Govt Denying Parents Right to ‘Fair Trial’
Family First NZ says that the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill being pushed through by the government is dangerous for parents who fall foul of the anti-smacking law, and will deny their right to a fair trial. “By removing the right to choose trial by jury for crimes punishable by less than three years [...]
Raising Drinking Age, Not Just Purchase Age
Media Release 13 September 2011 Family First NZ is welcoming an amendment to the drinking age being proposed by National MP Tim Macindoe today, but says that both the purchase and the drinking age should be raised to at least 20 in order to protect young people and to save lives. “Mr Macindoe is quite [...]
Govt Denying Parents Right to ‘Fair Trial’
Family First NZ says that the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill being pushed through by the government is dangerous for parents who fall foul of the anti-smacking law and will deny their right to a fair trial. “By removing the right to choose trial by jury for crimes punishable by less than three years [...]
Families Win Victory Over Porn Parade
Family First NZ is stoked that the proposed Boobs on Bikes parade scheduled to happen in the centre of Auckland city on the same day that families converge on the area for the rugby world cup game against France has been canned. “Families are the real winners, but so too is the image of New [...]
Families Win Victory Over Porn Parade
Family First NZ is stoked that the proposed Boobs on Bikes parade scheduled to happen in the centre of Auckland city on the same day that families converge on the area for the rugby world cup game against France has been canned. “Families are the real winners, but so too is the image of New [...]
Raising Drinking Age Will Save Lives
Family First NZ says that the just-released Child and Youth Mortality Review confirms that NZ needs to raise the drinking age in order to protect young people and to save lives. “Alcohol policies and decisions about a legal drinking age should be firmly based on the health and well-being of New Zealand’s young people. New [...]
Raising Drinking Age Will Save Lives
Family First NZ says that the just-released Child and Youth Mortality Review confirms that NZ needs to raise the drinking age in order to protect young people and to save lives. “Alcohol policies and decisions about a legal drinking age should be firmly based on the health and well-being of New Zealand’s young people. New [...]
Weekend Porn Parade Targeting Rugby Families ‘Offside’
Family First NZ is writing to the Commissioner of Police to plead that the police prevent the proposed Boobs on Bikes parade happening in the centre of Auckland city on the same day that families converge on the area for the rugby world cup game against France. “The police and the judiciary have taken a [...]
Abortion Harmful to Women’s Mental Health – Study
Family First NZ says that a meta-analysis published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry has revealed that 81 percent of females who had an abortion were found to be at an increased risk for mental health problems, including depression, alcohol abuse and suicidal behaviors. The study, “Abortion and Mental health: Quantitative Synthesis and Analysis [...]
Wellington Council Must Remove Offensive Brothel Sign
Family First NZ says that the Wellington City Council has both a moral and legal obligation to demand that a brothel owner remove an offensive brothel sign which is offending local families. “The sign ‘Cum & get yours’ is offensive to most people and under the Wellington City Council bylaws, they should respond to the [...]
