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ASA Rejects Complaints About Marriage Campaign
Media Release 19 May 2013 The advertising watchdog has poured cold water on a campaign of complaints against two of Family First’s information sheets during the recent marriage debate. Complainant A Charman said that the “21 great reasons to keep marriage as is” was ‘extraordinarily offensive’, ‘inflammatory, largely incorrect and was filled with biases’. But [...]
Govt Should Promote Country & Culture – Not Casinos
Media Release 13 May 2013 Family First NZ says that the government should be encouraging tourists to come to New Zealand to see the country and our culture – not casinos. “It is disappointing that the government is willing to form partnerships with the gambling industry. If tourists were really focused on gambling, they would [...]
“Views on Gender Equality, Disarmament OK – But Not Marriage”
MEDIA RELEASE 10 May 2013 Views on Gender, Disarmament OK – But Not Marriage Family First NZ is welcoming the re-registration of the National Council of Women (NCWNZ) to the Charities Register and says it should never have been de-registered. “We actually liaised with the group during the initial stages of their de-registration, so [...]
Family First Websites Still Under ‘Heavy’ Attack
Media Release 9 May 2013 The Family First NZ website www.familyfirst.org.nz and the Protect Marriage website www.protectmarriage.org.nz has suffered yet another major attack by hackers desperate to muzzle them. “Just after the final reading of the same-sex marriage bill, the Protect Marriage website was attacked, causing our webhost to remove the site from the web. [...]
Family First Muzzled Because of Traditional Marriage Views
Media Release 6 May 2013 Family First NZ has received notification that the Charities Commission intends to deregister the charity, citing Family First’s traditional view of marriage being one man and one woman as one of the reasons for the deregistration. The investigation began just after the gay marriage debate started last year. “This is [...]
Food In Schools Will Feed The Problem
Media Release 1 May 2013 Family First NZ is rejecting calls for food in schools programmes, warning that this band-aid measure will simply exacerbate the problem and ignore the underlying causes. “A child whose parents cannot even provide two pieces of toast in the morning or a bowl of porridge highlights a number of real [...]
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Flush Kiwi charities failing to pay out
NZ Herald 18 May 2013 New Zealand charities not required to give money back to the community are exaggerating the gap between the “haves and the have-nots”, critics say. Under current law, private schools, fee-charging hospitals and food giants reap the rewards of tax relief with no obligation to donate some of their profits. The Government [...]
Anti-gay marriage ad complaints thrown out
ONE News 19 May 2013 The advertising watchdog has thrown out complaints made against anti-gay marriage advertisements published by Family First. The advertisements titled “21 great reasons to keep marriage as is” and “If you vote to change ‘marriage’ we will vote to change you” were published in the lead up to the passing of [...]
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IRS targets conservative groups
Yahoo News 16 May 2013 People on the right and left are appalled by the IRS’s inappropriate targeting of Tea Party non-profits. The IRS ”demanded names of board members, copies of meeting minutes and résumés, details of community organizing efforts,” The Washington Post‘s Josh Hicks and Kimberly Kindy report, not to mention asked some groups for donors and [...]
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