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Two-year-old hospitalised after consuming cannabis cookie dough

Stuff co.nz 20 July 2021 A South Canterbury man has pleaded guilty to making cannabis cookie dough balls that were accidentally consumed by a 2-year-old, ...
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Kiwi weightlifter – robbed of Olympic glory

Former female weightlifter now bearing a different burden: outspoken advocate for women in sport International Family News 19 July 2021 Family First Comment: The biological woman ...
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Teachers & staff experience physical assault

Bay of Plenty teachers and school leaders experience physical assault NZ Herald 20 July 2021 Family First Comment: As predicted…. “The number of Bay of ...
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Discussing ‘critical theory’ poll on Magic Talk

Family First National Director Bob McCoskrie was on Magic Talk discussing the polling on whether kiwis support critical theory being taught in classrooms
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Poll – Keep ‘Critical Theory’ Out Of Classrooms

A new poll has sent a clear message to the Government – don’t politicise the classroom and keep critical race theory out of kiwi classrooms. ...
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Christian florist SCOTUS decision ‘devastating’

SCOTUS decision on refusing service to same-sex couple was ‘devastating,’ Christian florist says Fox News 15 July 2021 Family First Comment: Christian florist Barronelle Stutzman is ...
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Strong Ass’n Between Perceived Risk, Availability & Cannabis Use

Study Shows Strong Association Between Perceived Risk, Availability and Past-Year Cannabis Use News Wise 15 July 2021 Family First Comment: Probably didn’t need a study to ...
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Amnesty International’s hypocrisy

Anonymous NZ group set up to combat racism praised by Amnesty International TVNZ One News 14 July 2021 Family First Comment: Oh how rich!! “Freedom of ...
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Dr Paul Crowhurst: The unreal prospect of unteaching racism

Stuff co.nz 14 July 2021 –  Family First Comment: Excellent commentary  “Yet this latest form of racism that teachers must address can’t even be seen because ...
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Cannabis intoxication in kids rise after Canada legalisation – study

Cannabis intoxication and rates of accidental ingestion in young children rise after legalization, new study finds Medical Xpress 30 June 2021 Family First Comment: Thankfully, NZers ...
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Mysterious vomiting illness from cannabis use (US)

Mysterious vomiting illness from cannabis use emerges in US hospitals NewsHub 12 July 2021 Family First Comment: “the illness is now becoming more prevalent in the ...
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Maori communities losing battle against liquor stores

Māori ‘up against it’ battling liquor store licensing in local communities Radio NZ News 12 July 2021 Family First Comment: “A Māori warden who’s plied ...
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Govt looking at charity sector

Tax-exempt charities may have to justify sitting on millions of dollars in funds Stuff co.nz 11 July 2021 Family First Comment: Family First is mentioned in ...
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LA police make record $1.6b black market cannabis bust

Los Angeles police make record $1.6b black market cannabis bust ABC News 7 July 2021 Family First Comment: “But the record bust eradicated only a ...
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The “Colorado Experiment”: Legalized Marijuana’s Impact in Colorado

  Hudson Institute 28 June 2021 Family First Comment: Just in case there was any doubt…. Does legalization work? In a powerful review of how ...
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What Do We Do About the Homeless?

Homelessness is one of the most vexing public policy problems we face. If you live in a big city, especially on the West Coast, you ...
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The dubious LA solution to homelessness

The Limits of Housing First Christopher Rufo.com 21 April 2021 In 2016 influential political leaders, activists, and media outlets in Los Angeles said they had ...
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The parental leave system that shuts out dads

Two decades since paid parental leave was introduced, just over 1 per cent is taken by men – yet fathers say they want to spend ...
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Hate speech legislation

Bruce Logan: Hate speech legislation is hateful

8 July 2021 Bruce Logan is a board member of Family First NZ No matter how the government wants to spin it, hate speech legislation ...
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Hate speech legislation

Important commentaries on proposed hate speech laws

Muriel Newman https://www.nzcpr.com/muzzling-free-speech/ “…What the Prime Minister doesn’t seem to understand is that threatening people so they are afraid to speak up will not create ...
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Critical Theory

Critical Theory Fact Sheet

Download our latest fact sheet to be informed about the Cultural Maxist movement which is Critical Theory, and its offspring – Critical Race Theory. The ...
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