Commentary
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Commentary
MEDIA RELEASE: HRC Struggles For ‘Conversion Therapy’ Complaints
The $2.2m taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the Human Rights Commission for receiving complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has admitted that there have been no ...
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Disabled people experience higher rates of domestic violence in NZ
Research conducted by University of Auckland, shows that disabled people experience higher rates of domestic violence. The researchers note that ‘prevalence rates may even be ...
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NZ’s One-Sided Cannabis Debate
Aaron Ironside says the Say Nope To Dope campaign was up against ten YES campaigns, and a media determined to give them an advantage. It ...
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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks says UN Drugs Control Board
The UN's Drugs Control Board has issued a warning, stating that “moves by governments to legalise non-medial use of cannabis have led to increased consumption ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Celebrants Still Being Rejected Despite Assurances
Family First NZ says that people applying to be marriage celebrants continue to have their applications rejected if they do not want to officiate at ...
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Media Release: Analysis of Media Coverage of Parliament Protest 2022
A new report has reviewed the media coverage of one of the 2022 Parliament Protest, and finds that the media failed in its duty to ...
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StraightTalk – No apologies. No compromise.
Straight to the heart of the matter - no apologies, no compromise. The Straight Talk panel discusses and debates the key issues without any constraints.
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Literary Revisionism Strikes Again with Dahl Books
Publishers hired ‘sensitivity readers’ to ‘scrutinise the text’ and modernise the narrative to suit new PC standards that a modern world apparently requires.
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Media Release: Family Breakdown Costing Taxpayer $2b p.a.
A new report estimates that the fiscal cost to the taxpayer of family breakdown and decreasing marriage rates has been estimated at around $2 billion ...
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Drag Queens – ‘Adult Entertainment’ Targeted at Children
Our children are being bombarded by ‘sexuality and gender’ messaging 24/7. Online, in the classroom1, everywhere. It’s a battle to indoctrinate the minds of our ...
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Talking About Abortion With Others – By Olivia Boyd
Our teenage writer Olivia Boyd discusses how abortion can be an emotionally charged issue to discuss, making it daunting to approach the topic with friends ...
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Young Person: Use Your Vote – By Olivia Boyd
Please read Olivia Boyd’s article, encouraging young people to look at which parties and candidates are the best options, and carefully consider how they vote.
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Legalising Assisted Dying May Have Unintended Consequences
Please read Olivia’s article on the unintended consequences of legalising assisted dying…
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PARENT GUIDE: The Battle For Your Child’s Innocence
As children prepare to return to the classroom, Family First has just released a Parent Guide - on how to protect your children from the ...
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Countering ‘Hate Speech’ Laws in New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Controversial “hate-speech” laws continue to be proposed by the Labour Government under the pretence of ‘the public good’.
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Mental health education (with gender ideology)
“Mental health education and hauora: Teaching interpersonal skills, resilience, and wellbeing” is a resource released in 2018 that is supposed to teach “children and young ...
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Cannabis use falling since Referendum outcome
Great news. Past-year and weekly use of cannabis continues to fall since the public debate on legalisation, according to the latest NZ Health Survey results.
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Caution Over Fertility Rate & Ex-Nuptial Births
Media Release - Family First NZ warns that the declining marriage and fertility rates and increase in ex-nuptial births are setting up a ‘perfect storm’ ...
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Cost Of Living Top Concern Of Kiwis – Poll
A new nationwide survey has found the cost of living is by far the most pressing concern of New Zealanders at the moment.
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Why speaking into the ‘Public Square’ is so important
Our democracy desperately needs a vibrant public square in which conservative truths are shared and destructive ideologies challenged.
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Social media ‘influencers’ – a note to my teenage peers
Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High ...
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