Super City Mayors Canvassed on Family Issues Family First Media Release 6 Sep 10
Family First NZ has launched a website www.valueyourvote.org.nz which has asked the top five polling Auckland Super City Mayoral candidates about their views on a number of important family issues including alcohol outlets, street prostitution, offensive billboards, loan sharks and pokie machines. READ MORE Suspended Child Porn Doctor Should Be Named Family First Media Release 2 Sep 10
Family First NZ says that a doctor convicted of possessing and distributing child sex abuse images should be named. “Patients and parents should be informed so that they can make an informed choice as to whether they continue having him as their family doctor, even after his nine month suspension READ MOREReview Child Support And Child Contact Family First Media Release 2 Sep 2010
Family First NZ says that the upcoming review of child support announced today should be accompanied by a review of child contact policies. READ MOREGovt Sends Message That Under-Age Drinking OK Family First Media Release 24 Aug 10
Family First NZ is disappointed that the government is wanting to put the onus on parents about under-age drinking rather than supporting parents with laws and enforcement based on evidence and science. READ MOREGovt Adopts ‘We Know Better’ On Alcohol Family First Media Release 23 August 2010
Family First NZ says that the government has adopted a ‘we know better’ attitude to community concerns expressed on the issue of alcohol abuse in our community, and as a result the problems of domestic violence, child abuse, underage drinking and binge drinking will continue. READ MORE Close Up Porn Programme Draws Huge Complaints Family First Media Release 19 August 2010
Family First says that TVNZ has been inundated with complaints about a recent Close Up programme which offended many families with its promotion of the porn industry, and believes that the complaints have exceeded complaints made about Paul Henry’s ‘moustache’ comments which also drew a record number of complaints. READ MORE
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Porn Boss Sounding Like Tobacco Industry Family First Media Release 12 August 2010
Family First says that claims by porn marketer and benefactor Steve Crow about the benefits of porn are similar to the claims made by the tobacco industry over the past 60 years. READ MOREPolitical Leaders Failing to Protect Families from Porn Family First Media Release 11 August 2010
Family First NZ is slamming a lack of political leadership at both a local and national level to regulating the hard core porn industry and its marketing, and recognizing its harmful effects on families. READ MOREBoot the Brothels Out of Residential Areas Family First Media Release 3 June 2010
Family First NZ is demanding that the government amend the prostitution laws so that local councils have the power to ban residential brothels. READ MOREFamily Groups Tackle Crucial Family Issues Family First Media Release 6 Aug 10
Almost 200 delegates representing more than 75 family-focused organisations and groups are gathering in Auckland today for the fifth annual NZ Forum on the Family, hosted by Family First NZ. READ MOREDrinking Age Should Be 21 – UK Expert Family First Media Release 6 Aug 2010
UK psychologist and author Dr Aric Sigman will be telling 200 delegates representing more than 75 family-focused organisations and groups at today’s NZ Forum on the Family in Auckland that the drinking age should be raised to 21, in line with the US drinking age. READ MORECap on Pokie Machine Numbers Sets Good Precedent Family First Media Release 5 August 2010
Family First NZ is welcoming the decision by Hutt City councillors to reduce the numbers of pokie machines in the city, and is encouraging other cities such as Hamilton and the Far North who are currently considering their policy to do likewise. READ MORECome to School Ball – Have Sex Family First Media Release 29 July 10
Family First NZ is shocked that a Bay of Plenty high school handed out complementary condoms to every student when they purchased their ball tickets. READ MORE
E.T.S Will Cancel Benefit of Budget to Families MEDIA RELEASE 20 May 2010
Family First NZ says that Emissions Trading Scheme will cancel out most of the benefit to families of the tax cuts announced in the Budget today. “While the tax benefits of this budget won’t kick in for families until October, the costs of the ETS will start to bite the budget of families in July,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. READ MORE
Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Is First Step Family First Media Release 29 July 2010
Family First NZ is repeating its call for a Commission of Inquiry into the unacceptable levels of child abuse and deaths in NZ, and says that it will be an important first step in identifying and targeting the real causes of child abuse. READ MORESuccess Rate Shows Need for CYF Complaints Authority Family First Media Release 28 July 2010
Family First NZ says that figures provided by the Ministry of Social Development under the Official Information Act show that the recently established CYF Complaints Authority has upheld a majority of the complaints that they have considered. READ MORE
Foreign Student Policy About Money not Children Family First Media Release 26 July 10
Family First NZ is sounding alarm bells over the latest Immigration policy changes which allow for children as young as five to come to NZ without family members to study. “These policies which are a cash-cow for cash strapped schools are being developed with a focus on the benefits to the education industry but without due consideration of the harm it may cause to families and to the children READ MORESchool Gate Brothel Closure Good for Families Family First Media Release 23 July 2010
