Helen Clark still smiles
The Kiwi Party
Press Release
November 18, 2008
While we can rejoice in the change of Government that has occurred in NZ we should all realise that defeated Prime
Minister Helen Clark will still be wearing a big smile after reading the supply and confidence agreements signed
yesterday by ACT, UF and the Maori Party.
Why? Because none of them contain any initiatives to reverse and dismantle the consequences of her Governments family
deconstruction policies over the last nine years. Many commentators have acknowledged that the anti-smacking law passed
by 113 MPs in the last Parliament was the piece of legislation that led to the downfall of Helen Clark and the Labour
Government. The subject arose time and again during the campaign yet none of the support parties have given any
assurance to the citizens of this country that the referendum to be held on Aug 21st on the question, "Should a smack as
part of good parental correction be a criminal offence?" will be respected.
It is particularly disappointing that Rodney Hide and the ACT Party ,who campaigned widely on their commitment to repeal
the anti-smacking law, have not secured a commitment from John Key for the result of the referendum to be binding.
Prostitution law reform, same sex marriage, (Civil Unions) abortion on demand and the criminalising of good parents for
smacking their children are issues that none of the partners to the new Government seem prepared to use their influence
to address.
Underage girls will still be able to be taken from school to the nearest abortion clinic without parental notification
or consent. The lowering of the drinking age which has been widely acknowledged to have been a mistake goes unmentioned,
as does the awful problems of drug and alcohol addiction and abuse, and the lack of detox and rehabilitation facilities
needed to treat those with these problems.
There is no mention of policies to address our high rates of family breakdown, family violence and child abuse that are
at the very core of our social problems, and nothing to promote a stronger and healthier marriage culture in this
country without which we will never see a reduction in fatherless young criminals appearing before our youth court.
The Kiwi traditional common law rights to hunt and fish to put food on the family table will continue to be threatened
with no mention in any agreement of support for the Kahawai Legal Challenge. Recreational fishers still face their
battle with the Ministry of Fisheries over the depletion of the fish stock in the inshore-shared fishery.
It also looks like the Department of Conservation, Animal Health Board and Regional Councils will be able continue their
insane campaign of dropping 1080 poison that will one day ruin our clean green image and potentially affect our primary
exports.
Helen Clark 's new society looks set to remain intact. New Zealand will never be the same again; at least not if it is
left up to National and it's allies ACT, UF and the Maori Party to reverse these things in the next three years.
ends