Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Former Green Party MP Sue Bradford's son has been found not guilty of sex charges after a week-long trial last week.

Joseph Henry Bradford, 20, of Dunedin, was acquitted of three counts of sexual violation, including rape, the New Zealand Herald reported.

The Green Party offered its support of tax reform legislation today, noting that the right type of change to the tax system would help reduce the gap between rich and poor in New Zealand.

Family First NZ has released its annual list of the top family issues to be tackled, and heading the list for 2010 is the protection of children from 'corporate pedophilia' and reducing the 'raunch culture' which is harming the self-esteem, body image and academic performance of young people - es

Politically, the year 2009 was (to paraphrase an old Bill Clinton campaign adage) all about the economy, stupid!

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Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) has granted its first ever Human Rights Defender Award to Shamima Ali, Executive Director of the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre in Suva, Fiji.

Kiwi Party leader and Anti-smacking referendum organiser Larry Baldock called on the Prime Minister to stop wasting taxpayers money defending the indefensible!

I didn't think that Nigel Latta would ever come out and say that our anti-smacking law was working. Today, he did just that.

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David Clendon Maiden Speech (to be delivered at approx 5:45 pm)

November 17, 2009

Excerpts

A family connection to the Treaty of Waitangi

For a political blogger like me, last week presented a feast of topics to comment upon and who can go past just two - the busting of the 'Perkbuster General' Rodney Hide and Bill English's little public relations coup on TVNZ's flagship news channel.

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Family First NZ is repeating its call for a Commission of Enquiry into the unacceptable levels of child abuse and deaths in NZ.