• WATCH – A Voice for Families

    Monday, March 21, 2016

    Have a watch of our new promo video – 10 years in 10 minutes. It showcases Family First NZ speaking up on family issues in the media and public domain over the past few years – just a small sampling of the many issues we’ve covered. We hope you enjoy it!

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    Analysis Shows Failure of Anti-Smacking Law

    Thursday, February 11, 2016

    Media Release 11 February 2016 A report analysing the 2007 anti-smacking law has concluded that there is not a single social indicator relating to the abuse of children that has shown significant or sustained improvement since the passing of the law and that they’ve continued to get worse – in some cases a lot worse, […]

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  • Family First Watchdog 2016

    Family First NZ – The Family Watchdog

    Friday, October 16, 2015

    5 REASONS WHY NZ FAMILIES NEED THEIR OWN WATCHDOG 1. BUSY FAMILIES AREN’T ALWAYS AWARE – mums and dads are so busy doing school drop-offs, keeping the house in order, working and paying the bills etc  that they often can’t keep up with all the issues that may affect them or that they are passionate […]

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  • WATCH: Family First TV

    Friday, August 14, 2015

    We’re really excited to release a fantastic new tool for Kiwi families. FAMILY FIRST TV https://nzfamily.tv/ is a new Internet TV service where you can watch great online content from Family First, but you can also rent top class movies, documentaries and TV shows. The service has market leading parental control technology so it’s really […]

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  • FAMILY MATTERS: BOYS GIRLS OTHER – Making Sense of the Confusing New World of Gender Identity

    Friday, July 3, 2015

    The report “BOYS GIRLS OTHER – Making Sense of the Confusing New World of Gender Identity” was commissioned by Family First NZ in response to an increasing number of ‘born in the wrong body’-type stories involving children in the media, and ‘gender identity’ guidelines and policies being pushed at schools by governmental groups and advocacy […]

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    New Resource For Families

    Monday, February 2, 2015

    Family First NZ has launched a phone app designed to put the power back in to the hands of families, and to help them be online political activists for family issues in NZ. DOWNLOAD THE APP NOW:

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    Family First Phone App Out Now

    Tuesday, November 25, 2014

    DOWNLOAD THE APP NOW: You can now be an online activist for family issues in NZ! Be informed and empowered on issues important to your family.  

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  • WATCH: Mum on a Mission

    Tuesday, November 25, 2014

    THE YOUTUBE VIDEO POLITICIANS DON’T WANT NZ PARENTS TO SEE In 2007, politicians changed the laws making it illegal for parents to use smacking as form of correction with their children. The referendum in 2009 revealed that 87% of New Zealanders opposed this move believing that it wouldn’t solve genuine child abuse but would lead […]

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  • Family First – Speaking Up

    Monday, November 25, 2013

    WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE. You’ll find the latest news, research and essays on family issues that we think kiwi families need to be aware of. Our aim is to inform and empower families in New Zealand. If you’re unaware of the work of Family First, please take a moment to watch this 8 minute promo. […]

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>> Media Releases

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Apr
1

Judge Makes Harmful Comments on Underage Sex

Media Release 1 April 2016 Family First NZ is labelling a judge’s comments about underage sex as flawed and harmful, and says that the laws are there for good reason and should not be weakened. “Some young people may make mistakes as the judge argues, but the law is designed to protect and judges should […]

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Mar
30

Government Must Say Nope To Dope

Media Release 30 Mar 2016 Family First NZ says that any hint of decriminalising marijuana is the wrong path if we care about public health, public safety, and about our young people, and the government should maintain the drug’s illegal status. “Drug use is both a criminal and a health issue. There is a false […]

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Mar
25

Families Are Loving The Easter Holiday

Media Release 25 March 2016 Family First NZ says that families throughout NZ are taking advantage of the long weekend and public holidays to travel, visit friends and family, and holiday together, and the current limits on Easter trading are good for the country. “Families deserve a break. We reject any liberalisation of Easter, Anzac […]

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Mar
24

PM Committed To Cleaning Up Wicked Campers

Media Release 24 March 2016 Family First NZ is welcoming statements by the Prime Minister today on More FM that Wicked Campers is on the radar of the government to force them to clean up their act. READ ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN “Labelling the Wicked Campers messaging as ‘rough’ and ‘just plain nasty’, John Key promised […]

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Mar
23

Tourists Start Censoring Wicked Campers

Media Release 23 March 2016 Family First NZ is welcoming the actions of customers of Wicked Campers who are now covering over offensive messaging with gaffer tape. According to the Rotorua Daily Post, a van load of Australian tourists in a Wicked Camper covered a slogan on their van with tape. They said the slogan […]

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Mar
22

‘Lock-Out’ Of All Wicked Campers Welcomed

Media Release 22 March 2016 Family First NZ is welcoming the actions of Kaiteriteri Beach Motor Camp which is banning all Wicked Campers – even those without offensive messaging – in an attempt to get Wicked Campers to clean up their act. “Wicked Campers need to get the message that kiwi families are sick and […]

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>> The Latest News

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Apr
4

Why are more children seeking help for serious mental health problems?

Stuff co.nz 2 April 2016 Family First Comment: This article is raising the exact same issues we already raised in our February report on the anti-smacking law “Defying Human Nature”. https://www.familyfirst.org.nz/research/smacking-law-2016/ “It’s not that young people have different problems from when he started 13 years ago. There are just more of them. More severe depression. […]

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Apr
4

Study finds chronic cannabis users worse off

Radio NZ 3 April 2016 Family First Comment: It’s called ‘dope’ for a very good reason! So why would governments want to encourage use of it?? New research shows chronic marijuana smokers – those who use cannabis four or more days a week for many years – are more likely to wind up in a lower […]

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Apr
1

Sexual predator jailed after claiming to be ‘transgender’ to assault women in shelter

LifeSiteNews 4 March 2016 Family First Comment: They deny cases like these will happen – but don’t believe them. They do happen.  A biological man claiming to be ‘transgender’ so as to gain access to and prey on women at two Toronto shelters was jailed “indefinitely” last week after being declared by a judge a […]

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Apr
1

Second-hand smoke exposure numbers halve

NewsHub 1 April 2016 Family First Comment: But wait until they legalise marijuana. Then we’re back to step 1 again. #ironic Exposure to second-hand smoke in Kiwi homes has almost halved in a seven-year period, a study has found. Massey University research examined the effects of second-hand smoke exposure for children and non-smoking adults in […]

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Apr
1

How regular cannabis users descend into mid-life failure

NZ Herald 27 March 2016 Young people who smoke cannabis regularly slide further down the social ladder than their parents, a study has revealed. Those who use the Class B drug at least four times a week over several years end up in less skilled jobs than their family, researchers found – meaning they earn […]

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Apr
1

Why you should always check the credentials of parenting ‘experts’

Is No Spanking And No Time Out Type of Discipline Ideal? Parent Herald 30 March 2016 Family First Comment: “Spanking and using time-outs are usually used as a form of punishment in terms of taming a bad behavior in children. According to the director of Yale Parenting Center, however, punishment does not usually change a […]

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