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“New Zealanders need a voice that can research and advocate for strong families and safe communities, which is why we started Family First. We believe that strong families and strong marriages are the foundation for a strong nation. Please consider supporting us as we strive to make New Zealand a more family-friendly nation.”

Bob McCoskrie - Founder and Chief Executive

Must-Watch Videos

Family Matters: John Anderson on where the West is going

McBLOG: Paedophiles portrayed as ‘victims’ by Victoria Uni

McBlog: Must-Watch Interview with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters

Family Matters: Tickle v Giggle (a serious case!)

McBlog: Pink Shirt Day is RSE in drag

McBLOG: Trust in Media Scorecard = ‘F’

Family First Episodes

Here are the latest episodes from Family First’s shows and livestreams, discussing and debating a range of topics without any constraints – get the insights and commentary which you won’t get from the mainstream media. We cut through the spin and discuss the issues related to family and society.

Solid Ground – 24 September 2026

September 24, 2026 Solid Ground

In this episode of Solid Ground, a lighter start with an amusing off-hand comment by JD Vance caught on video. Simon then returns to Canada ...

McBlog: Government Bans Parents’ Voices On RSE

September 23, 2026 McBlog

The newly released RSE curriculum has had some significant & welcome improvements - but there has been a disturbing change. The Ministry of Education has ...

Family Matters – Dr Aaron Edwards and Responding to a Church Going Over the Cliff

September 23, 2026 Family Matters

On this episode of Family Matters, Simon interviews UK theologian and former Cliff College lecturer Dr. Aaron Edwards, a husband and father of seven, about ...

McBlog: Green’s Health Policy – Phobias, Birth ‘Parents’ & Puberty Blockers

September 22, 2026 McBlog

The Green Party have released their health policy. It’s quite the jumble of themes, phobias & woke terms. To be fair, there’s a couple of ...

Solid Ground – 22 September 2026

September 22, 2026 Solid Ground

In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon draws attention to Bob and his latest Substacks - talking Green health policy and supermarket scapegoating respectively. He ...

StraightTalk – 21 September 2026

September 21, 2026 StraightTalk

In this episode of StraightTalk, we discuss: the latest political polls, and are the media presenting the actual poll results or are they pushing a ...

Daybreak – 21 September 2026

September 21, 2026 Daybreak

In this episode of Daybreak – support for holding a referendum on MMP; 50% of teens say they got smartphone too young; which political party ...

Bilton Truth: Are New Zealand Universities Racist?

September 19, 2026 Bilton Truth

Are New Zealand universities becoming racist—and have they embraced intersectionality? Duncan Garner recently revealed startling figures suggesting Māori applicants are being offered places at Otago ...

Daybreak – 18 September 2026

September 18, 2026 Daybreak

In this episode of Daybreak - beware of the reporting of polls and the pushing of preferred (& misleading) narratives by the media; standards of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Draft RSE released

Kiwi’s trust in the media declines to a new low.

SURVEY: Opposition To Puberty Blockers & Gender Ideology For Children

ANALYSIS: Media Coverage of Parliament Protest 2022

REPORT: The value of family, and the cost of family breakdown

PARENT GUIDE: The Battle For Your Child’s Innocence

RESEARCH: ‘Alarming’ Data on Youth Mental Health

Latest Commentary & Articles

Here are the latest articles and commentary from Family First’s writers, where we analyse the current news events which are relevant to families and society. We provide the insight and context which you won’t get from the mainstream media. We’ll help you better understand what’s happening and the broader implications.

We analyse the new RSE curriculum

September 23, 2026 Media Releases News

The new version of the Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) curriculum has just been released. Schools will be required to start using it in Years ...

830 delegates gather for Forum on the Family

September 10, 2026 Media Releases News

The annual Forum on the Family hosted by Family First NZ is happening this weekend and will bring together a national network of family-focused organisations, ...

The Mental Health Umbrella – by Bruce Logan

September 9, 2026 Commentary News

Sheltering under the mental health umbrella gets easier every day. The language we use to describe mental health has become so subjective that exclusion from ...

ChatGPT for teens was built to look safe, not be safe

August 28, 2026 News

Imagine a car seat your toddler could unclip whenever they got bored of it, and you’d only find out afterwards, by text message. That’s roughly ...

Mental Health and Therapy’s Victims – by Bruce Logan

August 25, 2026 Commentary News

Accident, anxiety, injury, decay, disease, aging and death have always existed. So why has ‘mental health’ become under such a large, and dare I say ...

App Store Accountability Bill Proposed To Strengthen Online Safety For Children

August 25, 2026 Media Releases News

Family First is calling on all political parties to adopt its App Store Accountability Bill, designed to target an obvious ‘choke point’ for accessing digital ...

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