[ETERNAL WARMING]

As Daniela sums up their unfortunate lesson in government power: “We thought such deprivation of freedom of information only still occurs in communist, Muslim, and Third World countries, but we were so bloody wrong!”

I'd ban them too. WTG New Zealand for protecting your citizens. It's obvious that this couple intended to become the criminal class. To produce and sell drugs to the kiddies. To support themselves by stealing from the business community.

[DLfromthedesert]

Bump for later.

[Physicist]

Another Loompanics enthusiast checking in. The real surprise is that there hasn't been a concerted effort by statists to shut Loompanics down completely.

[shaggy eel]

,,, I'm a New Zealander. For the record, I'd place myself somewhere between being a Republican and a Libertarian. When it comes to censorship, I'd possibly be more of a Libertarian. Taking everything into account, I'd have to say, the New Zealand Censorship Office is a very small and efficient operation. It weeds out quite a lot of crap that helps to keep New Zealand the place it is. We are a small liberal society that is noted for it's friendliness to visitors and immigrants and it's outward looking stance on world issues, without wishing to dominate.

Maybe you could explain something to me? Why did the US State Department fine Ry Cooder $US100k for recording the Buena Vista Social Club's music in Cuba? I don't find anything about their music at all offensive but that seems to be overkill where censorship is concerned.

[TADSLOS]

I would probably want to learn how to grow mind altering plants and herbs too if I were living under socialist rule.

[Mad Dawgg]

Orwell was a freaking Genius!

Nostradamus move over Big George is the true prophet!

[gungadin]

Hmmmmmm..... a bit more tame than someones experience at a mall in New York-

www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/857007/posts

Shows that New Zealand still has some way to go before it sinks to the level demonstrated here. Wear a "Give Peace a Chance" Tee shirt at the mall and go to jail, with a possible year in there ahead. S'Okay, we know the US shares the values of human rights and these things are not common place, but makes you wonder......

Oh, and 7 hours Auckland to Mount Maunganui?? The author does not know their geography. 3 hours there, 3 back- 6 hour round trip. Maybe the officer had business in the Mount at the same time. No Feds in New Zealand either.