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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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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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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 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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Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender?
Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? is a documentary film featuring experts, activists, parents, and educators discussing the medical and surgical transitioning of ...
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Asian youths face significant mental health challenges, report finds
Stuff co.nz 28 June 2021 Young New Zealand Asians face significant mental health challenges, as well as high rates of racism and discrimination, a study ...
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‘Transracial’ British Influencer Now Identifies As Korean
‘Transracial’ British Influencer Has 18 Surgeries, Now Identifies As Korean Daily Caller 28 June 2021 Family First Comment: “Oli London underwent 18 cosmetic surgeries to transition ...
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Everything is ‘racist’, from birds to master bedrooms
As racist as apple pie: Media’s obsession with the label ‘racist’ Fox News 27 June 2021 Family First Comment: Bird’s have a racist legacy. Yoga has ...
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Is “pride” the new religion in schools?
Commentary by Bob McCoskrie and board member Bruce Logan We’ve been made aware of a new resource designed primarily for faith-based schools by InsideOut. InsideOut ...
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Police pay up for acting to ‘cancel’ Christian preacher
WND 25 June 2021 Family First Comment: This is how ‘hate speech’ laws work… And fail. “While McConnell was preaching, passersby heckled him with questions about ...
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Cannabis 4x more potent – UN report
COVID pandemic fuelling major increase in drug use worldwide: UN report UN News 24 June 2021 Family First Comment: “Cannabis potency has quadrupled in some parts ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Views On Marriage & Gender Aren’t ‘Hate Speech’ – Poll
Media Release 27 June 2021 As the Government considers hate speech laws, a poll released in January found that just one in ten New Zealanders ...
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Outcry over South Africa’s multiple husbands proposal
BBC News 27 June 2021 Family First Comment: As predicted. It’s called ‘marriage equality’. “South Africa has one of the world’s most liberal constitutions, embracing same-sex ...
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Cannabis use may be associated with suicidality in young adults
National Institute on Drug Abuse 22 June 2021 Family First Comment: More proof that NZ dodged a bullet by voting NO…. “An analysis of survey data ...
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NZ should adopt Scottish strategy to reduce alcohol harm
Stuff co.nz 22 June 2021 – Dr Alistair Humphrey is chair of the New Zealand Medical Association Family First Comment: “We urgently need to focus ...
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