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Commentary
Publishing’s Hostile Environment For Gender-Critical Authors
Authors and publishers who hold gender critical views are abused, harassed, and frequently find it difficult to have their books published. If published, the research ...
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UN Report Calls on Governments to Prohibit Child “Gender Transition”
It is not every day we agree with a United Nations report, but this recently released one caught our attention and commendation on two particular ...
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NZ Forum On The Family 2025
Not to be missed - the 17th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family is bringing together some exceptional international speakers. This year we've also ...
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Flawed Law Turns Blind Eye To Child Prostitution
Family First says that a TVNZ report on child prostitution is no surprise, given the lack of oversight of the law and a failure to ...
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Trans Agenda Suffers Two More Mortal Blows
The transing of our children – also known as the child mutilation industry – suffered two significant blows during the week. A Supreme Court decision ...
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More concerns with Euthanasia in New Zealand
The excellent article "Are We Euthanising Choice?" critiques the implementation of New Zealand’s End of Life Choice Act 2019, arguing that the reality of assisted ...
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Increasing Support For Social Media Ban – Poll
A new poll has found increasing support for a ban on social media for children under 16, and decreasing opposition.
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Health Ministry Losing Count Of Euthanasia Deaths
Family First is appalled to see that the Ministry of Health has once again erroneously reported euthanasia numbers in New Zealand including one quarter where ...
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Government Doesn’t Want To Define Woman
The Government’s response to a 23,532-strong petition asking for ‘woman’ to be clearly defined in all laws, public policies and regulations has been issued, and ...
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Social Media Bill Should Be Government Bill
Family First welcomes the introduction of a Social Media Age-Appropriate Users Bill by Catherine Webb, the National MP for Tukituki, which makes it a legal ...
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Majority Support For Bill Defining ‘Woman’ & ‘Man’
A new poll has found majority support for a Member’s Bill that would ensure the biological definition of a woman and man are defined in ...
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New Abortion Pill Research Questions Health NZ Advice
Family First is calling on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Medsafe to respond to significant new research coming out of the United ...
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New HHS Report Urges Therapy For Trans Youth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a report urging exploratory therapy for youth with gender dysphoria rather than the chemicalisation ...
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Government Should Respect Women & Biology In Law
Family First NZ is calling on both the National Party and the ACT Party to fast-track NZ First’s Member’s Bill that would ensure the biological ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Draft RSE released
The draft relationships and sexuality education (RSE) framework was quietly published yesterday. But we noticed it! So now it's your turn to speak up!
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Forum on the Family 2025 – Save the Date
Save the date - 28-29 August 2025. Not to be missed – the 17th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family.
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Hate Crime Consultation Paper Submission
Here is Family First’s submission on the Law Commission’s consultation around 'hate crime'.
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Minister Weeds Wokeness Out Of MFAT
Family First NZ is welcoming moves by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters to ‘weed out the wokeness’ from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
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Family First is growing its reach and influence
Family First continues to grow its reach and influence without any help from the mainstream media. We have put a lot of effort into building ...
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Midwifery Council Continues To Insult Women
The Midwifery Council have published their third attempt at a Midwifery Scope of Practice, and they continue to cancel common sense and biology.
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Christian ethics – a guide for living
Christian ethics are moral principles derived from Christian theology and teachings, primarily based on the Bible, church traditions, and theological understandings. Christian ethics serve as ...
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