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Workers and Families Deserve Their Easter Break
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 1:48 pm | Family First
Family First is calling on politicians to vote against the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill of Labour MP Steve Chadwick, receiving its 2nd reading in Parliament today. More >>
Police Concerns at Teen Violence No Surprise
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 12:35 am | Family First
Concerns expressed by the Police Association today that they are facing increasing violence and intimidation from teenagers who have no respect for the law comes as no surprise to Family First. More >>
Groups Seek Support for Smacking Referendum
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 10:15 am | Family First
Family First NZ and For the Sake of Our Children Trust are publishing full page advertisements in the four major daily newspapers tomorrow in an attempt to get the extra 120,000 signatures necessary to force a Referendum on the issues of child abuse and parental ... More >>
"Most Extreme Anti-Smacking Law in World" - Expert
Monday, 14 May 2007, 9:39 am | Family First
Politicians will vote this week on the world's most extreme anti-smacking law in the world, according to Dr Robert E Larzelere, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science at the Oklahoma State University, who was brought to New Zealand ... More >>
Save the Children Report – Smacking Not the Issue
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 10:15 am | Family First
The latest report from Save the Children “State of the World’s Mothers 2007 – Saving the Lives of Children Under 5” is further evidence that the proposed ban on smacking is a ‘feel-good’ policy which has been adopted by 17 countries now ... More >>
Children’s Commissioner Misrepresent Facts to BSA
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 1:16 pm | Family First
The Children’s Commissioner has misrepresented the facts to the Broadcasting Standards Authority relating to her complaint about a TV3 Campbell Live programme on the ‘anti-smacking’ bill. More >>
Crime "Inconsequential" - Yet Police Prosecute
Monday, 7 May 2007, 2:10 pm | Family First
Family First is astounded that the Police has prosecuted a Dunedin "Subway" worker for sharing a cup of Diet Coke with a friend during her lunchbreak - and believes it sounds "warning bells" over the Anti-Smacking legislation. More >>
Call for Clark and Key to Allow Conscience Vote
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 4:35 pm | Family First
Family First is calling on the leaders of the National and Labour party to allow a conscience vote for their MP’s on the final reading of the ‘anti-smacking’ bill in two week’s time. More >>
Parenting Website Poll Opposes Bradford Bill
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 11:07 am | Family First
An online poll on the respected Treasures website shows 85% opposition to the Bradford ‘Anti-Smacking’ Bill. More >>
Family Holidays Don’t Represent a Truancy Problem
Monday, 23 April 2007, 10:18 am | Family First
Family First is rubbishing a Ministry of Education report suggesting that families pulling their children out of school to take advantage of cheap flights and "piggy-back" deals are contributing to the country's growing truancy rate. More >>
Family First Reminds Parents to Claim Fee Refund
Friday, 13 April 2007, 9:28 am | Family First
Family First is reminding and possibly informing parents that when they complete their IRD Tax Returns for the financial year ended 31 March 2007, they are entitled to claim back part of their school fees. More >>
Polynesian, Maori Students Oppose Bradford Bill
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 10:03 am | Family First
A year 8 student from Viscount Learning Community in Mangere, South Auckland has written to the Maori party requesting that the Maori party vote against the ‘anti-smacking’ bill and support the alternative amendment of MP Chester Borrow’s. More >>
National Offers No Reassurance to Parents on Bill
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:07 am | Family First
Family First is disappointed that the National Party is not willing to offer a reassurance to parents that if elected as the next government, they will overturn the ‘anti-smacking’ bill if the bill is passed into law. More >>
PM Labels Good Parents People who Thrash and Beat
Friday, 30 March 2007, 9:53 am | Family First
Family First is disgusted with comments made by the Prime Minister attacking and insulting the huge proportion of NZ parents who oppose the ‘anti-smacking’ bill. In Parliament today, Dr Michael Cullen reiterated what the Prime Minister is saying ... More >>
Organisations Opposing ‘Anti-Smacking’ Bill
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 10:24 am | Family First
1. Family First NZ (Inc) 2. Sensible Sentencing Trust 3. For the Sake of our Children Trust 4. Grey Power 5. Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust 6. Lifespring Pasefika Trust 7. NZ Centre for Political Debate 8. Society for the Promotion of Community Standards ... More >>
Only 18% of Kiwis Support ‘Anti-Smacking’ Bill
Monday, 26 March 2007, 4:30 pm | Family First
Research New Zealand has released a poll today showing that only 18% of kiwis agree or strongly agree with Sue Bradford and the Prime Minister’s anti-smacking bill currently before parliament. More >>
Labour Decision 'Smacks' of Arrogance
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 5:11 pm | Family First
Family First has been notified that the government is to give urgency to the 'Anti-smacking' bill due back in Parliament next week. More >>
Yet Another Poll Shows Smacking is No Big Deal
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 2:45 pm | Family First
In the latest of 15 polls run over the last 2 years on this topic, 71% of the 1850 respondents to the STUFF website poll said they had been occasionally smacked and it was no big deal. A further 21% said they were smacked hard but never think about ... More >>
Family First: The Audio that Speaks for itself
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 11:27 am | Family First
Bob McCoskrie, now National Director of Family First NZ interviewed PM Helen Clark in August 2005 (just before the election) on the s59 legislation (Radio Rhema interview) More >>
Law Comm'n Opinion on Smacking Bill Confirms Fears
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 2:35 pm | Family First
Green MP Sue Bradford has been hailing a legal opinion from Sir Geoffrey Palmer which states that under her “anti-smacking” bill, removing kids against their will to “time-out” will not be treated as “correction” and therefore not banned ... More >>
