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Lower Abortion Rate Good for Women and Unborn
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 11:19 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming a drop in abortions according to figures released by Statistics NZ today. However, there is still huge concern that an average of 55 teens have an abortion each week, 38% of women have had previous abortions, more than half ... More >>
Sentence Against Child Killer Devalues Children
Monday, 11 June 2012, 5:32 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the sentencing of Trent Hapuku to nine years for killing his partner’s five month old child Mikara Reti devalues children, and should be appealed by the Crown More >>
Sentence Against Child Killer Devalues Children
Monday, 11 June 2012, 5:26 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the sentencing of Trent Hapuku to nine years for killing his partner’s five month old child Mikara Reti devalues children, and should be appealed by the Crown More >>
Debate Needed To Understand Purpose of Marriage
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 9:26 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the variation in recent results of same-sex marriage polls, and the influence of the question asked, simply highlights the need for a robust debate on the issue. “In the US, polls have also shown support for same-sex marriage ... More >>
Proactive Measures on Known Child Abusers Welcomed
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 4:18 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming proposed plans to monitor known child abusers – providing the measures are targeted at rotten parents. “The proposals outlined seem, on the face of it, to be a common sense approach. We have always argued that when a parent ... More >>
Where Do Politicians Stand On Polygamy?
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 11:53 am | Family First
Family First NZ is calling for the National, Labour and Green party to state where they stand on the issue of redefining marriage to allow polygamy and polyamory. “Polygamy and polyamory have been added to the same-sex marriage debate in Australia because ... More >>
Adoption Laws Should Be Maintained For Sake of Children
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 10:21 am | Family First
“The purpose of adoption is not to provide a child to adults, but rather to provide a family to a child,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. More >>
Adoption Laws Should Be Maintained For Sake of Children
Monday, 28 May 2012, 3:21 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is rejecting calls for adoption laws to be liberalised. “The purpose of adoption is not to provide a child to adults, but rather to provide a family to a child,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. More >>
ADHD Drug Use In Kids Cause For Concern
Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:14 am | Family First
Family First NZ is alarmed at the number of children being prescribed drugs for hyperactivity and says that better diagnosis with second opinions and treatment of underlying problems should be the highest priority. More >>
Marriage Should Not Be Redefined
Friday, 11 May 2012, 10:13 am | Family First
Marriages are a matter of significant public concern, as the record of almost every culture shows. If it weren’t for the fact that sexual intercourse between a man and a woman leads to children and brings with it a further obligation to care for ... More >>
Preventing Teen Welfare Dependency Strategy ‘Logical’
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 9:10 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the government’s attempts to prevent long-term welfare dependency of young people is a laudable objective, and free contraception is just one logical option. More >>
Child Support Bill More Equitable And Fair
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 9:06 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming the new rules surrounding child support, although they would like to see equal focus and investment in strengthening marriages and supporting families at risk or under pressure before the relationship breakdown occurs. They ... More >>
Time For MP’s To Raise Drinking & Purchase Age
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 10:48 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that both the purchase and the drinking age should be raised to at least 20 in order to protect young people and to save lives. More >>
Texting Permission To Get Wasted Labelled Naïve, Flawed
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 9:58 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the proposed changes to alcohol laws to stop binge and harmful drinking by teenagers are naïve, flawed - and laughable. More >>
Auckland Council Should Reject Sky City Pokie Deal
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 9:27 am | Family First
MEDIA RELEASE 26 April 2012 Auckland Council Should Reject Sky City Pokie Deal Family First NZ is supporting the call for Auckland Council to make a stand against the SkyCity convention centre-for-pokie machines deal. “The Local Government Act empowers ... More >>
Government Undervaluing Mothers on Paid Parental Leave
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 7:05 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is slamming the government as being scared of robust debate on an important family issue, hypocritical on spending priorities, and accusing it of undervaluing mothers after its decision to veto the paid parental leave bill due for debate in ... More >>
Tourists Come to See Country & Culture – Not Casinos
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 9:43 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the government-casino partnership is simply an attempt by the government to ‘gamble’ their way out of difficult financial times, and that tourists comes to New Zealand to see the country – not the casinos “Tourists ... More >>
Parents Intend To Continue Flouting Smacking Law – Poll
Monday, 2 April 2012, 9:21 am | Family First
MEDIA RELEASE 2 April 2012 Parents Intend To Continue Flouting Smacking Law – Poll MOTHERS AND YOUNGER PARENTS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SMACKED More >>
Families At Risk From Child Abuser Being Released
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:00 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is concerned that a recidivist child abuser who has refused rehabilitation and has been assessed as a medium-high risk of reoffending will pose a significant risk to children and families when he is released on Saturday, and are calling for ... More >>
World Leading Neurosurgeon Dismisses Anti-Smacking Law
Monday, 5 March 2012, 11:49 am | Family First
Family First is welcoming comments made today by an internationally renowned neurosurgeon visiting the country rejecting the anti-smacking law and labeling it as part of a ‘politically correct bandwagon’. More >>
