Family First NZ is welcoming calls by the Rotorua Coroner to monitor families for child abuse to avoid repeat cases like the Nia Glassie case, but says that the focus …
Anti-Smacking Law Doco Attracts Huge Audience
Family First NZ says that approximately 100,000 NZ’ers have viewed the documentary “My Mummy’s A Criminal” on the anti-smacking law which profiles good families who have been victims of the …
Boobs on Bikes Parades Symbol of Impotent Political Will
Family First NZ says that the Boobs on Bikes parades being held in various cities this week are a symbol of the failure of politicians to act to protect families …
Increasing Bad Behaviour by Children Expected
Family First NZ says that reports of knife attacks in primary schools, suspensions of new entrants for disobedience and aggression, and increasing levels of criminal assaults being committed by primary …
Child Support Should Be Matched By Family Support
Family First NZ is welcoming the new rules surrounding child support, although they would like to see equal focus and investment in strengthening marriages and supporting families at risk or …
Porn Parades Cost Taxpayer $20,000-plus
Family First NZ says that the Boobs on Bikes parades in Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga have cost the tax and ratepayer at least $20,000 in police costs and local council …
Make It Family Friendly, Telecom
Family First is welcoming Telecom’s decision to cancel its rugby world cup campaign. “The campaign was always destined to fail because it was corny and not family-friendly,” says Bob McCoskrie, …
Child Abuse Deaths – 12 Month Wall of Shame
Family First has released the list of child abuse deaths in the past 12 months, and says that the shocking trend of eight deaths in the past 12 months is …
Child Abuse Deaths – 12 Month Wall of Shame
Family First has released the list of child abuse deaths in the past 12 months, and says that the shocking trend of eight deaths in the past year is ample …
School Breakfast Clubs Feed The Problem
Family First NZ is rejecting calls for more government funding for school breakfast clubs, warning that this will simply exacerbate the problem and ignore the underlying causes. “A child whose …