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Study Links Teen Pregnancy to Sexual Content on TV
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:20 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that a study linking tv programmes containing strong sexual themes to risky sexual behaviour by teens is a warning that we must take censorship more seriously in NZ. More >>
Exercise Restraint on Coverage of Glassie Case
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 5:08 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is asking the media to exercise restraint on coverage of the Nia Glassie case because of the level of horrific and upsetting material. More >>
National Adopts ‘We Know Better Than You’ Attitude
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 3:08 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is labeling comments made by National leader John Key in the Dominion Post today regarding the anti-smacking law and Referendum as disappointing and deaf to the views of the overwhelming majority of NZ parents. More >>
Marriage Breakdown Costing Taxpayers
Monday, 20 October 2008, 8:57 am | Family First
In the first research of its kind in NZ, a new report estimates that the fiscal cost to the taxpayer of family breakdown and decreasing marriage rates is at least $1 billion per year and has cost approximately $8 billion over the past decade. More >>
Prostitutes and Playschool Don't Mix
Friday, 17 October 2008, 11:44 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the ability for a sex parlour to operate in the same building as a preschool in Wellington is evidence of how flawed the Prostitution Law is, and its complete ineffectiveness and lack of concern that it has for the welfare and ... More >>
Family First Releases Policy Check List
Monday, 13 October 2008, 5:33 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says the upcoming election is not just about taxation, and have released family policies which they are encouraging voters and families to check against the policies of each political party. More >>
Wellington Council Sneaky, Undemocratic on Nudity
Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 11:20 am | Family First
Family First NZ is accusing the Wellington City Council of being sneaky, undemocratic, and ignorant to the concerns of families after they admitted that they ‘quietly got rid of’ a bylaw restricting nudity on public beaches. More >>
Another Smacking Poll - Same Response
Monday, 29 September 2008, 4:22 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the NZ Herald poll showing 86% opposition to the anti-smacking law is further proof that the law is fundamentally wrong and should be changed. More >>
Bradford Encourages Parents to Carry On Smacking
Monday, 29 September 2008, 12:43 am | Family First
In a stunning turnaround, Green MP Sue Bradford has told parents that smacking is not a criminal offence and implied that groups like Barnardos, Plunket, Every Child Counts and politicians who have said that the aim of the law was to ban parents physically ... More >>
Website Shows Voting Record on Family Issues
Monday, 22 September 2008, 10:26 am | Family First
Family First NZ has today launched a website highlighting the conscience and family related bills voted on over the past 6 years, and how each MP and political party has voted. More >>
For the Sake of Families, Cover Up on Beaches
Monday, 15 September 2008, 8:44 am | Family First
Family First NZ is slamming a decision by the Kapiti Coast District Council to allow nudity on all its beaches. More >>
Family First Welcomes Comments by Key
Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 11:25 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming comments made by National leader John Key at the Forum on the Family in Auckland yesterday that National will listen to the results of a Referendum on the anti-smacking law. More >>
70 Pro-Family Groups Gather for Forum
Sunday, 7 September 2008, 2:30 pm | Family First
Up to 200 delegates representing almost 70 family-focused organisations are gathering in Auckland tomorrow (Monday) for the third annual NZ Forum on the Family, hosted by Family First NZ. More >>
Government Sending Mixed Message to Parents
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 11:24 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the government is sending mixed messages to parents regarding school donations. More >>
Test of Democracy In Parliament Today
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 12:59 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that there will be a test in Parliament today of whether NZ is a democracy that represents the voice of NZ’ers. More >>
NZ’ers Deliver Strong Message on Anti-Smacking Law
Friday, 22 August 2008, 2:38 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming the success of the petition demanding a Referendum on the flawed anti-smacking law. More >>
Taxpayer Victim of Aggressive Gardasil Marketing?
Friday, 22 August 2008, 12:30 am | Family First
Family First NZ says that the government’s commitment to spend $160m over four years on the Gardasil vaccine for cervical cancer may have been as a result of aggressive marketing by the drug company without adequate research. More >>
Anti-Smacking Law Wasting CYF Time
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 2:21 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says there is further evidence that CYF's limited resources are being wasted, with a 'blow-out' in CYF notifications but the levels of actual abuse not increasing, or at worst not being caught. More >>
Family First Supports Court Injunction
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 2:58 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is supporting a court injunction being taken out on behalf of Auckland City Council against Steve Crow to prevent him holding a parade down Queen Street to advertise his upcoming R-18 Erotica Expo. More >>
Call For Labour To Clarify Position on Polygamy
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 9:07 am | Family First
Family First NZ is calling on the Labour party to confirm their rejection of polygamy, polyamory and bigamy. More >>
