16 December, 2018

Media Release 17 December 2018 The Australian government has accepted a recommendation from the  Ruddock review into religious freedom to amend their Charities Act to ensure that groups who say marriage is between a man and a woman are not stripped of their charitable status. “This is in stark contrast to what is happening in New...

13 December, 2018

Media Release 14 December 2018  Family First NZ is welcoming ACT MP David Seymour’s significant backdowns on his assisted suicide bill, and says that this indicates just how weak and flawed the bill is. “The backdowns are certainly in contrast to his earlier attacks on our justified concerns, including his statements that There’s just so much...

11 December, 2018

Media Release 11 December 2018 Family First NZ says that with the cannabis medicine bill being passed today, it is now time for politicians to move on from the issue and not to make any further changes which liberalise the law or legitimise and normalise the use of dope in the community as strongly lobbied...

29 November, 2018

Published in the NZ Herald, 29 November 2018 Dr Benedikt Fischer’s analysis of Canada’s new law on legal marijuana demonstrates that cannabis legalisation is high in promise and expectations, but the reality is far lower. In fact, Canada’s law is confusing and has huge variations of how the law will apply throughout the country. One of...

14 November, 2018

Legalised dope is a licence for Big Marijuana to exploit young people Bob McCoskrie - National Director, Family First NZ Published in the Dominion Post 15 November 2018 In August I visited Colorado to see first-hand the effects of legalised marijuana. I quickly realised that the drug has come a long way since the days of Cheech &...

12 November, 2018

It is vital that politicians fully understand that any moves to lessen the rights of the unborn child will be met with fierce opposition! We must speak up loud and strong for the defenceless. For this reason (and thanks to your support!), we were honoured to be able to financially support the Open Letter to Jacinda...

8 November, 2018

Media Release 8 November 2018  Family First NZ says that Philip Nitschke should not be allowed in the country and the police should be shutting down any meetings he is holding in New Zealand. “At a time when we are desperate to do everything we can to lower our unacceptable and tragic rates of suicide, Nitschke...

3 November, 2018

Media Release 4 November 2018 A group of women who have all experienced abortion have today published an open letter to the Prime Minster, Jacinda Ardern. It is thought to be the first time in New Zealand history a group of post-abortive women have spoken publicly about the issue – and follows the release of the...

28 October, 2018

Media Release 28 October 2018 Family First NZ says that the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will have to reject all three options put forward by the Law Commission on abortion laws if she is to keep her pre-election promise. At the Newstalk ZB’s Leaders Breakfast just before the election, Jacinda Ardern said:  “Yes I think abortion should...