Commentary
Discover fresh commentary and articles on important topics from both New Zealand and overseas. Stay informed, and get a viewpoint that challenges the mainstream media narrative.
Commentary
Discover fresh commentary and articles on important topics. Stay informed, and get a viewpoint that challenges the mainstream media narrative.
Surrogacy Laws in NZ – 2024 update
September 16, 2024
News & Stories Research & Issues
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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Review of Transgender & Non-Binary Protections in the Human Rights Act
August 29, 2024
News & Stories
We oppose the intentions of the proposed review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, non-binary and people ...
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Review of “Hillbilly Elegy” by JD Vance
August 4, 2024
News & Stories
Since Former President and Presidential Nominee Donald Trump announced his Vice President running partner, the world has wondered who James Donald Vance is and as ...
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Should women unite with trans-women (biological men)?
June 28, 2024
News & Stories
Will you be uniting with trans activists, for the right to indoctrinate little kids, for enabling biological males to wander into female toilets, and for ...
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No ‘Pride’ Sexualising Children
June 15, 2024
News & Stories
As part of indoctrinating a radical and extreme sexuality & gender ideology to our children, there is now "Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa" for NZ schools ...
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Smartphones and the Gen Z mental health crisis
June 6, 2024
News & Stories
The co-Founder of My Food Bag and founder and co-CEO of primary health care provider Tend Health, Cecelia Robinson recently penned an article on Gen ...
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Bruce Logan: The rise of ‘boutique multiculturalism’
May 31, 2024
News & Stories
Boutique multiculturalism appears to encourage tolerance. It welcomes the arrival of legal immigrants as an enrichment. We see and hear interesting new habits, different food, ...
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New study shows that gender transition surgeries increase the risk of suicide
May 20, 2024
News & Stories
While some in the U.S. health community continue to claim that gender transition procedures save lives, a new study is showing that the dangerous interventions ...
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Luke Tetley-Jones: The tragic history of trans ideology
May 15, 2024
News & Stories
To many today the idea that gender is nothing but a feeling and has nothing to do with biology is an incredibly foreign and confusing ...
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Welcome, Simon O’Connor!
May 4, 2024
News & Stories
We’re stoked to announce that one of our favourite politicians - no longer in Parliament, sadly - and who has always scored highly on our ...
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Forum on the Family 2024
April 9, 2024
Forum News & Stories
Not to be missed - the 16th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family is bringing together some exceptional international speakers. Friday 5th July at ...
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Announced – Forum on the Family 2024
March 25, 2024
Forum News & Stories
Not to be missed - the 16th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family is bringing together some exceptional international speakers. Friday 5th July at ...
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ACC requires all employees to ‘support’ gender transitions of other employees
February 21, 2024
News & Stories
ACC employees must 'support' the gender transition of another employee, that a refusal to use preferred pronouns will constitute discrimination, bullying or harassment, and that ...
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Olivia Boyd: Why Gen Z is Rejecting Alcohol
January 26, 2024
News & Stories
Olivia Boyd shares that some research is suggesting that there is a growing movement towards sobriety by Gen Z. "One of the encouraging trends taking ...
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists decline to endorse genderaffirming care
December 21, 2023
News & Stories
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists declined to endorse these gender-affirming treatments as the key intervention for children who believe they may ...
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Luke Tetley-Jones: How the porn industry hijacks social media
December 12, 2023
News & Stories
The porn industry is hijacking social media so that you and your family will be exposed to adult/erotic content without seeking it out. How do ...
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NZ Sperm Donor sentenced to prison for sexual offending against children
December 11, 2023
News & Stories
A serial sperm donor who donated to several Kiwi women has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for sexual offending against children, as ...
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Motorist smoked 20 bongs of dope before killing pedestrian
December 8, 2023
News & Stories
A woman smoked “20 bongs” of marijuana before getting behind the wheel and killing a pedestrian. She then filmed the aftermath of the crash and ...
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March For Life – “We Love Them Both”
December 1, 2023
News & Stories
Learn why hundreds of families from all over New Zealand will join together this Saturday to celebrate life and march to Parliament Grounds. It will ...
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“Unjustifiable harms to children” – Doctors call for halt to gender treatments
November 30, 2023
News & Stories
Medical experts in Australia are calling for a halt and reexamination of ‘unproven’ gender-affirming treatments which have been heavily influenced by trans activist groups whose ...
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New Government, New Policies. Renewed Optimism?
November 28, 2023
News & Stories
We’re greatly encouraged by many of the excellent policies agreed upon by the new Coalition Government. It was hard to select a shortlist of excellent ...
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