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August 21, 2002

Media Release

Enough Is Enough

“Reports of 10 year olds watching pornographic movies and smoking cannabis while home alone after school, raise questions about the role of parents and the promotion of such activities,” NZ First MP Craig McNair said.

“We have to come to grips with the fact that our young are being robbed by a drug that is obviously sanctioned by the Greens and is having devastating consequences.”

“How long is it going to take for the Greens to take their heads out of the sand and face the facts? These are not activities that we want to see our children involved in.”

“It’s time to invest every grain of energy into seeing our children cross the finish line of growing up through the hard stages of life,” Mr McNair concluded.

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