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Increased Monitoring of Abuse Naïve and Flawed
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 9:57 am | Family First
Family First NZ has submitted their response to the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children . They are rejecting the proposals of increased monitoring of families in order to ‘catch’ child abusers, and are calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into ... More >>
Work Ethic Better Than Welfare Dependency
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 9:43 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the welfare changes proposed by the government will encourage a work ethic rather than welfare dependency, and will be in the long term best interests of the families and children. "While we acknowledge the importance of welfare ... More >>
Parents Pay $1b To Prop Up School Budgets
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:54 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that parents have paid over $1b in school donations over the past four years to prop up state school budgets – and low income families in low decile schools are also paying significant amounts. According to information gained ... More >>
Call for Families To Tell MP’s to Ban Street Prostitution
Monday, 13 February 2012, 1:43 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is calling on families to make submissions on the bill banning street prostitution in Auckland in order to to protect families and businesses from the unregulated activities of the sex industry. Submissions are due by the end of the ... More >>
Prostitution Law Harming Homes And Retailers
Sunday, 12 February 2012, 3:33 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is repeating its call for law changes to the Prostitution Reform Act in order to protect families and businesses from the unregulated activities of the sex industry. More >>
Daycare Report Calls For Recognition of Effects on Children
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 9:21 am | Family First
MEDIA RELEASE 8 February 2012 (embargoed until 8 Feb) Daycare Report Calls For Recognition of Effects on Children More >>
Plea For Safe Speeds Around Schools and Buses
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 9:19 am | Family First
Family First NZ is joining the call for the speed limit to be dropped to 40km/h around all schools - including all rural schools, and for greater awareness of the speed limit when passing buses dropping off students. The call comes as children head back ... More >>
Brothel By Primary School Highlights Flawed Law
Friday, 27 January 2012, 5:38 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that a brothel opening next door to Richmond Road Primary School in Auckland highlights the flaws of the prostitution laws and its failure to protect families. More >>
Stop The Sex Industry Operating Amongst Families
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 1:36 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is repeating its call for law changes to the Prostitution Reform Act in order to protect families from the sex industry. “ONE News tonight has highlighted our exact concerns about what families in Christchurch have been putting up with ... More >>
Another Child Abuse Death – Plea For Royal Commission
Monday, 16 January 2012, 9:05 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that news of yet another potential child abuse death in Whanganui and the shocking trend of ten other child abuse deaths in the past 17 months is ample evidence of the urgent need for a non-political Commission of Inquiry into child ... More >>
Teens Say Too Much Sex, Violence, Profanity on TV - Poll
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 4:20 pm | Family First
A nationwide poll of 600 young people aged 15-21 poll has found that teenagers – and especially young women – are concerned about declining broadcasting standards. More >>
Teens Conservative on Sex & Abortion Issues
Sunday, 8 January 2012, 1:30 pm | Family First
A nationwide poll of 600 young people aged 15-21 poll has found that they hold conservative values on sex issues – which are significantly similar to the views of parents. More >>
Need for CYF Complaints Authority Evidenced by Payments
Tuesday, 27 December 2011, 1:01 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the urgent need for an independent CYF Complaints Authority has been highlighted by the increasing number of ex gratia payments over the past 2 years valued at over $1 million made to former and current clients who have had ... More >>
Reality Check Needed on Shameful Child Abuse
Sunday, 11 December 2011, 11:44 am | Family First
Family First is rejecting claims by the Children’s Commissioner and others that rising child abuse statistics are ‘good news’ and ‘delightful’, and is repeating its call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into child abuse as a result of continuing ... More >>
Mother’s Protective Instinct Should Not Be Criminal
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 2:00 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the protective instinct of an Auckland mother should not be treated as a criminal assault. “Exceptional circumstances often result in exceptional responses. When a child is seriously assaulted, as in this case, that child’s parent ... More >>
Royal Commission is Only Option on Child Abuse
Sunday, 20 November 2011, 3:51 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the shocking trend of ten child abuse deaths in the past 16 months is ample evidence of the urgent need for a non-political Commission of Inquiry into child abuse, but is struggling to find a political party willing to ... More >>
Hamilton Councillors Should Reject Sex Expo
Friday, 18 November 2011, 9:31 am | Family First
Family First NZ is calling on Hamilton Councillors to reject the application for the Erotica Expo to be held in the council-owned Claudelands Arena. More >>
Mothers Are Victims of P.C. Rights Culture
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 10:17 am | Family First
Family First NZ is rejecting comments by Celia Lashlie about mothers being too soft, and says that for most parents, the problem is that the authority and role of parents has been undermined and the concept of the 'rights' of young people has actually ... More >>
Why Name Supression for Child Sex Organiser?
Friday, 11 November 2011, 3:14 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is questioning why a man found guilty of organising underage sex tours to Thailand has been granted name suppression, and says that the community has a right to be aware of his identity in order to protect themselves from him. More >>
Steve Jobs Changed the World: His Adoption a Gift
Sunday, 9 October 2011, 4:37 pm | Family First
Right to Life 9 October 2011 Media Release Steve Jobs Changed the World: His Adoption a Gift to the World More >>
