UPDATED: My earlier blog incorrectly stated that the Maori party had voted against this bill. Thanks to Graeme for putting me right 🙂 From 3 News The penalty for ill-treating or neglecting a child has been increased from five years…
Parents Maintain Right To Fair Trial
Media Release 15 Sep 2011 Family First NZ is welcoming news that their submission to the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill regarding maintaining jury trials has been accepted by the government. “The original proposal of removing the right to…
Success – Right to jury trial could be decided by courts
From NZ Herald today People accused of child-smacking or domestic violence crimes could keep the right to have their cases heard by a jury, under an eleventh hour proposal to make the Government’s criminal justice reforms more palatable. Justice Minister…
Pressures of materialism on families linked to UK riots – UN report
From the Daily Mail in the UK Children are bombarded with computer games and designer clothes by parents trying to compensate for not spending time with them, a UN-backed report said. It said youngsters feel trapped in a materialistic culture…
What daycare can never do
Interesting article from the Institute of Marriage and Family in Canada It is often said that education is the cornerstone of a civilized society. The foundation for learning begins long before formal schooling starts. But two questions arise: What do…
Govt Denying Parents Right to ‘Fair Trial’
Media Release 14 September 2011 Family First NZ says that the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill being pushed through by the government is dangerous for parents who fall foul of the anti-smacking law and will deny their right to…