Rusty Kane A former New Plymouth mayoral candidate has resigned from the Conservative Party in response to its “anti-gay stance”. “I joined the party because it was for people’s initiated referendums, but it’s turned out to just be a Colin Craig party,” Rusty Kane has told journalism student Kyle Wasdworth. Kane added he was disappointed with Craig’s “homophobic” views. “What he is really doing is pushing his own personal homophobic religious believes on our society, and I won’t stand for it.” You can read the full story, including Colin Craig’s response, here
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First published: Monday, 27th August 2012 - 6:42pm