Hop on over to David Farrar’s kiwiblog to enjoy the rest of these billboards, and the numerous heated comments.

I think the top banner is the pick of the bunch.

Peter Done changed his mind as usual, probably after he figured which way the voters we pointing. And the greens… well, who knows what they have been smoking?!

Some more from Farrar’s blog…

Democracy Attacks Back

The Free Speech Coalition has launched a billboard campaign today against the parties which voted for the Electoral Finance Act.

“The Electoral Finance Act was correctly labeled by the New Zealand Herald as an “Attack on Democracy” so we think it is fitting that Democracy should attack back.” Said spokesperson David Farrar

Three billboards are initially going up. One in Auckland targeting Helen Clark, one in Tauranga for Winston Peters and one in Wellington for Peter Dunne. They are a clear statement that we regard their legislation as anti-democratic and unconstitutional. MPs are there to serve the public, not to silence the public.

As Peter Dunne did flip-flop at the last second and vote against at the final reading, we are considering amending the Wellington billboard. The original and revised billboards are attached and we are seeking feedback from the public as to which one they think should go up.

We do not know whether these billboards will breach the Electoral Finance Act after 1 January. If they are deemed election advertisements which advocate against a party then we will be in breach of the law if we do not register as a third party. For that reason we yesterday filed a request with the Electoral Commission to register.

It is possible however they could be considered election advertisements advocating against a candidate. In that scenario the limit is $4,000 and we would be breaking the law to keep these billboards up in January. This just illustrates how unclear the new law is. The Coalition will be asking the Electoral Commission for advice as we do not wish to break the law.

We hope the public enjoy the billboards over summer. We only have funding to keep them up for a month but will be asking people to donate to keep them up longer, or to allow us to roll out more billboards in more cities.

ENDS

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/12/some_billboards_to_enjoy.html

Others sites hosting these billboards:

http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/?q=node/5517