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Family Planning is New Zealand's leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services and information.
Family Planning has a network of 30 clinics across New Zealand. We have been providing sexual and reproductive health services for more than 80 years.
Family Planning - Latest News [Page 5]
Family Planning Welcomes Landmark Step
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 3:54 pm | Family PLanning Association
Wellington, 27 January 2009 – Family Planning International welcomes US President Barack Obama’s landmark decision to repeal the Mexico City Policy. The ending of this policy will help save the lives of millions of women, as well as promote development ... More >>
Access to services key for young people
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 12:52 pm | Family Planning Association
A report on the health and well being of New Zealand secondary school students highlights many positives for young New Zealanders, in particular that most students report that they are happy with their family relationships and their parents care about ... More >>
Access to services key for young people
Monday, 8 December 2008, 4:55 pm | Family Planning Association
A report on the health and well being of New Zealand secondary school students highlights many positives for young New Zealanders, in particular that most students report that they are happy with their family relationships and their parents care about ... More >>
Dating, sex and the over 40s
Monday, 4 August 2008, 2:53 pm | Family Planning
Upd@teMe – sexual health and relationship information for the over 40s looking for, or already in, a new relationship – is the newest resource produced by Family Planning. More >>
MP calls for action on population and development
Saturday, 5 July 2008, 1:04 pm | Family PLanning Association
The Chair of a cross-party group of New Zealand MPs has issued a call for action on international population and development issues. More >>
Parliamentary Partnerships for Pacific People
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 2:39 pm | Family PLanning Association
New Zealand MPs are working together with their peers in the Pacific to address the critical population and development challenges in the region. More >>
Vaccine programme supported
Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 10:31 am | Family Planning
Family Planning supports a move to roll-out a national vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer and welcomes recent media reports that a decision on the programme is imminent. More >>
Family Planning opens shopping mall clinic
Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 9:35 am | Family Planning
Family Planning is opening a clinic in a Wellington shopping mall – just the second time the organisation has located its sexual health services within a shopping complex. More >>
Have a heart this Valentine’s Day
Friday, 1 February 2008, 1:37 pm | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning says people should have a heart this February 14 and give their relationships a health check. More >>
Family Planning Wants Women To Make Resolution
Monday, 24 December 2007, 9:46 am | Family Planning
Family Planning is urging New Zealand women to make a life-saving New Year’s resolution in 2008 – to have a cervical smear test. More >>
Safer sex – all wrapped up
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 5:14 pm | Family Planning
Family Planning says the busy holiday season is no reason for people to take short-cuts or risks with their sexual health. Increased social activity, often with alcohol involved, and people being away from home and out of normal routines, can result ... More >>
FPA Welcomes PM’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine Call
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 5:07 pm | Family PLanning Association
A call by the Prime Minister for the Ministry of Health to investigate fast-tracking the introduction of the vaccine against cervical cancer has been welcomed by the Family Planning Association which has been advocating for the introduction of the ... More >>
Dads-to-Be Get New Resource
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 10:58 am | Family PLanning Association
Father’s-to-Be are being acknowledged this Father’s Day, with the release of Family Planning’s latest educational resource “New Dads.” Available free from Family Planning, the resource is designed for fathers-to-be and gives tips on how ... More >>
FPA welcomes Sexuality Education Review
Monday, 27 August 2007, 10:10 am | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning welcomes the ERO evaluation of sexuality education programmes – the first stock take of sexuality education since it was made compulsory to teach a sexuality education programme in all state and state-integrated schools in 2001. More >>
FPA Joins Calls for Action on Teen Pregnancy Rates
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 12:38 am | Family PLanning Association
The Family Planning Association has joined calls for the Government to make reducing teen pregnancies a priority. A number of groups, including representatives from the Families Commission, Family Works and the ministries of Social Development and Youth ... More >>
Abortion Decline Encouraging – Say Family Planning
Friday, 16 June 2006, 9:55 am | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning is heartened to see the continued downward trend of abortion numbers in New Zealand. More >>
Don’t Leave Home Until You’re ‘Well Packed”
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 11:46 am | Family Planning
New Zealanders heading overseas are getting a reminder from Family Planning and Positive Women to make sure they are “Well packed.” More >>
Parents Encouraged to Talk Sex With Their Children
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 3:03 pm | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning says Youth Week is a chance for parents to take some extra time to connect with their kids and if they haven’t already - talk about sex and sexuality. More >>
Family Planning Calls For Hiv Screening
Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 10:16 am | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning says the latest HIV/AIDS statistics are an avoidable tragedy and highlight the importance of making effective links between HIV/AIDS prevention and testing, reproductive health and maternity services, and increasing women’s awareness ... More >>
Communication is at the Heart of Valentines Day
Monday, 13 February 2006, 2:48 pm | Family PLanning Association
Love and romance are healthy elements of happy relationships and they are key to Family Planning work this Valentines Day. More >>
