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Prominent Lawyers dispute Labour, Greens on bill
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 5:05 pm | Family First
In opinions obtained by Family First NZ, Grant Illingworth QC has labeled the bill “an unmitigated piece of nonsense” and believes that the proposed amendment being supported by Labour and the Greens will criminalise conduct that most members of ... More >>
Pacific Island Leaders call on MP’s to reject bill
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 3:48 pm | Family First
Community leaders from the Pacifica community have expressed their opposition to Sue Bradford’s anti-smacking bill which is being debated in Parliament tomorrow. More >>
Bradford should observe democratic process
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:23 am | Family First
Family First is asking MP’s to ignore the threats being made by MP Sue Bradford of withdrawing her Private Members Bill to ban smacking if the amendment put forward by National MP Chester Borrows is passed on Wednesday. More >>
MP’s should ignore Bradford threats
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:20 am | Family First
Family First is asking MP’s to ignore the threats being made by MP Sue Bradford of withdrawing her Private Members Bill to ban smacking if the amendment put forward by National MP Chester Borrows is passed on Wednesday. More >>
Politicians should listen to kiwis and reject bill
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 12:09 am | Family First
Politicians should listen to kiwis and reject ‘anti-smacking’ bill Summary of Polls over last 2 years More >>
Young Labour rejects Labour vote on Bradford Bill
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:43 am | Family First
On the Young Labour website (www.younglabour.org.nz) the question has been posed “Should Section 59 (of the Crimes Act) be repealed.” In a result consistent with every other poll done over the past 2 years, the result has been a resounding no! More >>
Bill Will Result in Children Reporting Parents
Monday, 5 March 2007, 9:56 am | Family First
Family First is warning politicians that an outcome of voting for Sue Bradford’s ‘anti-smacking’ bill is that children will report their parents to the police when they don’t like parental discipline and correction. More >>
Child Abuse Up 14% despite Swedish Smacking Ban
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 12:04 am | Family First
Latest figures from Sweden reveal that more and more children are being abused in Sweden. According to The Swedish Daily, there has been a 14% increase in child abuse cases in 2006 compared with 2005 figures. More >>
Referendum - MP’s Avoiding Real Issues
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 2:17 pm | Family First
Family First is supporting the Citizens Initiated Referendums announced today calling on the Government to give urgent priority to understanding and addressing the wider causes of family breakdown, family violence and child abuse in NZ. More >>
Personal Threats against Sue Bradford Condemned
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 3:23 pm | Family First
Family First totally condemns the personal attacks and threats made to the welfare of Sue Bradford on the CYFSWatch Blogsite today. “The debate over section 59 does not warrant personal threats being made against people whose views are different ... More >>
Letter urges Parliament to Support Parents
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 9:43 am | Family First
Hundreds of kiwi parents and grandparents urge politicians to retain section 59 Crimes Act More >>
They obviously haven’t read the UNICEF report
Friday, 16 February 2007, 9:49 am | Family First
Family First would like to highlight to the Prime Minister, Sue Bradford, the Children’s Commissioner and other anti-smacking lobby groups a couple of key points regarding the UNICEF report released today. More >>
Call for a CYF Complaint Authority answered
Friday, 16 February 2007, 9:46 am | Family First
Family First welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Child Youth and Family to begin the process of establishing an independent CYF Complaints Authority. More >>
Children’s Needs More Important Than Their Rights
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 11:11 am | Family First
The UNICEF report released overnight is of no surprise to pro-family organisations who have been concerned about the rise of children’s rights, while at the same time children’s basic needs are not being met. More >>
Smacking Ban is the most anti-family Bill
Wednesday, 3 January 2007, 5:48 pm | Family First
Green MP Sue Bradford’s Bill to ban smacking and parental correction has been identified as the most anti-family piece of legislation which will come before MP’s in 2007. More >>
Children’s Needs, not Rights, should be the Focus
Friday, 15 December 2006, 10:28 am | Family First
Parents have every right to be very nervous over recent media reports of cases involving the rise in Children’s Rights. More >>
UK Family Planning Assn advice not welcome in NZ
Friday, 1 December 2006, 10:30 am | Family First
It is hugely ironic that the Family Planning Association has brought the head of the UK Family Planning Association to NZ to give advice to our politicians on successful strategies in sex education and reducing the rate of teen pregnancies. More >>
Select Committee ignores the facts on smacking
Monday, 20 November 2006, 3:03 pm | Family First
The Justice and Electoral Committee’s announcement that the majority are supporting the Bill designed to remove the statutory defence for parents who use force against their children for the purpose of correction, should cause parents to shiver in their ... More >>
Kiro’s proposal ignores parents
Friday, 27 October 2006, 10:46 am | Family First
The proposal announced by the Children’s Commissioner to track the well being of children from birth isolates children from their parents and lets the state muscle in on the most private and loving of relationships. More >>
