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PPTA Pushes Exclusive & Confusing A-Gender
Monday, 29 May 2017, 10:22 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that new guidelines being pushed by the PPTA in schools are not inclusive, they are exclusive, and most schools will continue with business as usual focusing on bullying and mental health issues experienced by all school students. More >>
Greenpeace & Family First Warn of ‘Chilling Effect’
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 11:55 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that comments made by Greenpeace’s Russell Norman on the deregistration of Family First are correct and when charities from opposite sides of the social divide are sounding the warning, NZ’ers and politicians should be concerned. More >>
Submissions On Controversial Laws Deserve Privacy
Friday, 17 February 2017, 1:34 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is supporting a call made at Parliament today for more privacy being granted to submitters to select committees on controversial social legislation. More >>
Govt, Be Cautious Of Smokescreen Around Medicinal Marijuana
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 10:05 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that the government must take a cautious approach based on extensive research and appropriate safeguards around medicinal marijuana, but also should be very concerned about the real agenda behind liberalising drug laws and ... More >>
Smacking Law Rejected, Widely Flouted - Poll
Thursday, 5 January 2017, 10:15 am | Family First New Zealand
Almost a decade on from the passing of the controversial anti-smacking law, a poll has found continued widespread rejection of the law and an admission that 2 out of 3 NZ’ers would flout the law if they believed it reasonable to correct the behaviour ... More >>
Who Is NZ’s Longest Married Couple 2017?
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 2:32 pm | Family First New Zealand
Is 81+ years still the NZ record? And is it a World Record? For the second year running, Family First NZ has launched the annual search for the Longest Married Couple in New Zealand . More >>
Babies in Daycare Longer Than Adults At Work
Monday, 28 November 2016, 10:28 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First says that government statistics reveal that there has been a significant increase in the numbers of babies and toddlers in childcare and length of time they are spending there, with some babies in daycare longer than a normal working week ... More >>
Screentime An Emerging Factor In Child / Adolescent Health
Friday, 21 October 2016, 11:36 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that a survey highlighting the concerns of parents about screentime for their children is a very real problem which the government and the Ministries of Health and Education are ignoring. More >>
Police Correct To Protect NZ’ers From Dr Death
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 11:25 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that the police are absolutely correct to be raiding and shutting down the operations of Philip Nitschke aka Dr Death in New Zealand. More >>
Easter Trading Should Be Free Vote For National MPs
Monday, 22 August 2016, 10:43 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is challenging the National party to allow a conscience vote on Easter Trading, and says that if it was allowed, and based on the previous voting record of individual MPs on this issue, the current proposed law change would be defeated. More >>
Submissions Say No To Assisted Suicide 3:1
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:16 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming an analysis of submissions made to the Inquiry on assisted suicide showing a 3:1 opposition to any change in the law, and is also calling on ACT MP David Seymour to withdraw his grandstanding bill so that the important conversation ... More >>
Queenstown Council Fining Wicked Campers
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 1:10 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming the decision by the Queenstown District Council to fine Wicked Campers $300 when their vehicle displays offensive slogans. More >>
Councils Join Efforts To Muzzle Wicked Campers
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 10:32 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming moves by both Whangarei District Council and now the Queenstown Lakes District Council to threaten Wicked Campers with prosecution and fines for offensive slogans on their campervans. Family First launched a campaign ... More >>
MPs Told To Reject Easter Trading Proposal
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 9:41 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ will tell politicians today that the proposed changes to Easter trading laws will do nothing to solve the perceived problems, will be a ‘hospital pass’ to local councils, that the National party should allow a conscience vote on the ... More >>
Parent Applauded for Rejecting Sex Ed Programme
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 11:49 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that a mother who withdrew her 9-year-old from a sex ed class run by Family Planning should be applauded, and that many more parents would take the same action if they were aware of what is being taught through programmes such ... More >>
Pedophiles’ Register Will Protect Families
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 3:03 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ has made a Submission today to the Select Committee considering the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Register) Bill , and says that a Register will not only protect the public but will also protect child sex offenders from themselves, ... More >>
National MPs Forced to Vote Against Conscience
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 11:01 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is concerned that National party politicians are being ‘whipped’ on moral issues that have traditionally been conscience votes – and this has been confirmed with the latest vote on Easter trading. Family First has released a list ... More >>
Govt Undervalues Parenting With Veto Threat
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 8:13 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is calling on the government to value parenting and the important role of mothers and fathers during the early years of our children and not threaten a veto on the paid parental leave bill. More >>
Govt Attacks Family Time With Liberal Easter Laws
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 8:12 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is slamming the government for its intention to liberalise Easter trading laws and questions how long before Christmas day and Anzac day are also liberalised. More >>
1 in 3 Victims of Family Violence Are Male
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 8:53 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that research in association with the Department of Internal Affairs, Alcohol and Drug Association of New Zealand and the Canterbury Men’s Centre has found that 38% of recent victims of family violence in the Canterbury region ... More >>
