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Youth Mental Health – New Report Uncovers ‘Alarming’ Data
Sunday, 4 September 2022, 5:45 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First's latest report Child and Youth Mental Health: why New Zealand's young lead the developed world in poor mental health uncovers data from a number of public service and academic papers that would never otherwise see the light of day. In exploring ... More >>
Media Fail To Debate Social Issue, Again - Analysis
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 7:28 pm | Family First New Zealand
An in-depth analysis of the media coverage of the recent decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade and its implication for New Zealand has found that the significant media coverage was very heavily bias (82%) to a pro-abortion narrative. ... More >>
Cost Of Living Impacting Women, Younger - Poll
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 4:08 pm | Family First New Zealand
A new nationwide poll has found significant concern about the cost of living and its effect not only on personal budgets but also the effect on other families in the community. More than half of New Zealanders are very concerned about the cost ... More >>
Block On Easter Trading Great For Families
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 7:20 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by the Government to block attempts to liberalise trading laws around the Easter period. “We reject any liberalisation of Easter trading laws and also Anzac and Christmas days because workers deserve this special ... More >>
Block On Easter Trading Great For Families
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 7:19 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by the Government to block attempts to liberalise trading laws around the Easter period. “We reject any liberalisation of Easter trading laws and also Anzac and Christmas days because workers deserve this special ... More >>
Significant Concern Over Cost Of Living - Poll
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 7:20 pm | Family First New Zealand
A new nationwide poll has found significant concern about the cost of living and its effect not only on personal budgets but also the effect on other families in the community. More than half of New Zealanders are very concerned about the cost ... More >>
New Poll Reveals Motivations For Vaccination, Resistance To Booster
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 6:25 pm | Family First New Zealand
A nationwide poll by Curia Market Research has asked Kiwis about their motivation for having the COVID-19 vaccine. The results suggest that the mandates were a large factor for many people, but there appears to be resistance to the booster from some ... More >>
87,000-Strong Petition Calling For Rapid Antigen Testing To Be Tabled Tomorrow
Monday, 7 February 2022, 5:38 pm | Family First New Zealand
The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” which has 87,269 signatures will be tabled in Parliament tomorrow. The petition which was launched at the beginning of November last year says “ We oppose the ‘no jab no job’ policy, which will create a ... More >>
Time For ‘No Jab No Job’ Policy To Go
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 8:15 pm | Family First New Zealand
The Don’t Divide Us.nz campaign , which presented a petition to Parliament last month with 87,269 signatures, is calling on the Government to ditch the divisive ‘no jab no job’ policy and allow for the use of COVID rapid antigen testing as ... More >>
Three Strikes Debate Is Being Sidelined
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 5:55 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that debate is needed on the Government’s proposal to repeal the Three Strikes law , a law which targets repeat violent offenders, and is questioning why submissions are closing in the middle of the summer holidays when even the politicians ... More >>
Petition For Rapid Antigen Testing Reaches 80,000
Monday, 29 November 2021, 7:11 am | Family First New Zealand
The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” has now reached a 80,000+ signatures. The petition says “ We oppose the ‘no jab no job’ policy, which will create a divided New Zealand. We call on the Government to allow the use of COVID rapid antigen testing ... More >>
50,000 Signatures On 'Vaccine OR Testing' Petition
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 5:30 pm | Family First New Zealand
The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” has reached 50,000 signatures in just five days. Launched last Monday, the petition says “ We oppose the ‘no jab no job’ policy, which will create a divided New Zealand. We call on the Government to allow ... More >>
“Vaccine OR Testing” Campaign Launched
Monday, 8 November 2021, 6:36 am | Family First New Zealand
A family advocate and an educational leader (also a registered nurse with a PhD in aged care) are making a joint application to get a rapid COVID test authorised in New Zealand so that thousands of kiwis don’t lose their jobs on the 16th November ... More >>
Palliative Medicine Doesn’t Include Euthanasia - ANZSPM
Friday, 5 November 2021, 6:32 am | Family First New Zealand
The peak body for palliative medicine in New Zealand and Australia has released an updated Position Statement entitled The Practice of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide just days before euthanasia and assisted suicide becomes legal in New Zealand. ... More >>
‘Conversion Therapy’ Bill Will Restrict Personal Autonomy – Legal Opinion
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 4:43 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ has released a legal opinion on the proposed law to ban ‘conversion therapy’ bill which says that the bill will have a ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expression concerning gender issues, and will fail in its stated purpose of promoting ... More >>
Govt Erodes Parental Role With Vaccine Advice
Sunday, 22 August 2021, 3:55 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says it is disturbed by advice being given by the Ministry of Health regarding the booking of vaccinations for COVID-19 for children. The guidelines say that “ as a 12 to 15-year-old, your parent or guardian’s permission is not required ... More >>
Obviously We Want To Criminalise Parents – Bill Advocate
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 5:16 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that despite claims of some politicians in Parliament on Thursday, the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban will criminalise parents – an effect of the bill which even the Ministry of Justice has acknowledged. On Newstalk ZB on ... More >>
Parents Banned From Stopping Puberty Blockers For Children – Minister Of Justice
Friday, 30 July 2021, 6:25 pm | Family First New Zealand
“That is not cool with me” – Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice Family First NZ says that if parents aren’t concerned about the conversion therapy bill introduced by the Government today, all they need to do is listen to the Minister of Justice ... More >>
Views On Marriage & Gender Aren’t ‘Hate Speech’ – Poll
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 5:30 pm | Family First New Zealand
As the Government considers hate speech laws, a poll released in January found that just one in ten New Zealanders think it should be a crime to publicly claim that gender is revealed at birth and is not a matter of personal identity, or that it ... More >>
Plummeting Fertility Rate Requires Urgent Debate
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 12:59 pm | Family First New Zealand
New Zealand's fertility rate has reached an all-time low, with an average of 1.60 births per woman in the year ending March 2021, well below the population replacement level of 2.1 required. Statistics NZ also says that there does not appear to have ... More >>
