Recommended.co.nz | Voxy.co.nz | Guide2.co.nz: (Money | Politics) | Gimme.co.nz

Richard McGrath

Libertarianz: Libz Join Revolt Over Fascist Police State Nightmare

Libertarianz: Libz Join Revolt Over Fascist Police State Nightmare

The Libertarianz Party accused Police Minister Collins of "Mugabe-worship", following her push to end the right to remain silent, the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and all private property rights in New Zealand.

Libz Applaud Proposed Acc Excess Surcharge

Libertarianz Party leader Richard McGrath said his party would back the introduction of an excess of $100 payable by ACC claimants for the treatment of their injuries, as long as premium holders were refunded accordingly.

Libertarianz: PM's Clumsy Bribe Insults Dignity Of Maori

Libertarianz: PM's Clumsy Bribe Insults Dignity Of Maori

Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath branded the National Government's decision to take money from working people in order to insulate homes owned by Maori families as despicable, and likely part of a political trade-off with the Maori Party.

Libz Rubbish Goff's Fawning Apology

Libz Rubbish Goff's Fawning Apology

Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath labelled Phil Goff's apology to the nation at the recent Labour Party conference "half-baked and half-witted", and dismissed it as an empty political stunt.

McGrath: Parents Want Justice, Not 'comfort'

McGrath: Parents Want Justice, Not 'comfort'

"When less than 33% of eligible voters wanted MMP, we were landed with a system that allows electoral rejects back into parliament on party lists," said Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath.

Emissions Trading Scheme - Criminally Absurd

Emissions Trading Scheme - Criminally Absurd

Speaking from Masterton, where overnight temperatures were expected to dip to three degrees below zero, Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath called on the government to cancel any plans for carbon taxes and emissions trading.

Libz Welcome Whitehead Wisdom

Libz Welcome Whitehead Wisdom

21 July -- Libertarianz party leader Richard McGrath said his party will back any moves to shrink the public service, calling Treasury head John Whitehead's address yesterday to senior bureaucrats a breath of fresh air.

National Party Sadists Veto Medical Marijuana Bill

National Party Sadists Veto Medical Marijuana Bill

3 JULY 2009 - Libertarianz leader and Masterton doctor Richard McGrath today applauded the thirty-four MPs who voted for Metiria Turei's private member's bill, which would have had a select committee consider the issue of allowing marijuana to be used for medical treatment.

Commerce Commission Should Bust Zespri Monopoly

Commerce Commission Should Bust Zespri Monopoly

30 JUNE 2009 - Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath suggested the Commerce Commission justify its continued existence by stripping the Zespri cartel of its privileged position as a price-fixing coercive monopoly.

Gang Patch Ban Misses The Point

The Libertarianz Party opposes the ban on gang patches in Wanganui, saying there would be no need for the ban if New Zealand had a decent Bill of Rights that was properly enforced, if there was appropriate sentencing for violent crime, if victimless activities such as recreational drug use were l