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Credibility of Govt Report on Smacking Destroyed
Sunday, 17 July 2011, 12:27 pm | Family First
The credibility of the ‘Latta report’ on smacking has been destroyed as a result of a new documentary released by Family First NZ. “ My Mummy’s A Criminal highlights five families who have been criminalised as a result of the anti-smacking law, in ... More >>
Govt Denying Parents Right to Fair Trial
Friday, 15 July 2011, 10:00 am | Family First
Family First NZ says it is disturbing that the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill to be passed by the government is denying parents the right to be tried by their peers on crucial family issues. More >>
Sentence for Beating Daughter To Death Labelled Offensive
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 3:00 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is slamming a sentence handed down to a mother who brutally killed her daughter, labeling it 'insulting' and 'offensive'. More >>
Juries Protecting Parents From Politicians
Friday, 17 June 2011, 3:01 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the anti-smacking law is criminalizing good parents and only the common sense of juries is protecting parents from the actions of politicians. “A father was acquitted in the Wellington District Court today by a jury which ... More >>
Outrageous Fortune Episode Ruled Indecent and Bad Taste
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 10:39 am | Family First
Family First is welcoming a decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold complaints against Outrageous Fortune and requiring TV3 to broadcast the BSA decision. More >>
Court Rules Abortion Supervisory Committee Redundant
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 9:52 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that a split decision from the Court of Appeal for a case by Right to Life Inc which was challenging the lawfulness of many abortions approved by certifying consultants shows that the role of the Abortion Supervisory Committee ... More >>
Dangerous Message - 'Unborn Child Has No Rights'
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 9:45 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that a decision from the Court of Appeal that the law does not recognize or confer a right to life on the unborn child sends a dangerous message, and should make NZ'ers feel very queasy. More >>
Welfare Reforms Will Help Tackle Child Abuse
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 9:23 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that a number of the proposals contained in the Welfare Working Group Reducing Long-Term Benefit Dependency report will make significant improvements in targeting at-risk families and reducing the potential for child abuse and family ... More >>
NZ'ers Want Brothels Booted Out of Residential Areas
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 9:29 am | Family First
Two out of three New Zealanders want the prostitution laws amended to ban brothels in residential areas. More >>
Trans-Tasman Effort to Host World Congress of Families 2013
Saturday, 21 May 2011, 5:06 pm | Family First
MEDIA RELEASE 21 May 2011 Trans-Tasman Effort to Host World Congress of Families 2013 More >>
Call for Minister of Children Well-Intentioned but Flawed
Saturday, 21 May 2011, 3:49 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is rejecting Labour’s call for a Minister for Children saying that the concept is well-intended but flawed because it fails to recognize the essential and fundamental role of parents. Family First is calling for a Minister for Families ... More >>
Deregistration of Porn Teacher Appropriate
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 12:23 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by the New Zealand Teacher’s Council to deregister a porn magazine model “Teachers have a special status as leaders and should be respected – especially by our children,” says Bob McCoskrie, National ... More >>
Queenstown 'Red Light' Gets Green Light
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 2:46 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is slamming a decision by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to allow brothels in the heart of the CBD of Queenstown and Wanaka. More >>
NZ'ers Want Brothels Booted Out of Residential Areas
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 9:12 am | Family First
Two out of three New Zealanders want the prostitution laws amended to ban brothels in residential areas, and support for a ban on street prostitution exceeds opposition to the proposal. More >>
School Bullying Logical Outcome of Social Agenda
Friday, 1 April 2011, 1:20 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that ongoing examples of vicious school bullying are a simple result of the culture we have experimented with, which includes children's rights, declining media standards, undermining the role of parents, and removing consequences. More >>
Significant Support for Independent Watchdog for CYF
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 9:15 am | Family First
A poll has found significant support for an independent watchdog for Child Youth and Family (CYF), and Family First NZ believes that politicians will know from anecdotal evidence that a watchdog is warranted. More >>
Two Out of Three Support Informed Consent On Abortion
Monday, 28 March 2011, 9:31 am | Family First
The majority of New Zealanders think women considering abortion have the right to be fully informed of the medical risks of abortion - and the alternatives. More >>
Children's Texting Protection Outweighs Privacy
Friday, 25 March 2011, 11:17 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming a product that enables parents to monitor their child's cellphone and texting use, and says that their protection is more important than privacy or so-called 'rights'. More >>
Smacking Prosecutions Only 'Tip of Iceberg'
Friday, 25 March 2011, 9:15 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the latest police report on the anti-smacking law trivialises the real impact of the anti-smacking law and fails to reflect the widespread confusion over the application of the law, the impact on parenting and parental authority, ... More >>
Kids Threaten Parents With Anti-Smacking Law – Poll
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 3:11 pm | Family First
An independent poll has found that almost a third of parents of younger children say that their children have threatened to report them if they were smacked. And almost one in four of parents of younger children say that they have less confidence ... More >>
