Media & Shows
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Media & Shows
McBLOG: Bob fails to help media with their wokeness
On Sunday, the saga of Green MP Darleen Tana was covered by TVNZ's Q&A. What you quickly realise is that when things are scripted, it’s ...
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Family Matters: Concerns for Christians – Tim Dieppe
Simon O’Connor from Family First talks with Tim Dieppe, the Head of Public Policy for Christian Concern – a United Kingdom based advocacy group. They ...
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McBLOG: Bob schools the media & politicians on personal pronouns
You've probably all heard of disgraced Green MP Darleen Tana. Tana left the Green Party in July, when it received the findings of an independent ...
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McBLOG: Human Rights Commission treds on new ‘terf’
The Government has just appointed some new Human Rights Commissioners. The problem is that they believe in free speech, believe that only a woman can ...
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Family Matters: Embracing the ‘untouchables’
Imagine being seen as so low, that as a human being you are treated worse than animals. This is the case of the ‘untouchables’ or ...
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McBLOG: Project 2025 – Why you’ll love it, but the media don’t
Project 2025 report was unveiled in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation and supported by 100+ conservative organisations, but left-wing opposition to the document exploded ...
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McBLOG: Woke breakdancing & non-binary ‘women’
The Olympics is over – and many people may be very glad about that. There has been a lot of woke controversy and demonstrations of ...
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McBLOG: Who is Tim Walz? (and why you should be worried)
Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate. You’ve probably never heard of him. Neither have I. But he could be ...
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Family Matters: The ethics of euthanasia – Dr John Kleinsman
Family First’s Simon O’Connor chats with Dr John Kleinsman, the Director of the Catholic Church’s ‘Nathaniel’ Centre of Bioethics. They discuss the key ethical objections ...
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McBLOG: Detransitioner Walt Heyer’s key question to ask
We caught up with Walt Heyer in Washington DC just over a week ago. Walt spoke at our Forum on the Family last year. In ...
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McBLOG: Who is Kamala Harris?
In this episode of McBlog, we check out US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ legacy, policies, and what may happen if she becomes the next President. ...
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Family Matters: Protecting your conscience and freedoms
As conscience rights come under increasing challenge in New Zealand, a new organisation – the Ethos Alliance – has formed. Family First’s Simon O’Connor sits ...
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McBLOG: When ideology overrides biology, women get hurt
The Paris Olympics has shown us everything that has gone wrong in a culture which has rejected God. First it was the mocking of religion ...
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McBLOG: Netanyahu’s speech to Congress that you probably didn’t hear
Last week I was in Washington DC and with all the shenanigans going on with Biden stepping down from the Democrat nomination and Kamala Harris ...
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McBLOG: DEI is DIE-ing
Have you heard of DEI – it stands for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. The problem is that it’s anything but that. The argument was that ...
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McBLOG: Hey Paris, will you do Islam also?
The Opening of the Olympic Games is usually a family affair. Wrapped up warm in front of the tv waiting for New Zealand or whichever ...
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Family Matters: The Dutch Experience of Euthanasia – Professor Theo Boer
Professor Theo Boer is a Professor of Health Care Ethics at the Protestant Theological University in Groningen; Member of the Dutch Health Council; and a ...
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McBLOG: Who is JD Vance and is he a social conservative?
Ohio Senator JD Vance has been announced as the running mate for Donald Trump at the upcoming presidential election in November. He’s only been in ...
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McBLOG: Did we see a new version of Trump?
Near-death experiences can change a person's perspective on life. Did we see that with Trump's speech at the recent Republican National Convention? And more importantly, ...
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Family Matters: Sam Garaway from Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
Thousands of New Zealanders have been helped out of debt and financial trouble by Christians Against Poverty (CAP). Simon O’Connor from Family First talks with ...
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McBLOG: “Human Rights” – just not yours
The Human Rights Commission is an activist group that should be immediately defunded. Their latest publication on 'conversion therapy', their "advice" for churches, and the ...
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