Tobacco Verdict A Victory For Commonsense
05 May 2006
Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath today praised the High Court's decision to disallow a claim for damages against British American Tobacco by the family of smoker Janice Pou.

'WIN-Freedom of Choice' are not freedom supporters
12 April 2005
"The new WIN-Freedom of Choice political party seems admirable enough at first gloss, but sadly closer inspection reveals WIN-Freedom represents - not freedom of choice - but mob-rule socialism," says Libertarianz Spokesman Robin Thomsen.

Libertarianz Commends Bar Owner's Stand
15 December 2004
John van Buren, owner of Wheatsheaf Tavern in Banks Peninsula, has laid down a challenge to the government over the recently imposed smoking ban. The publican is prepared to go to jail to defend his customers' rights. Libertarianz Deputy Stephen Berry calls van Buren "a bloody champion, and a role model for other publicans."

Free Cigs on Black Day for Freedom
09 December 2004
Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Dr Richard Goode today rejected the new anti-smoking laws as 'creeping totalitarianism,' and declared the current government 'dangerous control freaks.' "This is truly the Nanny Government," says Goode, "and it seems they won't be happy until they control every aspect of our behaviour. Why can't these bitter killjoys get their own life, instead of minding our business?"

Choking Smokers With More Regulations
07 October 2003
Libertarianz Deputy Leader Stephen Berry offered only condemnation for moves by Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor to ratify the framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). "The state fist just grips tighter and tighter on this product, and those who choose to smoke have had enough!" Berry said. "It's time for the government to hold off and let those who own the lungs decide."

Smoking ban poll causes alarm
23 June 2003
The opinion poll results on the banning of smoking in bars and restaurants are alarming, says Libertarianz deregulation of health spokesman Dr. Richard Goode. The UMR poll, released yesterday, shows that half of New Zealanders now support a total ban on smoking in bars, and two thirds support a total ban in restaurants. Goode says, "It is disturbing to see that fully half of New Zealanders now think that it is morally okay to boss the rest of us around."

Smokers - Whose business is it?
24 March 2003
"Whose business is it who smokes in bars?" asks Joy Faulkner, Libertarianz Spokesman to deregulate tobacco. "I'll tell you," she says, "it's the business of the person who owns the business - the bar-owner. If others wish to patronise that bar - or not - based on that bar-owner's decision, then that is their business; they are free to choose.