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Family First Misrepresented by Anti-Smacking Lobby
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 12:57 am | Family First
Family First NZ is laughing off suggestions by Green MP Sue Bradford that Family First is writing National party policy and that National supports amending her anti-smacking legislation. More >>
Solution To Tagging Problem Starts At Home
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:29 pm | Family First
Family First NZ says that the answer to the tagging problem starts at home. “Behind every long-term tagger is a family that either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about the whereabouts or activities of their child, or is unable to control them,” says ... More >>
Family First Acknowledges Rich Decision
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 4:07 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is acknowledging the decision of National MP Katherine Rich to retire from politics and focus on her family. More >>
Government Responds to Call for NGO Funds
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 3:07 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming the government’s promise of increased funding for NGO’s working with at-risk families in the community. More >>
Commission Needs to Get 'Respect' Message to MPs
Thursday, 7 February 2008, 3:54 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming a call by the Families Commission for NZ'ers to do more to show they support and value parents. More >>
Decision To Remove Offensive Clothing Welcomed
Friday, 18 January 2008, 9:51 am | Family First
Family First NZ is welcoming the decision by the Australian owners of the Retail chain Jay Jays to remove the Little Losers line of clothing, as a result of strong parent protest from Family First supporters. More >>
Family First Welcomes Solo Parents Research
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 9:27 am | Family First
Family First is welcoming research which highlights the concerns of solo parents on the DPB. More >>
250K Signatures On Scrapping Of Anti-Smacking Law
Thursday, 3 January 2008, 9:20 am | Family First
"New Zealanders simply wanted policies and resources to tackle our unacceptable rate of child abuse in New Zealand. But they also know that a parent correcting a defiant child with a smack on the hand or bottom is not a child abuser." More >>
2008's #1 Issue: Govt Respect For Role Of Parents
Monday, 31 December 2007, 8:50 am | Family First
"Politicians, with the support of UN Conventions, the Children's Commissioner and Youth Law Project to name a few, have sought to increase children's rights without considering the vital role of parents," says Bob McCoskrie of Family First NZ. More >>
Electoral Finance Law Simply Big Brother Bullying
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 5:25 pm | Family First
Family First NZ is labeling the passing of the Electoral Finance Bill as yet more evidence of politicians being seriously out of touch with the views of a huge majority of NZ’ers. More >>
It’s OK to Smack – College of Pediatricians
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:31 pm | Family First
The American College of Pediatricians (ACP), a national medical association of licensed physicians and healthcare professionals who specialise in the care of infants, children, and adolescents has released a position statement on the smacking of children. More >>
Company Pulls Advertising from Californication
Monday, 12 November 2007, 1:46 pm | Family First
Flight Centre have announced that they are withdrawing any future advertising from TV3’s offensive and pornographic Californication series. More >>
Mallard Voted For Anti-Smacking - Should Resign
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 2:52 pm | Family First
Family First is calling on Labour MP Trevor Mallard to resign as a result of assaulting another MP. More >>
PM Takes Hypocritical Stance on Death Penalty
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 10:04 am | Family First
Family First is calling on the Prime Minister to be consistent, and call for the end of the death penalty to both adults and the unborn child. More >>
Calls for Family-Friendly In-Flight Movies
Monday, 1 October 2007, 8:30 am | Family First
Family First NZ is calling on the NZ government to introduce legislation to protect families from being exposed to unsuitable movies and entertainment on airline flights. More >>
Flawed Law Results in Mother ‘Trading' Daughter
Friday, 28 September 2007, 3:18 pm | Family First
Family First is disgusted with the actions of a mother who organised a prostitution ‘transaction’ between her 16 year old daughter and a man, but say that this is an expected outcome of a flawed Act. More >>
Research on Single Parent Families Needs Analysis
Friday, 21 September 2007, 9:32 am | Family First
Latest research from the University of Otago’s Christchurch Health and Development Study is being used to argue that the major influences on how a child develops are not related to single parenthood, but rather to how a family functions. More >>
Guns Being Sold to Teens Over The Counter
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 2:47 pm | Family First
Family First is expressing horror at the ease with which under-age teenagers are able to purchase BB guns and other look-a-like guns. More >>
Guns Being Sold to Teens Over The Counter
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 11:09 am | Family First
"The police simply do not have the luxury of ascertaining whether the gun is fake and bought on TradeMe when confronting an aggressive person, or attending an Armed Defenders Call-Out. The public are being put at huge risk with these weapons," says ... More >>
Family First Praises Hell Pizza For Family Focus
Friday, 7 September 2007, 10:24 am | Family First
Family First is welcoming the report in The Business Herald today that Hell Pizza has dropped the advertising agency responsible for its offensive and anti-family advertising. More >>
