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State Has Right To Name of Father
Sunday, 19 November 2017, 4:21 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that women should have to name the father of their child, and the government is wrong to turn a blind eye to mothers who withhold this information from the state. “Not only does the state have a right to pursue the father for ... More >>
Beauty Pageants Are Not Child-Friendly
Sunday, 19 November 2017, 12:29 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the protection of our children must come before the commercial exploitation of them, and are calling for proposed child beauty modelling competitions and pageants to be scrapped, and parents to boycott any companies associated with ... More >>
Defeat Of Assisted Suicide Law in NSW Welcomed
Friday, 17 November 2017, 8:39 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming news that the New South Wales upper house has voted down a bill on assisted suicide. More >>
Support For Father Parental Leave
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 9:44 am | Family First
Family First NZ is supporting calls by National for parental leave to be allowed to fathers at the same time as mothers, but says that the leave should be a separate entitlement. Family First made this call in their submission at the Select Committee ... More >>
Watchdog For Oranga Tamariki All But Guaranteed
Monday, 13 November 2017, 11:01 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming comments by the new Minister for Children Tracey Martin who has said that there is a need for a fully independent Complaints Authority to act as a watchdog on the new state agency Oranga Tamariki (previously CYF). More >>
Common Sense Control Of Unruly Children
Friday, 10 November 2017, 9:23 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that teachers are right to be concerned about the potential harms of handling unruly and violent students and the possible effect on their professional status. More >>
Paid Parental Leave Puts Value on Parenting
Monday, 6 November 2017, 6:46 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming the government’s commitment to raising paid parental leave to 26 weeks, saying that it recognises and puts a value on the benefit of investing in hands-on parenting for babies, especially in middle- to low-income families. It ... More >>
State Broadcaster Competes With Porn Sites For Content
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 1:53 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is writing to the new Minister of Broadcasting Clare Curran asking why the state broadcaster is broadcasting a show saturated with full front nudity and adult sexually-charged discussions throughout the programme and screened on a ... More >>
Repealing Three Strikes Bad News For Families
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 10:27 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the commitment by the Labour government to repeal the Three Strikes law will remove provisions that help ensure the safety and welfare of families from repeat violent offenders. “The best and most obvious way to protect women, ... More >>
Independent Watchdog For Oranga Tamariki Required
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 10:03 am | Family First
Family First NZ is calling for a fully independent Complaints Authority as a watchdog on the new state agency Oranga Tamariki (previously CYF). More >>
All Politicians Deserve A ‘Day Of Rest’
Monday, 30 October 2017, 1:31 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that families of politicians should not be disadvantaged because of demands that may be placed on our MPs. More >>
Harms of Prostitution Exposed in Stats & Stories
Monday, 30 October 2017, 12:22 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that a new book called The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth highlights the fact that many sex workers suffer horrific abuse, and these testimonies are backed up by the statistics. More >>
HaveYourSay.nz Helps Families Contact MPs
Sunday, 29 October 2017, 12:01 pm | Family First
Family First NZ has updated and launched their website HaveYourSay.nz designed to put the power back into the hands of families, and to help them be a 'Political Advisor' for family issues in NZ. “The site has been updated since the 2017 Election. It’s ... More >>
SayNopeToDope.nz Website Will Oppose Legalisation
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 11:53 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that their website www.SayNopeToDope.nz will inform families about the attempts to legalise marijuana, and to help them speak up in the public debate. More >>
Campaign Will Say Nope To Dope
Friday, 20 October 2017, 12:13 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the Green party have now declared their true intention – to legalise dope – and a strong campaign will be run to encourage families to ‘say nope to dope’ in any upcoming referendum. More >>
NZ First Promised Anti-Smacking Law Referendum
Friday, 20 October 2017, 11:12 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that if a referendum is going to be held on legalising dope as requested by the Green party, then NZ First should also be delivering a referendum on the anti-smacking law, based on statements made by leader Winston Peters and NZ ... More >>
Stunning Hypocrisy on Referendums By Greens
Friday, 20 October 2017, 10:57 am | Family First
Family First NZ is slamming the Green party as being hypocritical after their call for a referendum on legalising dope. More >>
AUSA Protects Young Nats, But Not ProLife Group
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 7:52 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that in the latest bizarre twist in the debacle covering the Auckland University Students Association’s (AUSA) attempt to disaffiliate the student club Prolife Auckland, a similar attempt to disaffiliate the Young Nats has been ... More >>
Protection & Safety Of Families Sacrificed For Sex Industry
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 8:09 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is calling for the rights of families in Christchurch to take precedence over the prostitution industry, and is accusing politicians – both local and central government - of turning a blind eye to the harmful effects of prostitution to families. ... More >>
Napier Hotel Congratulated For Rejecting Prostitution
Friday, 29 September 2017, 3:47 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is congratulating and thanking the Quality Inn in Napier for rejecting room bookings for the express purpose of prostitution. More >>