Family First NZ is welcoming news that the brothel opposite an Intermediate school in Henderson has closed. READ MOREMP’s Owe Protection to Families From Loan Sharks Family First Media Release 21 July 2010
Family First NZ is calling on the politicians to support the Consumer Credit (Responsible Lending) Bill regulating loan sharks being sent to a select committee so that the issue can be confronted. “Vulnerable families are falling victim to exorbitant interest rates and draconian penalty clauses,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. READ MOREGov’t Ignores Parents But Capitulates to Green Vote Family First Media Release 20 July 2010
Family First NZ says that the government is more interested in securing a ‘green’ vote than listening to and supporting the role of parents. READ MORE
Liberalised Abortion Laws Will Undermine Child Abuse Message Family First Media Release 3 July 2010
Family First NZ says that any attempts to make abortion more available will undermine the “It’s Not OK’”message and will legitimise child abuse of the unborn child.
“It is impossible to say with any integrity that a child that has been born should be protected from child abuse but if it is still in the womb, that it is suddenly legitimate,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. “The value of a child should be upheld from conception – hence the desire to warn women about issues such as fetal alcohol syndrome and the harm of smoking while pregnant.” READ MOREChild Abuse Rate Shows We’re Still Failing CALL FOR COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO CHILD ABUSE
Family First NZ says that the latest rates of CYF notifications are horrendous and shows a continuing failure to tackle the real causes. “NZ’ers were completely opposed to the anti-smacking law because they knew that it was a smoke-screen for tackling the real causes of child abuse – the far harder issues of drug and alcohol abuse, family breakdown, violence in our media, mental illness and other key factors identified by UNICEF, CYF and Children’s Commissioner reports,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ.
“To attribute the increase in notifications to public awareness and ‘better reporting’ simply doesn’t wash. The rate was already out of control years before the family violence policy and well before the anti-smacking legislation. In 2002, there were less than 30,000 notifications. We’re now predicting 125,000 next year.” READ MOREFamilies Join Farmers Marching Against ETS Media Release 21 June 2010 Family First NZ says that families will be joining the farmers tomorrow in Wellington as they march against the Emissions Trading Scheme, due to kick in on July 1. “The ETS is not just a farming issue – it is also a family issue,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. READ MORETen Teens Have Abortion Each Day NOT THE FIRST TIME FOR ALMOST 600 TEENS Family First Media Release 17 June 2010 Family First NZ says it is a tragedy that 3,952 teenagers had an abortion last year – an average of over 10 every day – according to figures released by Statistics NZ today. “Figures obtained by Family First from Statistics NZ also show that 529 of these teenagers have had a previous abortion and 67 girls are on to their 3rd or more abortion,” says Marina Young, Spokesperson for Family First NZ. READ MOREReal Issue is Porn – Not Jones Media Release 10 June 2010 Family First NZ says that the real issue surrounding the use of credit cards by former Labour Minister Shane Jones is the justified concern that taxpayers are indirectly funding pornography. READ MORETeen Prostitution Sad Outcome of Flawed Law Family First Media Release 11 June 10 Family First NZ says that the Auckland police admission that underage prostitution is on the increase in the city is yet more evidence that the National government must immediately repeal the flawed prostitution law. READ MOREBe Offensive, But Just Say Sorry - BSA Family First Media Release 8 June 2010
Family First NZ is calling for the Broadcasting Standards Authority to be sacked after accepting an apology as a remedy for an on-air tirade of highly offensive language. READ MORECall for Review of Immigration and Study Visa Policies Family First Media Release 3 June 2010
Family First NZ is repeating its call for a review of immigration and study visa laws following the murder of Chinese teenager Jiayi Li. This follows on from a similar call made last month after the tragic suicide-deaths of a South Korean family in Christchurch. “Immigration, work permits, and guardianship and study visas are being granted without due consideration of the harm and risks it may cause to families and young people,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. READ MOREFirst Anti-Smacking, Now Anti-Time Out Family First Media Release 30 May 2010
Family First NZ says that ‘time out’ is now being targeted as the new taboo of parenting by anti-smacking groups. The comments come after psychologist Nigel Latta was lambasted by supporters of the anti-smacking law when he suggested that parents may need to lock the room to prevent a child coming out of ‘time out’ in their bedroom. READ MORE
DB Owns Yeah Right – Yeah Right Family First Media Release 26 May 2010
Family First NZ is advising Bethlehem Community Church to continue advertising their ‘yeah right’ billboards despite legal pressure from DB Breweries.
