The Republic of New Zealand Party

Wayne Hawkins, Constitutional Affairs spokesman

Hans Laven Launch, Tauranga, 1 March 2008

Red Square, Tauranga

Good morning fellow citizens

My name is Wayne Hawkins

I am the Constitutional Affairs spokesman for the Republic of New Zealand Party

I am here this morning to help launch the campaign of my good friend and fellow Republican Hans Laven

Hans Laven is a Tauranga boy – he was raised here and went through Tauranga Boys College

Hans is OUR candidate for Tauranga

It’s Hans Laven, Republic of New Zealand Party for Tauranga

When you go to the polls and do your Electorate vote you need to tick the box alongside Hans Laven

When you do your Party vote you need to tick the box alongside The Republic of New Zealand Party.

It is an honour to be here to support Hans at the launch of his campaign.

Hans Laven believes in proper constitutional government based on the proposition that

The people’s will is law

Not like the Prime Minister who passes legislation to wipe away Labour’s breaches of electoral law and the Electoral Finance Act, which will silence many interest groups in election year.

The fact of the matter is that we won’t have proper democracy in this country until we have a written constitution.

Samoa has one

Where’s ours?

Hans Laven believes in Direct Democracy

Binding National Referenda

Binding Local Initiatives

Do you remember Sue Bradford’s anti-smacking bill.

80 per cent of you said no

So what did parliament do? They passed it any way.

We promise you that as soon as we gain a position of influence, we will have a referendum on this question and if you say you don’t want this legislation we will repeal it.

Han Laven believes in restoring the family in New Zealand and supporting real fathering.

Men have been marginalised during 9 years of Labour Government through the repressive

Family Court

Child Support Regime

Hans Laven believes in a sensible economic system.

We call it Centrenomics

It’s about

Preserving our National Assets

Working together better – real co-operation between employers and workers

A tax remix to make our tax system fairer

Real incentives for business owners who create real jobs

Hans Laven believes in sensible environmental policies based on sustainable practices

We’re not like the Greens who are full of wonderful ideas but don’t have the guts to back them.

We will put resources into trying out new ideas

We will move this country away from dependence on the Oil Empire.

We will embrace technologies that are carbon neutral and sustainable.

Hans Laven believes in the genuine reconciliation of the Treaty

The Republic of New Zealand Party is committed to reconciling Treaty grievances on a fair and final basis se we can all move forward together in the same waka.

Hans Laven believes in a New Start for New Zealand with our 5 Ways Forward programme.

A written constitution – where all will be regarded as equal before the law

Direct Democracy – Binding National Referenda – Binding Local Initiatives

The Family Restored – We’re going to bring Dad back into the family

Centrenomics – working together better

Greenpak – environmental policies you can believe in

Hans will be talking with you about 5 Ways Forward during his campaign

We’ll be distributing brochures today on 5 Ways Forward

Please take one and have a look

The Republic of New Zealand Party has a pledge

It’s not like Helen’s pledge, which we as taxpayers have to pay for

No, our pledge doesn’t cost taxpayers a cent

Here’s our pledge

First, a cut in pay for MPs – no more than twice the average wage

Cut in Perks – travel and other expenses limited to the period an MP is an MP

Electoral Reform – one electoral roll – no ethnic seats – we all vote together

A cut in seats to 93 based on one MP per 45,000 people

We will abolish the List

Cut out corruption

We’ll review party spending of taxpayer money
Repeal the Electoral Finance Act
And Helen Clark’s retrospective electoral law

Come on Tauranga, it’s time to make a New Start

It’s time to get in behind your local boy Hans Laven.

He’ll work for you and with you to make New Zealand a better place with 5 Ways Forward.

Thank you