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Mangere residents rally against boy racers
Friday, 29 February 2008, 4:33 pm | The Family Party
29 Feb 2008. Thursday's serious car crash in Crawford Avenue, Mangere Bridge, has been the catalyst for local residents to take action against boy-racers and speeding vehicles in their street. Six people were taken to hospital, one in critical condition, ... More >>
Kids Commissioner out of touch with reality
Sunday, 24 February 2008, 12:57 am | The Family Party
23 Feb 2008. I just have one question for Cindy Kiro after reading her recent press statement that seeks to give children power over decent, law-abiding parents. More >>
Active dads: major key to solving youth crime wave
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 8:43 am | The Family Party
19 Feb 2008. The Family Party says active fathers hold a major key to addressing youth crime in South Auckland. More >>
School police necessary but not the answer
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 12:00 am | The Family Party
THE FAMILY PARTY www.thefamilyparty.org.nz PRESS STATEMENT FOR RELEASE School police necessary but not the answer 17 Feb 2008. Family Party leader Richard Lewis says an initiative to station police officers permanently at South Auckland schools marks ... More >>
Families Commission questionable call for support
Friday, 8 February 2008, 9:34 am | The Family Party
THE FAMILY PARTY www.thefamilyparty.org.nz PRESS STATEMENT FOR RELEASE 8 Feb 08 Families Commission questionable call for parental support Richard Lewis says a Famil More >>
Hundreds sign smacking petition
Thursday, 7 February 2008, 11:05 am | The Family Party
PRESS STATEMENT FOR RELEASE THE FAMILY PARTY www.thefamilyparty.org.nz 7 Feb 08 Hundreds sign smacking petition at Manukau’s Waitangi event Hundreds of South Auckland residents signed the anti-smacking petition at Manukau’s Waitangi Family event yesterday, ... More >>
Government child spotting bad news for families
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 12:45 am | The Family Party
The Family Party says Labour’s plans to screen and monitor pre-school and school aged children for anti-social behaviour could do more harm than good to New Zealand families. More >>
Youth Crime: Govt the problem, family the solution
Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 3:05 pm | The Family Party
Richard Lewis, a former South Auckland police sergeant and leader of The Family Party, says eight years of social engineering under Labour has significantly shifted societal values and created a false sense of reality for young people. He says an increasing ... More >>
Underage prostitution in Mangere
Sunday, 27 January 2008, 5:13 pm | The Family Party
The Family Party is raising concerns over reports of school students soliciting in the Mangere town centre and believes Labour's prostitution laws are to blame. More >>
Where is the support for good Parents?
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 8:56 am | The Family Party
Most good parents would confirm that bringing up children in 2008 brings many challenges. More >>
Family Party pounds the pavement in Mangere
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:46 am | The Family Party
The Family Party has hit the ground running in 2008, spending the first Saturday visiting Mangere households to talk about the pending election. More >>
Smacking Review No Measure
Friday, 21 December 2007, 11:09 am | The Family Party
The Family Party says a review depicting low numbers of smacking related incidents over three months since the anti-smacking law came into affect is not necessarily a measure of the impact the controvercial law is having on New Zealand families. More >>
Hate Speech targets the Family Court
Monday, 17 December 2007, 2:15 pm | The Family Party
The Family Party is raising concerns over a Ministry of Justice discussion paper that suggests widening Family Court powers to penalise parents faced with allegations of ‘psychological abuse’ against their children. More >>
Family Party Mangere campaign Launch
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 2:49 pm | The Family Party
As the leader of The Family Party, I am privileged to be in the heart of Mangere today, to be amongst people who share our passion for the families and children of this community. That passion extends beyond Mangere to Manukau and indeed, the whole ... More >>
Questionable smacking case before the court
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 2:45 pm | The Family Party
The Family Party is raising concerns over the arrest and prosecution of a single father of four, who has been charged with assaulting his 11-year-old son under the new anti-smacking legislation. More >>
Family Party launches new website
Friday, 7 December 2007, 10:20 am | The Family Party
The Family Party has launched a new website ahead of its Mangere campaign launch this coming Saturday. More >>
Family Party to stake claim for Mangere
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 10:03 am | The Family Party
Family Party to stake claim for Mangere The Family Party will launch its campaign to win the Mangere seat off Labour at 12pm this Saturday (8 December) at the Mangere town centre. The event will involve speeches from party leader Richard Lewis and ... More >>
Family Party attends EFB protest march
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 3:29 pm | The Family Party
Richard Lewis, leader of The Family Party, joined a procession of over five thousand people in Auckland city today, expressing opposition to Labours Electoral Finance and Appropriations Bills. More >>
Child & Youth Research a wake up call
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 11:07 am | The Family Party
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE FAMILY PARTY 27 November 2007 Child & Youth Research a wake up call for government Richard Lewis, leader of The Family Party, says research by the NZ Child & Youth Epidemiology Service into child ... More >>
Double standards on smacking law
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 2:11 pm | The Family Party
Richard Lewis, leader of The Family Party, says yesterday’s criminal conviction of a Masterton father who smacked his child three times on the bottom with an open palm is a massive over-reaction and the outcome of very bad, anti-family law. More >>