“Family First came under the same pressure from DB when we put up a billboard in March on the Southern motorway in Auckland highlighting the issue of the value of stay-home mums,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. “However, we sought legal advice which told us that we were free to use the words ‘yeah right’ as the words were only restricted when advertising beer. Our colours used were also different to the Tui billboards.” READ MORE
Super City Mayoral Candidates Questioned on Family Issues Family First Media Release 26 May 2010
Family First NZ has sent questionnaires to the candidates for the Super City Mayoralty asking about their views and their intentions on a number of important family issues. Topics included in the questionnaire include alcohol bylaws, loan sharks, location of brothels, street prostitution, offensive parades and billboards, pokie machines, housing affordability, and GST on rates. A website www.valueyourvote.org.nz will compare the responses of the mayoral candidates. READ MOREThree Strikes Law Focuses on Protecting Families Family First Media Release 25 May 10
Family First NZ is welcoming the passing of the ‘three strikes’ law today in parliament, saying that it will help ensure the safety and welfare of families from repeat violent offenders. “The best and most obvious way to protect women, children, and the elderly from repeat violent offenders is to incapacitate them,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. READ MORESmacking Review Exposed as Factually Wrong, Grossly Misleading Media Release 24 May 2010 PM must stand by his election promise to protect good parents
Official documents obtained by Family First NZ show that the Smacking Review presented to the Prime Minister last year assuring parents that they would not be criminalized for light smacking was grossly misleading and left out material information. A full analysis and special report has been covered in the latest issue of Investigate magazine published today. READ MORE READOfficial DocumentationSupport for Corporal Punishment in Schools - Poll Media Release 15 May 2010
Family First NZ says that half of NZ’ers support corporal punishment in schools, and the events of the past week may have pushed that support higher. The Curia Market Research poll surveyed 1,000 people at the end of March. In response to the question “Do you think a school should be able to choose to use corporal punishment, if the Board, Parents and Principal wish to have this as an option for school discipline?” 50% responded yes, 44% said no, and 6% didn’t know. READ MORE READ Full poll result
11-10-06 Bradford links smacking to sexual perversion [139 Kb] Family First is stunned by comments made by Sue Bradford regarding her anti-smacking Bill.
Sue Bradford said Personally, I have no problem with sadomasochism carried out between consenting adults using safe sex practices what I do have a problem with is a legacy of hidden sexual violence practised on children and young people under a mantle of so-called discipline&. Section 59 of the Crimes Act, has been protecting the perpetrators of a vicious mix of sexual and physical abuse for generations.
02-10-06 Increasing crime rate bad news for families [141 Kb] Families throughout NZ will not be sleeping easy tonight with the knowledge that New Zealand's crime rate has increased by almost 7 per cent in the past year.
26-09-06 Deteriorating student behaviour no surprise - unfortunately [141 Kb] These teens entered a system of education and society where discipline and responsibility were replaced by the politically correct nonsense of childrens rights, says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First.
It is significant that corporal punishment in schools stopped when the current generation of teenagers were entering the education system. These teenagers have also been the victims of the largest breakdown of marriage and family."
20-09-06 UK parents also know difference between smack and abuse [77 Kb] A survey of 1,939 adults conducted for an ITV1 documentary has revealed that the huge majority of people in the UK, similar to parents in NZ, believe that smacking is an acceptable way to discipline children.
17-09-06 World Authority on Criminal Behaviour touring NZ [58 Kb] British Prison Psychiatrist believes successive NZ Governments have created policies that are killing our children and their futures.
Dr Anthony Daniels (better known by his pen name, Theodore Dalrymple) believes he knows how policies have contributed to appalling crimes like the killing of Chris and Cru Kahui.
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17-09-06 World Authority on Criminal Behaviour touring NZ