Cannabis use falling since Referendum outcome
Great news. Past-year and weekly use of cannabis continues to fall since the public debate on legalisation, according to the latest NZ Health Survey results.
Media Releases
Caution Over Fertility Rate & Ex-Nuptial Births
Media Release – Family First NZ warns that the declining marriage and fertility rates and increase in ex-nuptial births are setting up a ‘perfect storm’ for negative social consequences in New Zealand.
Cost Of Living Top Concern Of Kiwis – Poll
A new nationwide survey has found the cost of living is by far the most pressing concern of New Zealanders at the moment.
New Report Measures Father Absence in NZ
Thousands of New Zealand children struggle with having no father in their lives, and a new report from Family First finds little change since 1998 when it was described as the ‘greatest social challenge facing …
Puberty Blockers Not “Safe & Reversible” – Ministry of Health
MEDIA RELEASE 21 September 2022 Puberty Blockers Not “Safe & Reversible” – Ministry of Health Family First NZ is welcoming an overdue turnaround in the Ministry of Health’s policy on puberty blockers for young people …
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Youth Mental Health – New Report Uncovers ‘Alarming’ Data
MEDIA RELEASE – 4 September 2022 Family First’s latest report Child and Youth Mental Health: why New Zealand’s young lead the developed world in poor mental health uncovers data from a number of public service …
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Report – Why do our young lead the world In poor mental health?
In 2020, UNICEF ranked New Zealand last of 38 developed countries in child mental well-being. In a new report for Family First, researcher Lindsay Mitchell explores the UNICEF claim.
Call For Surrogacy Bill To Be Withdrawn & Reconsidered
MEDIA RELEASE – 10 August 2022 Family First NZ is calling for the Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill currently being considered by the Health Select Committee to be withdrawn, and for the Government to produce …
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ANALYSIS – NZ Media’s extreme pro-abortion bias
In-depth analysis of the media coverage of Roe v Wade found that extreme media bias (82%) to a pro-abortion narrative.
Treatment for Trans Children Should Be Reviewed
Family First is calling on the New Zealand government to pause the use of puberty blockers for teenagers while further research is undertaken, a sentiment supported by a majority of New Zealanders and an increasing …