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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 6]
Make It Safe This Christmas – Family Planning
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 3:05 pm | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning’s holiday wish is that everyone has a safe time this festive season. Family Planning Executive Director, Dr Gill Greer, says the summer break brings with it increased social activity – and alcohol is often a feature. This can increase ... More >>
New Resource Highlights Relationship Abuse
Monday, 12 September 2005, 12:36 am | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning is launching a new resource that it hopes will help young people understand the danger signs of relationship abuse, and give them information about where to go to for help if they are in a violent relationship. More >>
Family Planning Identity Retires
Monday, 27 June 2005, 2:15 pm | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning Association identity Dr Margaret Sparrow has retired after nearly 34 years with Family Planning. More >>
US To Implement New Rules For AIDs Funding
Monday, 23 May 2005, 4:33 pm | Family PLanning Association
The Family Planning Association says a new “pledge” requirement out of the United States will have an impact on organisations that use US money in programmes to fight HIV/AIDS. More >>
More Attention Must Be Paid To Sexual Health
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 10:56 am | Family PLanning Association
The Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Dr Steven Sinding, says there’s no hope of reducing poverty in the world unless more attention is paid to sexual and reproductive health. More >>
Sex Ed Expert Looks At What Works & What Doesn't
Monday, 21 March 2005, 9:01 am | Family PLanning Association
World renowned sexuality education expert, the Reverend Debra Haffner will be in New Zealand this week talking about what works and what doesn’t with sex education. More >>
Collins notification against World Health advice
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 1:57 pm | Family PLanning Association
Amendments to the Care of Children Bill proposed by National's Judith Collins, contradict the World Health Organisation’s technical and policy guidelines for policy makers and health professionals, says Family Planning Association Executive Director, Dr ... More >>
Chlamydia screening project launched in Wellington
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 11:16 am | Family PLanning Association
FPA believes a Wellington-based pilot project, to look at the best way to screen for Chlamydia, is a positive step in efforts to reduce the Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). More >>
Condom reaction surprises
Friday, 2 July 2004, 10:42 am | Family PLanning Association
Some public reaction this week to an initiative of students at an Auckland secondary school - to offer condoms with ball tickets as a safer sex health promotion strategy - has surprised the Family Planning Association. More >>
Family Planning and Natural Fertility Sign MOU
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 11:24 am | Family PLanning Association
Family Planning New Zealand and Natural Fertility New Zealand have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the two organisations work together in areas of common interest. More >>
Time Right To Halt Hiv/Aids Spread In The Pacific
Wednesday, 19 May 2004, 2:45 pm | Family PLanning Association
New money to fight HIV/AIDS in the Pacific is well timed with a greater commitment to fighting the disease now being demonstrated by Pacific church leaders. More >>
Valentines Day More Than Just Roses And Chocolates
Wednesday, 11 February 2004, 4:48 pm | Family PLanning Association
Building healthy and positive relationships should be the priority for this Valentines Day, Family Planning says. More >>
3 Wise Men Promote Safer Sex
Monday, 8 December 2003, 10:47 am | Family PLanning Association
Three wise men will carry the safer summer sex message in a new campaign launching this week. More >>
Investment Needed In Sexual & Reproductive Health
Friday, 21 November 2003, 3:17 pm | Family PLanning Association
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) statistics confirm a high level of unprotected sex in New Zealand. The statistics tell a grim story FPA Executive Director, Dr Gill Greer, has told the association’s annual Forum in Wellington today. More >>
Hamilton Inquest Finding
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 11:47 am | Family PLanning Association
The Family Planning Association (FPA) say confirmation from the Hamilton coroner into the death of Stacey Brindle that everything was done correctly can be of little comfort to those involved. More >>
FPA Launches Wrap Up Safe Campaign
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 5:38 pm | Family PLanning Association
The Family Planning Association has launched a nation-wide poster campaign encouraging New Zealanders to consider safer sex options. More >>
Think more about sex on valentines day – FPA says
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 10:51 am | Family PLanning Association
The Family Planning Association challenge to New Zealanders this Valentines Day is to think and talk more about sex. More >>
Pacific Health Ministers agree on Bold plan
Friday, 24 January 2003, 1:05 pm | Family PLanning Association
Delegations from Commonwealth Pacific countries who met in Auckland this week to discuss the unique challenge of ensuring the availability of reproductive health supplies in the Pacific have agreed on a Pacific Plan of Action. This will ensure ... More >>
Pacific Faces Condom And Contraceptive Crisis
Monday, 20 January 2003, 11:01 am | Family PLanning Association
The shortage of contraceptives and other family planning, maternity and sexual health supplies in the Pacific will be the focus of a high level meeting involving several Commonwealth and Pacific Health Ministers, Pacific policy makers and NGO’s in Auckland ... More >>
US Position On Population And Development Rejected
Friday, 20 December 2002, 12:21 am | Family PLanning Association
Thirty Governments from the Asia Pacific region, including New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Island states have adopted an action plan focusing on population issues as central to reducing poverty in the region and to meeting the UN Millennium ... More >>
