Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Family First New Zealand for InfoPages here.
Family First New Zealand - Latest News [Page 8]
Cases Reveal CYF Ignoring Intent of Anti-Smacking Law
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 11:46 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ has released further cases highlighting how the anti-smacking law is being used to criminalise and persecute good parents. “These cases add to the extensive list of cases already listed on the website www.protectgoodparents.org.nz ... More >>
Asset Sales Referendum Doomed – Fix Law First
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 12:36 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that the asset sales referendum being launched by Labour and the Greens today is doomed to fail because the current law says any result is non-binding on the government. More >>
Weakening Marriage Rates Is Major Social Issue
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 4:35 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that the latest statistics on marriage are a warning bell that we ignore the benefits of marriage at our peril as a society. “Marriage has been impacted over the past decades by an increased level and acceptance of divorce, cohabiting, ... More >>
Vaccine Programme Should Not Exclude Parents
Friday, 27 April 2012, 12:19 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First is labeling an immunisation programme by Waikato DHB as ‘sneaky’ and potentially harmful, and says immunisation programmes should not exclude parents from the process. More >>
Len Brown Should Honour Pre-Election Pledge on Pokies
Monday, 23 April 2012, 11:40 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is calling on Auckland mayor Len Brown to honour his pre-election pledge to stop additional pokie machines in the Auckland area. In a questionnaire sent to all mayoral candidates and published on the website www.valueyourvote.org.nz ... More >>
Compo Appropriate for Naitokos in Exceptional Circumstances
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 10:46 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is calling on the government to provide compensation to the family of Halatau Naitoko as a compassionate and appropriate response to exceptional circumstances. More >>
Government Already Has Evidence for CYF Watchdog
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 3:28 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that the Government is calling for evidence of the need for an independent CYF Complaints Authority, but there is already stacks of evidence, and even social workers themselves acknowledge the need for an independent watchdog. More >>
Social Workers Support Call for CYF Complaints Authority
Friday, 16 March 2012, 10:56 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming calls by the Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers to have an independent complaints process for social workers. The call is contained in their submission to the government on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children. More >>
Labour and Greens Now Supporting Binding Referendums?
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 9:31 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that both Labour and the Green party appear to be supporting binding citizen initiated referendums, and are calling on them to join with NZ First and ACT to pass the appropriate legislation. More >>
Cynical Porn Parade Will Confront Children
Friday, 24 February 2012, 11:16 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is advising parents of school children in Palmerston North to be aware that there will be a public pornography parade featuring topless girls happening after children have been released from school on Friday. More >>
Family Group Slams Radio Station’s ‘Divorce’ Stunt
Friday, 10 February 2012, 11:03 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is labeling a radio station’s Valentine’s Day promotion as tacky, degrading, and harmful. The Rock radio station in Auckland will host a husband telling his unsuspecting wife on Valentine’s Day that he is divorcing her - live on air. More >>
Nudists Should Cover up For Sake of Families
Friday, 27 January 2012, 2:57 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is calling on the Tauranga District Council to follow the lead of the Kapiti Coast District Council and pass a bylaw outlawing public nudity on the coastline. More >>
Time for Politicians to Provide CYF Complaints Authority
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 12:03 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is repeating its call for an independent CYF Complaints Authority as a result of evidence shown on TVNZ’s Close Up programme on Tuesday night. More >>
Significant Support for Official Inquiry into Child Abuse
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:31 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First has released a poll which shows significant support for a child abuse Commission of Inquiry. Family First has been calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry since 2007, and have repeated their call as a result of the investigation into the ... More >>
Older Youth Support Rise in Drinking Age - Poll
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 10:01 am | Family First New Zealand
A nationwide poll of 600 young people aged 15-21 poll has found that while younger teens want the drinking age to remain at 18, just over half of those aged 20 and 21 support a rise in the drinking age. More >>
Priority 2012 - Turn Back Liberalised Booze Laws
Monday, 2 January 2012, 12:02 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ has released its annual list of the top family issues to be tackled, and heading the list for 2012 is turning back NZ’s liberalised alcohol laws. “So many of New Zealand’s social problems have been fuelled by our binge drinking culture ... More >>
Child Abuse Report Proves Need for Royal Commission
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 5:42 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is calling for a non-political and independent inquiry into child abuse, family violence and family breakdown as a result of the Ministerial Inquiry into the abuse of a nine year old girl conducted by former ombudsman Mel Smith. More >>
Residents’ Action Gets Remuera Brothel Booted Out
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 3:26 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ is welcoming news that the residents in Remuera’s Ascot Ave near the Prime Minister’s residence have succeeded in getting rid of a residential brothel through community pressure. More >>
Families Are Not a Token Gesture
Monday, 5 December 2011, 4:24 pm | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that the Families Commission should either be strengthened and fine-tuned to produce research and advocacy which reflects the actual concerns of families, or it should be totally scrapped along with the Children’s Commissioner, ... More >>
BSA Criticised For Refusing Name Suppression on Complaint
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 9:24 am | Family First New Zealand
Family First NZ says that potential complainants may not speak up and complain about breaches of broadcasting standards as a result of the Broadcasting Standards Authority refusing to grant name suppression to complainants. More >>
