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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]