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A special edition of StraightTalk with Simon O'Connor and Bob McCoskrie.

StraightTalk Special – 5th June

A special edition of StraightTalk. Simon O'Connor and Bob McCoskrie discuss the Budget and take your questions.
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PulsePoint – 6th June 2024

Welcome to PulsePoint for 6th June - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need to know about – ...
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McBLOG - WokeUp NZ is here

McBLOG: WokeUp.nz is here

A new website WokeUp.nz has just been launched by Family First NZ. The website documents wokeness in New Zealand-based businesses so that kiwi consumers can ...
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McBLOG - Guess who is still pushing RSE

McBLOG: Guess who’s still pushing RSE

Despite the intention of the new Government coalition to review the radical RSE programme in schools, both the Ministry of Education and InsideOut are going ...
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Solid Ground with Simon OConnor 4th June

Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 4th June 2024

Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 4th June 2024.
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FAMILY MATTERS - Bridging the education gap

Family Matters: Bridging the education gap

Family First's Simon O'Connor sits down and chats with Mark Bridges (yes - his brother in law!) about education in New Zealand. Mark is a ...
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PulsePoint – 30th May 2024

Welcome to PulsePoint for 30th May 2024 - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need to know about ...
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McBLOG - Euthanasia's slippery-as slope

McBLOG: Euthanasia’s slippery slope

The push is on to expand the euthanasia law. We knew it was coming. We knew it was coming when the law was first passed. ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor

Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 28th May 2024

Here's Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor - for Tuesday 28th May 2024.
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StraightTalk 27th May 2024

StraightTalk – 27th May 2024

Here is the episode of our StraightTalk live stream for 27th May 2024 – straight to the heart of the matter, no apologies and no ...
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McBLOG- Progress on the demolition of RSE

McBLOG: Progress on the demolition of RSE

If you spoke up against the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum over the past 12 months – then all we can say is – thank ...
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McBlog - Pride is not for kids

McBLOG: ‘Pride’ isn’t a virtue for our kids

There are so many 'LGBT'-focused days, campaigns and flags during the year that it may be easier to mark the days when it’s not being ...
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PulsePoint – 22nd May 2024

In this episode of PulsePoint, we’ll update you on these topics: 1. The tragic case of a gender confused teenage trying to remove her breasts. ...
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McBLOG - My controversial Wellington talk - beware, my precious

McBLOG: My controversial Wellington talk – beware, my precious

Last weekend, a controversial (according to the Mayor & media) conference was held to talk about gender ideology and the harm it is doing to ...
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FAMILY MATTERS - Tickle v Giggle is a serious case

Family Matters: Tickle v Giggle (a serious case!)

Family First's Simon O'Connor talks to Sall Grover, the Australian founder of an independent female-only social media, networking platform, and app called ‘Giggle’. Sall shares ...
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McBLOG - The speech that triggered the woke

McBLOG: The speech that triggered the woke

The name Harrison Butker is trending on social media at the moment. Why? Because the three-time Super Bowl champion NFL kicker who is also a ...
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StraightTalk - 20th May 2024

StraightTalk – 20th May 2024

Here is the episode of our StraightTalk live stream for 20th May 2024. This week’s StraightTalk Panelists are Simon O’Connor, Christine Rankin, Bruce Logan, Brendan ...
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McBLOG - Heal the mind, not cut the body

McBLOG: Heal the mind, not cut the body

We live in a culture that emphasises personal identity against holistic health – ideology against biology – and we saw a screaming example of that ...
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McBLOG - Charter schools are back

McBLOG: Charter schools are back!

The Government is bringing back charter schools, an education model scrapped by the Labour-led coalition in 2017. We speak to Alwyn Poole who, from 2013 ...
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PulsePoint for May 9th 2024

PulsePoint – 16th May 2024

Welcome to PulsePoint for May 9th 2024 - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need to know about ...
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A special edition of StraightTalk with Simon O'Connor and Bob McCoskrie.

StraightTalk Special – 15th May

StraightTalk Special - welcoming Simon O’Connor to the Family First team. Join Simon O'Connor and Bob McCoskrie for a special edition of Family First's StraightTalk.
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