What I would do in Parliament - A Work in Progress

I've been thinking about what I would do if I got into parliament.


Taking a look at the things in the house.

• If a minister in my cabinet says something in the house that is inflamatory or degrading, they must back it up outside the house, and not hide behind parliamentry privilege. You are a servant of the people, not above the law. I would change the rules governing this.
• Conduct national referendum on serious moral or ethical issues, rather than leave it to a select few to figure out what is best for the rest of us.

Legislation or things I would dump

• The range of politically correct legislation, designed to benefit the few who do not want to do anything, rather than the many who do want to do something, and get little.
• Drop the rules on the national anthem. If they want to sing it in Samoan, Tongan, Chinese, English or Maori...let them. You realise that since we've had to sing it in both Maori and English, we've not won internationally? Shows devisiveness, not cohesiveness.
• While traditional values are important the modern society must be recognised. We may not always agree with the same-sex philosophy or way of life, but it is a part of our modern way of life and human rights need to be respected. Discrimination against any human rights will not be allowed.

What I would move on

• Re-establish old values like family, social responsibility,
• Dropping the tax on tax on tax system we all face, especially with day to day living items like petrol.
• Health System review. Why 7 layers of beauracy before help gets to the waiting rooms.
• Educational System re-shape. NCEA is not working. Educators are more confused now than ever.
• Tertiary Education - First year free system, then a maintaining of tertiary funding and a redeployment of funds from institutions that are not performing, especially in the polytech arena.
• Serious review of need for Maori seats. Considering their origins, a re-evaluation of the need for them in the current political environment, Maori, for that matter any ethnicity, can hold an electorate seat. Again, a hotbed for national disharmony.
• Sports - Again a similar review to that of health. Anyone who has earnt the right to wear a national uniform should not have to beg, borrow or steal funds to represent our country.
• You do the crime, you do the time. Remove the home detention clause for anyone who is well enough to live in prison. Non-parole periods become non-appealable. Criminal responsibility ages will be opened to allow judges to hold pre-trial cases to determine if say a 12 year old is able to stand trial as an adult before main trial goes to youth court, or higher court.
• Work on a way to reduce costs of New Zealand producers to produce in New Zealand, so when we buy New Zealand made, its made in New Zealand, not China. Why is it that I can buy a large New Zealand sheepskin rug for $39.99 US$ but the same rug in Rotorua or Taupo costs me $300.00.
• Crime - Life means life. Introduce a degree scale for murder and man slaughter. Murder 1 carries unadjustable minimum sentence lengths and so on.

These are just some of the things I would do.