Cannabis Briefing - with former NY Times reporter Alex Berenson

28 January, 2020

If you are a youthworker, church leader, educator, counsellor, or community leader, we want to invite you - and your colleagues - to a special Briefing in February on the upcoming cannabis referendum, and the dangers of legalisation. The presentations and the resources which will be available will help you prepare for the upcoming...

Smacking Law Has Caused Decline In Discipline - Poll

14 January, 2020

Media Release 15 January 2020 A nationwide poll has found that half of New Zealanders believe that the 2007 anti-smacking law has caused a decline in discipline (with a further 16% unsure - 33% said it hadn’t), and that they would continue to smack their child to correct their behaviour if they believed it was...

Disturbing Trend Of More Babies in Daycare For Longer

12 January, 2020

Media Release 10 January 2020 Family First says that government statistics reveal that there continues to be a significant increase in the numbers of babies and toddlers in childcare, and the length of time they are spending there, with some babies and toddlers in daycare almost as long as a parent in fulltime work, yet...

Evidence Shows Legalising Cannabis Is Social Injustice

8 January, 2020

Media Release 8 January 2020 As pro-cannabis lobbyists and politicians in New Zealand argue that marijuana legalisation will increase social justice, disparities among use and criminal offence rates continue among race, ethnicity, and income levels in US states that have legalised marijuana. And a new paper published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law...

Celebrants Still Being Rejected Despite Political Assurances

5 January, 2020

Media Release 3 January 2020 Family First NZ says that people applying to be marriage celebrants continue to have their applications rejected if they do not want to officiate at same-sex ‘weddings’ due to their personal beliefs or convictions, despite assurances by politicians that this would not occur, and despite recent comments by the director-general...

Drug Testing Gives False Hope & Dangerous Message

29 December, 2019

Media Release 29 December 2019 Family First NZ says that lobbying to allow drug use and drug testing at music festivals is flawed and dangerous, and is primarily being used by drug-friendly groups as a wedge to normalise drug use. Pill testing also does not - and cannot - guarantee that the drug being taken...

Cannabis Use Continues To Rise in States Where Legal

19 December, 2019

Media Release 20 December 2019 The latest data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most authoritative study on drug use conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), has found that cannabis use in "legal" US states among youth, young adults, and the general population has continued its upward...

Labour MP Bill Rejects Women With Post-Abortion Grief

11 December, 2019

Media Release 11 December 2019 A Labour MP’s private members bill which allowed for bereavement leave for a miscarriage has been withdrawn and resubmitted, in seemingly a deliberate attempt to exclude post-abortive women who may also be suffering grief and loss. It will receive its 1st Reading today. The wording of a woman who qualifies for...

WATCH – A Voice for Families

30 April, 2017

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!