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Hello again                                    Newsletter no: 30 Following on from our newsletter earlier this week, this is a quick update to cover three important points In response to your requests we have created an updated "email your MP" web page specifically designed to target MP's from the parties likely to support the Government or those that simply have not yet made their position clear. These are NZ First and United Future, who have both confirmed their intention to vote for the ANZTPA Bill at its first reading, and the Maori Party who have not as yet announced their stance on the issue and also included is Labour. Send your message to MPs' here http://nzhealthtrust.co.nz/cgi-bin/massmailerMPs.cgi? We urge you to view the template just as an example and take a moment or two to write your own individual message. Government has announced that the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill will have its first reading, debate and vote on Tuesday 12th December and then it appears that the Bill will be referred to a Select Committee for consideration. Which Committee is as yet unknown but what is clear is that in another act of manipulation of the processes to suit themselves, Government has decided that this is no longer a health matter (despite having been one for the past 4 years) and will instead send it to a select committee on which they control a majority of the members to ensure they finally get a select committee obedient enough to give the Government the report it wants. Like everything else in relation to this matter, the decisions and timeframes are all being designed to suit the Government and kept behind closed doors until the last possible moment to avoid public scrutiny of their in defendable actions. ***BREAKING NEWS-*** A protest rally has been organised to coincide with the first vote on the Bill in front of Parliament beginning at 1pm on Tuesday 12 December - Tony Ryall from National and the Green's Sue Kedgley have both indicated that they will speak to the rally confirming their opposition to ANZTPA and the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill. We all know what a busy and expensive time of year this is for everyone and that is undoubtedly why the Government chose this time to try and muscle the legislations through, but in years to come when the brutal reality of ANZTPA has taken away your fundamental health freedoms, do you want to have to tell yourself you didn't do anything because you were too busy planning for Christmas at the time! Please - DON'T LET THESE SORT OF TACTICS SUCCEED - do all you can to be there and following the rally you will have the chance to watch the proceedings in the House on this very matter and see exactly which of our so called "representatives" actually do represent the interests of New Zealanders and which are only looking out for themselves and their corporate buddies. A big turn out will mean good media coverage and our best chance to ensure this Bill never becomes law.I personally look forward to meeting as many of you as possible then. Kind regards Dave Sloan PROTEST RALLY PROTECT OUR NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS! JOIN THE PROTEST TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2006 1 PM AT PARLIAMENT On Tuesday 12 December 2006 the government is introducing legislation which will regulate dietary supplements - from Vitamin C and Manuka honey to garlic extract or folate - as pharmaceutical drugs! If the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill is passed: Many products will disappear off the shelves New Zealand companies will close Hundreds of jobs will be lost in the sector And we will lose our sovereignty over our natural health products NZ Health Trust, p (03) 351 9807, f (03) 351 7993, www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz