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Festival One forced to cancel
Festival One being forced to cancel is terribly sad, but was completely avoidable yet totally predictable. While 60,000 fans fill a soccer stadium every day ...
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Research – Significant Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychotic Disorders
Researchers find that recreational use of cannabis was significantly associated with a diagnosis of psychotic disorder. Their findings have been published in The American Journal ...
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Trans women athletes hold competitive edge, even after testosterone suppression
Scientists argue that transgender female athletes hold a competitive edge over their biologically female competitors that one year of testosterone suppression therapy cannot mitigate. You ...
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Rise of vaping-addicted teens in NZ
One in five New Zealand secondary school students are now addicted to vaping according to research by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, which surveyed more ...
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NZ Importer has 3.5 million rapid antigen tests but can’t get approval from Ministry of Health
Yesterday we shared that NZ health experts are now saying rapid antigen tests will be a critical tool for managing Covid-19 in New Zealand, with ...
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Rapid antigen tests a “critical tool for managing Omicron”
For some time we’ve been advocating for the addition of rapid antigen tests (RATs) in the fight against Covid-19. Now even Dr Michael Baker is ...
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Canada’s Conversion Therapy Ban – Consent by adults is now illegal
After two failed attempts, Canada has now banned conversion therapy. Advocates say it’s one of the most comprehensive (meaning it’s ‘extreme’) laws of its kind ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – Three Strikes Debate Is Being Sidelined
Media Release 5 January 2022 Family First NZ says that debate is needed on the Government’s proposal to repeal the Three Strikes law, a law ...
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Important Update – Judicial Review on Church Vaccine Mandates
APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW ON CHURCH VACCINE MANDATE As you will be aware, last week we presented a petition to Parliament with 87,000+ signatures, calling ...
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USA: Think Legal Weed Cut Down On Crime? Think Again
Just like we’ve been saying – legalising dope does not reduce crime. In fact it looks like crime increases, with gangs moving in to scoop ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – “Don’t Divide Us” Petition – 87,269 Signatures Presented to Parliament
The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” which has 87,269 signatures has been presented ‘virtually’ to ACT Leader David Seymour this morning. The petition says “We oppose ...
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Pharmacy-provided rapid antigen tests permissible for holiday travel
So it appears that unvaccinated kiwis will now be allowed to travel over the summer holiday season with the use of rapid antigen tests provided ...
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I’m Sorry, Birth Certificates are now meaningless under new law
Letter from Bob McCoskrie Parliament today passed a law that renders birth certificates as meaningless, and which continues the relentless push to nullify biological sex, ...
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Canada: Renowned neuroscientist criticises extreme ‘Conversion Therapy’ ban
Canada’s House of Commons just unanimously passed an extreme conversion therapy bill similar to the one proposed in New Zealand. That’s how left the Canadian ...
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USA: Cannabis tax suspended to help compete with drug dealers
How’s that wonderful promise of a massive marijuana tax revenue doing? Not very well, from what we can see in San Francisco. The city has ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – Prostitution Law Review: Benefits Exaggerated, Shortcomings Ignored
MEDIA RELEASE 5 December 2021 Prostitution Law Review: Benefits Exaggerated, Shortcomings Ignored, Denied or Hidden An in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Petition for Rapid Antigen Testing Reaches 80,000
MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2021 Petition for Rapid Antigen Testing Reaches 80,000 The petition “Don’t Div ide Us” has now reached a 80,000+ signatures. The ...
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The next National Party leader… where do they stand on key family issues?
With the sudden departure of Judith Collins from the leadership of the National Party, the battle is now on for a new leader (and ultimately ...
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NZ Crime Statistics and the ‘3 Strikes Law’
THE PROBLEM The latest NZ National Survey of Victims and Crime shows that 29% of adults had been a victim of crime at least once ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Push for Rapid Antigen Testing Succeeding
Progress in Push for Rapid Antigen Testing Family First NZ is welcoming the Government’s intention to allow rapid antigen testing – a move which could save ...
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3 Strikes Law
Family First NZ says that the proposed scrapping of the Three Strikes Law will only be celebrated by repeat violent offenders, but it will do ...
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