• 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
7

CYF Restructure Still Avoids Accountability

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 […]

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Former French prostitute Rosen Hicher (C) activist for the abolition of prostitution, holds a placard reading " Prostitution = Violence. Vote : Abolition" on October 12, 2014, as she arrives in front of the Senate in Paris, after a march of 800 km walk in France. Rosen Hicher call for the adoption of a proposed law that penalized clients of prostitutes.  AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE        (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)
Apr
7

France’s Law On Prostitution Should Be NZ’s

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 […]

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Apr
7

Queenstown Council Fining Wicked Campers

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, […]

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Apr
7

Charities Board Still Gunning For Family First

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 […]

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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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>> The Latest News

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Apr
8

Former prostitutes call for ban to industry

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. […]

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Apr
8

Labour MP drafts medicinal cannabis Bill

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 […]

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Apr
8

The hypocrisy of businesses like PayPal

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 […]

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Apr
7

Family First vows to fight move to de-register it as charity

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 […]

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Apr
7

France passes law making it illegal to pay for sex

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 […]

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