Media Release 27 January 2012 Family First NZ says that a brothel opening next door to Richmond Road Primary School in Auckland highlights the flaws of the prostitution laws and its failure to protect families. “For a large scale brothel with up to 30 prostitutes to be able to open in an apartment block right [...]
Media Release 27 January 2012 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. Their call comes in response to the concerns expressed by Papamoa Beach residents who are opposing a nudist event in [...]
Bay of Plenty Times 28 January 2012 Family First NZ is calling on the Tauranga City Council to pass a bylaw outlawing public nudity on the coastline. The call comes in response to Papamoa residents’ concerns over a Bay of Plenty Naturists’ event set to attract about 40 nude people to Papamoa Beach today. National [...]
NZ Herald 27 January 2012 A brothel that has set up shop next to an Auckland primary school has been slammed by lobby group Family First. Firecats Escorts is operating from an apartment on Brown Street, Ponsonby – less than 300 metres from Richmond Road Primary School. The brothel employs 30 prostitutes and operates seven [...]
Dominion Post 26 January 2012 Average Kiwi families could be subject to greater state scrutiny if proposed rules around mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse are introduced. A Families Commission report, released today, says agencies’ inadequate systems are putting vulnerable children at risk. It calls for better information-sharing between government departments and enhanced reporting by [...]
TVNZ 27 January 2012 An expert says a recent spate of violent sex crimes, which have been made more disturbing by the arrest of teenagers, comes as no surprise. Family Services clinical leader Les Simmonds told TV ONE’s Breakfast that there has been a rise in the severity of violence in sex offenders recently and [...]