Archive for May, 2006
Gay Mag Promo for Gay Chief Censor’s Agenda
Monday, May 29th, 2006
The recent Gay Express Magazine (10-23 May) includes a double page “Feature” interview entitled “Chief censor Bill Hastings” (pp. 12-13) in which he calls on the gay community to lobby their MPs to support the introduction of “tight” “hate speech” legislation. It is accompanied by a large colour photo of him in a suit and [...]
‘Anti-Smacking’ Lobby Submissions Analysed
Monday, May 29th, 2006Family Integrity representatives attended the first sitting of the Justice and Electoral Select Committee last Thursday to consider submissions on MP Sue Bradford’s Bill to repeal Section 59.
It was a showcase of the “heavies” lined up in favour of repeal: Save the Children, EPOCH, Familes Commission, UNICEF, Parent.org, Barnardos, Relationship Services, CCS, IHC and the [...]
Society exposes NZ Aids Foundation’s failed policies on HIV/AIDS prevention
Thursday, May 18th, 2006
Press Release 19/05/06
The NZ AIDS Foundation’s (NZAF) response to the SPCS press release (Scoop 12/05/06) that dealt with NZAF’s promotion of condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission, demonstrates why this homosexual-lobby fringe group is so ineffective in reducing this growing health crisis amongst the “gay” community.
Society Responds to NZ AIDS Foundation’s Spurious Claims
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
Press Release 12/05/06
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation strongly rejects claims that its new “safe sex” advertisement, featured in the latest issue of gay magazine Jack, is pornographic (Scoop 11/05). This is about as true as their spurious claim that condoms will prevent the transmission of the HIV virus.
Society responds to Whitcoulls and Chief Censor over "gay" magazine row
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006Press Release: 11 May 2006The Society has written an open letter to Whitcoulls (NZ) congratulating its management for refusing to stock the “gay” magazine JACK. It has responded to the arguments put forward by Chief Censor, Bill Hastings, that sexually explicit NZ AIDS Foundation ads in the magazine promoting ’safe-sex’ via condom use are in [...]
Official Information Request to Minister Rick Barker and Department of Internal Affairs
Tuesday, May 9th, 200610 May 2006
Official Information Request: 14 Questions
Attention:
Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. Rick Barker
and the Chief Executive of the Department of Internal Affairs, Mr Christopher Blake
Re: Appointment process involving eight vacancies on the Film and Literature Board of Review
Dear Sirs,
The Society’s national executive is seeking urgent answers to the following questions:
1. Why did it take the [...]
Censors’ rehiring upsets watchdog
Monday, May 8th, 2006The Dominion Post
May 9 2006 (p. A4)
By ANNA CHALMERS
The reappointment of a government censorship board has been met with dismay by a community watchdog, which has called the process a “sham”.
Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker announced yesterday that all eight existing members of the Film and Literature Board of Review would stay on.
But Society for [...]
Hon Rick Barker Announces Board Appointments
Monday, May 8th, 2006Hon Rick Barker Announces Appointments to the NZ Film and Literature Board of Review
Hon Rick Barker
8/05/06
Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker has announced appointments to the Film and Literature Board of Review.
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=25672
The Film and Literature Board of Review is a statutory appeal body. It examines publications already classified by the Office of Film and Literature Classification [...]
Deputy Chief Censor Vacancy and Minister’s Failure
Monday, May 1st, 2006Press Release 3/05/06
The Society is calling on the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. Rick Barker, to replace the Deputy Chief Censor of Film and Literature, Ms Nicola McCully whose statutory position became vacant on 17 September 2005, over seven and a half months ago. The Minister has failed in his statutory duty to fill [...]