGrath today. More >>

Sexism, Statism, & Stealing

Friday, 29 June 2001, 10:39 am | Libertarianz Party

"Brawling in the House over 'sexism' is sickening," says Libertarianz associate spokesman for deregulation of Welfare, Lindsay Mitchell. "Not least because we tax-payers are forced to fund this shrill debate. Sexism is not the issue - its ... More >>

New 'Human Wrongs' Commissar A Helengrad Nanny

Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 1:52 pm | Libertarianz Party

Libertarianz Leader Peter Cresswell expressed disgust today at the ignorance of the Chief Commissar of the Human Wrongs Commissariat, politically correct appointee Rosslyn Noonan, who claims: "Access to the telecommunications network is a human right." More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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