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Violence towards Christians escalates
Violence towards Christians, and in particular church leaders, continues at an alarming rate around the world. In its report released last week, The Observatory on ...
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Kiwi parents concerned about indoctrination in schools
Concerned Kiwi parents have reached out to the government about public schools overstepping the mark by indoctrinating their children. Last week, ACT Party leader David ...
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Thankfully we vote nope to dope
While the NZ media continue their campaign for drugs and to legalise marijuana – yes, they’re still trying, I’ll show you some recent examples shortly ...
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Pharmac moves to “demedicalise” abortion
Pharmac says it is “demedicalising” abortion in its latest move to fund at home testing kits. The crown entity has this week announced it will ...
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Attempts to silence an anti-abortion campaigner in Australia
Anti-abortion campaigner, Dr Joanna Howe, has been banned from the South Australian parliament, in what she says is a “hit job” in an attempt to ...
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Free speech under threat in Australia
A bill which aims to limit free speech continues to make its way through the Australian Parliament. The Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024 had ...
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Is the de-banking of New Zealand conservatives on the way?
Will those who hold social conservative values and beliefs still be able to have a bank account in New Zealand soon? This is already happening ...
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Why you should reject the term “Christian nationalism”
The term "Christian nationalism" has been thrown around at anybody who wants to align their voting with their values. Especially if those values are from the ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Warnings of Wild West Of Medicinal Cannabis
Family First is calling for caution around the use of medicinal cannabis which, when loosely regulated, can result in mental and behavioural disorders due to ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Bill Focusing On Palliative Care Welcomed
Family First NZ is welcoming the Private Members Bill from NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich - ‘Improving Access to Palliative Care Bill’ – which seeks ...
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Crackdown on transgender sports participation in NZ
The Government is demanding a crackdown on how transgender people participate in sports. Sport and Recreation Minister Chris Bishop has asked Sport NZ to review ...
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Media Release: Euthanasia’s ‘Safeguards’ Are Failing
Family First is appalled, but not surprised, to read the testimony of two whistleblowers from the End of Life Review committee. Potentially wrongful deaths; incomplete ...
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Lockdowns being used as scapegoat for increasing student violence
Statistics obtained by Family First suggests that escalating school student violence should not be solely blamed on the covid-19 lockdowns.
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The “Sarco” suicide capsule used to euthanise people
'The Sarco' is a suicide capsule which reduces oxygen and pumps in nitrogen, suffocating the user to death in around 10 minutes. It was developed ...
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Gender dysphoric Kiwi kids are one of the world’s most medicated
Easy access to puberty blockers has seen New Zealand children become one of the most medicated populations in the world – when it comes to ...
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Yet more radical changes to birth certificates
More evidence this week that New Zealand is continuing to reject natural creation, with our government leading the way. Parents will able to choose how ...
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Kiwi’s trust in the media declines to a new low.
Kiwi's trust in the media is at its lowest point in the last decade. The data is from Statistics New Zealand's shows that trust in ...
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Simon O’Connor on Q+A with Jack Tame
Family First's Simon O'Connor appeared on TVNZ's Q&A this morning to push back on attempts to widen our euthanasia laws. In our view, he did a superb ...
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The week in review – 22nd September
The agenda of the once great NZ Herald is becoming very clear – and for those who weren’t sure, this week removed any doubt. In ...
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400+ Children Change Sex On Passport Since 2015
More than 400 children have changed the sex on their passport since 2015, including almost 300 children 15 years or younger. Under the Passports Act ...
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Surrogacy Laws in NZ – 2024 update
The new Government has reviewed our surrogacy laws, made some changes as recommended by the Law Commission, and is now seeking public submissions. Family First opposed the ...
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