Media Release 7 April 2016 Family First NZ says that the Government restructure of CYF continues to ignore the desperate need for a fully independent CYF Complaints Authority as a watchdog on the state agency. “Irrespective of how the system is actually structured, we must have a mechanism that ensures that families who have been […]
Media Release 7 April 2016 Family First NZ is welcoming France’s decision overnight to pass a prostitution law which criminalises customers rather than prostitutes, and says that New Zealand should follow the lead and adopt similar legislation. “The French decision is the correct one and sets an important example and precedent for New Zealand. It […]
Media Release 7 April 2016 Family First NZ is welcoming the decision by the Queenstown District Council to fine Wicked Campers $300 when their vehicle displays offensive slogans. “That will be quite a few $300 fines. We’ll be encouraging our supporters to watch out for and report offending signage on Wicked Campers,” says Bob McCoskrie, […]
Media Release 7 April 2016 Family First NZ has received notification that the government’s Charities Board still wants to deregister the charitable organisation despite a decision in the Wellington High Court in 2015 to allow Family First’s appeal against deregistration. The notice says; “(W)e do not consider that the Trust continues to qualify for registration […]
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 […]
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 […]
NZ Herald 8 April 2016 Family First Comment: “A growing group of survivors and abolitionists say they are disturbed at pro-sex trade lobbyists painting the industry as a profession, chosen by autonomous women because it makes them feel empowered.” Exactly! Which is why prosecuting the buyer is the most efficient and effective way to proceed. […]
NewsHub 8 April 2016 Family First Comment: Not a good bill at all. Loose as a goose. The current regulations under the Act just need to be applied better. No need to change the law. A Labour MP has drafted a Bill to make it easier for patients to access medicinal cannabis products. Damien O’Connor […]
Franklin Graham: ‘PayPal Gets Hypocrite of the Year Award’ for Boycotting North Carolina over Transgender Bathroom Bill The Rev. Franklin Graham has said that PayPal deserves “the hypocrite of the year award” for its refusal to expand its business to Charlotte, North Carolina after the state passed a controversial transgender bathroom bill. The Blaze reports […]
NewsTalk ZB 7 April 2016 Having fought through the courts last year to be recognised as a charity, lobby group Family First must go through the process again. The Charities Board has sent the group notification that it doesn’t consider the Trust continues to qualify for registration, as it has an independent purpose to promote […]
The Guardian 6 April 2016 Family First Comment: Viva la France! “The move makes France one of only a handful of European countries to follow the Nordic model of criminalising consumers rather than sex workers. These include Norway and Iceland. Last year, Northern Ireland introduced legislation to make it the only part of the UK […]