Late
last
night
the Government
tabled
legislation to
try and
make
the dreaded
ANZTPA
proposal
a reality
and making
it clear
that
the scheme
would
include
all natural
products
and medical
devices.
Unlike
some
other
groups,
the NZ
Health
Trust
has always
considered
that
if and
when
the legislation
made
an appearance
it would
cover
all such
products
and now
this
has been
shown
to be
correct.
The tabling
of the
494 page Therapeutic
Products
and Medicines
Bill last
night
came
without
prior
warning
to us
or other
parties
in Parliament. We
can only
take
from
that
that
the Government
knows
full
well
how strong
the public
opposition
to this
plan
is and
are hoping
to get
it through
at a
time
when
everyone
is already
busy
and before
too many
people
really
notice
what
is happening. Perhaps
they
think
that
by acting "under
cover
of night",
as it
were,
groups
like
the NZ
Health
Trust
won't
have
time
to rally
support
from
the many
hundreds
of thousand
New Zealanders
who are
determined
to fight
for their
health
freedoms.
Lets
remember
what
this
fight
is about:
* its
about
ensuring
NZ has
a system
of health
laws
that
focus
on the
best
interest
of consumers,
not the
protection
of off
shore
corporate
interests
* its
about
protecting
New Zealand
sovereignty
and small
New Zealand
businesses
* its
about
ensuring
that
the natural
health
products
that
New Zealanders
use and
rely
on are
not withdrawn
through
unnecessary
bureaucracy
* Its
about
protecting
your
right
to make
your
own health
choices
into
the future
This
IS NOT
about
the industry
not wanting
regulation,
we have
always
supported
a sensible
NZ based
system
of regulation
specific
to natural
products.
This
IS NOT
about
enhancing
consumer
safety
- there
is no
evidence
that
this
system
in Australia
has made
the public
any safer,
in fact
quite
the reverse.
We
now have
confirmation
that the
critical
support
for the
Government, at
least
initially,
will
come
from
NZ First
despite
Winston
Peters recent
public
statement taking
credit
for having
stopped
this
legislation
applying
to natural
products. We
call
on you
to take
a few
moments
to express
your
opinion
by phoning
one or
more
of the
NZ First
MP's
and explaining
to them
how strongly
you feel
about
this
issue
and asking
them
not to
support
ANZTPA
under
any terms
that
include
natural
products. The
contact
numbers
are listed
below.
This
battle
must
come
down
to true
democracy
- the
will
of the
people. We
cannot
stand
back
and do
nothing
while
the Government
looks
to impose
schemes
on us so
clearly
detrimental
to NZ
that
Select
Committee
has twice rejected
it. That
the Bill
has been
tabled
at all
is a
result
of a
dedicated
Government
campaign of
carefully
orchestrated
spin
and back
room
dealing
with
a few
hand
picked
so called
'industry
players'
who are
prepared
to work
with
the Government
being
held
up as
evidence
of industry
support
that
simply
does
not exist.
Please
- play
your
part
now
by
phoning;
Rt
Hon Winston
Peters
Electoral
Office
(Auckland) Ph:
09 309
3134 Fax:
09 309
3178
Electoral
Office
(Tauranga) Ph:
07 571
1481 Fax:
07 578
6207
Parliament Ph:
04 471
9490 Fax:
04 471
2042
Hon
Brian
Donnelly
Electoral
Office
(Whangarei) Ph:
09 438
3895 Fax:
09 438
4082
Parliament Ph:
04 470
6688 Fax:
04 4729918
Pita
Paraone
Electoral
Office
(Auckland) Ph:
09 309
3134 Fax:
09 309
3178
Parliament Ph:
04 470
6960 Fax:
04 472
9918
Doug
Woolerton
Electoral
Office
(Hamilton) Ph:
07 839
0480 Fax:
07 839
0483
Parliament Ph:
04 470
6695 Fax:
04 499
0569
Barbara
Stewart
Electoral
Office
(Hamilton) Ph:
07 839
0480 Fax:
07 839
0483
Parliament Ph:
04 4706962 Fax:
04 472
9918
Peter
Brown
Electoral
Office
(Tauranga) Ph:
07 571
1481 Fax:
07 578
6207
Parliament Ph:
04 4706697 Fax:
04 499
9108
Ron
Mark
Electoral
Office
(Christchurch)
Ph: 03
365 9283 Fax:
03 365
9284
Parliament Ph:
04 470
6693 Fax:
04 471
2414
Further
updates
will
follow
as information
comes
to hand
- we
are in
this
together.
