Family First TV
"We were effectively 'cancelled' by the mainstream media - probably since the 2013 marriage debate!" - Bob McCoskrie
With the mainstream media and social media platforms becoming increasingly hostile towards conservative organisations and viewpoints, our goal is to sidestep them and speak directly to our thousands of supporters. Our goal is to produce credible and well-researched summaries of the issues affecting families, which will educate and empower them to also speak up. And judging by the response, our supporters are loving it!
Family First TV

"We were effectively 'cancelled' by the mainstream media - probably since the 2013 marriage debate!" - Bob McCoskrie
With the mainstream media and social media platforms becoming increasingly hostile towards conservative organisations and viewpoints, our goal is to sidestep them and speak directly to our thousands of supporters. Our goal is to produce credible and well-researched summaries of the issues affecting families, which will educate and empower them to also speak up. And judging by the response, our supporters are loving it!
McBLOG: What is a woman, man?
What is a woman, man? … One year after its original release, The Daily Wire’s “What Is A Woman?” documentary soared to new heights, prompted by a Twitter premiere that featured a dramatic triumph over social media censorship.
McBLOG: The Muslim view of ‘gender ideology’
What you’ll never hear from the mainstream media and commentators is what Muslims say about ‘gender ideology’ and radical sexuality being targeted in schools and at their families. But they’ve got a strong opinion- and it’s very similar to yours.
McBLOG: Euthanasia for homelessness and poverty?!
When a newly-permitted activity such as euthanasia is characterised as a ‘human right’, the overseas experience is that there is an inevitable push to extend such a ‘right’ to a greater number of people.
McBLOG: An MP mentioned ‘mother’ and ‘father’ and all hell broke loose
f you use the term ‘father’ and ‘mother’ in Parliament, that’s fine. But if you’re a social conservative and you use the term ‘father’ and ‘mother’ in Parliament – you’ll be labelled “homophobic”. Why?
McBLOG: The media’s fake news on Israel Folau
Media reported that Israel Folau was booed while playing for the World XV against the Barbarians at the weekend at Twickenham in England, and especially after scoring. We do a Fact Check on the reporting and make some interesting discoveries.
McBLOG: Academics feeling muzzled – Survey
Academics don’t feel free to air controversial opinions, according to a survey by the Free Speech Union. Three of the taboo subjects were – not surprisingly – gender ideology, the Treaty of Waitangi and climate change.
McBLOG – Left-wing extremism tied to psychopathy & narcissism
If you listened to the media and to the Disinformation Project, you would think that only right-wing people are violent & aggressive protesters. The problem …
McBlog – Religious freedom is under attack
Religious freedom is under attack. So we highlight three shocking cases of religious freedom being under attack in Australia. This is chilling indeed.
McBLOG – More woke companies to avoid
More and more companies are going woke. You need to be aware of them – so that you can increase your purchasing power and send them a powerful message.
FAMILY MATTERS: Why is “anti-life” so popular in our culture at the moment?
What do abortion, euthanasia, transgenderism, toxic masculinity and ‘saving the planet’ all have in common? They are often labelled as ‘pro-choice’, but in fact, they are all ‘anti-life’.
McBLOG – More great reasons to attend the Forum on the Family
The annual New Zealand Forum on the Family brings together a national network of family-focused organisations, scholars, leaders and individuals. The theme of this year’s forum is “Building a Courage Culture” – not a ‘cancel culture’
McBLOG: “Theybies” – a pandemic of bonkers
In a new ‘pandemic of bonkers’, some parents are wanting to raise their children as not baby boys or baby girls but as “theybies” – what is known as “gender creative parenting”.
McBLOG: Protecting females in changing rooms
Invercargill City Council is allowing anyone ‘identifying’ as female to use the female changing rooms at Invercargill’s Splash Palace public swimming pool.
McBLOG: The CDC’s claim that “1 in 4 teens are LGBT”
We analyse the CDC’s LGBT claim, and show that while sexual and gender confusion are increasing, the mental health of our young people is deteriorating
McBLOG: Books not appropriate for children
Here’s a list of the 13 most “challenged” books aimed at teens, blaming ‘anti-LGBT’ prejudice for censorship. All the books contain sexually explicit content.
McBLOG: Disinformation Project’s Missing Information
The Disinformation Project, who specialise in reports oozing with disinformation, released a new report which argued that questioning gender theory is a form of “genocide”.
McBLOG: 12yr old student sent home for wearing an ‘offensive’ shirt
In the good old days, you could say statements and wear shirts that say things like 1+1=2, the world is round, the capital of NZ is Wellington, only women can get pregnant, and there are only two genders.
McBLOG: Protecting sportswomen
Riley Gaines is a 12 time All-American swimmer and was a successful female swimmer at University of Kentucky with ambitions to pursue a dental degree. That post-graduate ambition and her entire life was changed when she was forced to share a locker room and then compete against a biological male Lia Thomas.
McBLOG: The inconvenient truth about Pink Shirt Day
Many parents are not aware that, while well-intentioned, Pink Shirt Day is being used by activists to indoctrinate gender theory and sexual identity of school children under the guise of anti-bullying programmes.
McBLOG: ACT really don’t like social conservatives
A lot of people believe that as a centre right party, ACT would be a social conservative party. Aren’t people on the centre right labelled as conservatives? Well, generally they are. But not ACT.
McBLOG: Conservative countries push back at the UN
Most non-western non-woke countries are concerned about housing, poverty, education – you know, the things that matter. Western countries including NZ and Australia are obsessed with your sexual orientation and gender identity, and abortion.
McBLOG: LGBTTQIA++ on every school board?
Without any official announcement, the Government is attempting to change the make-up of school boards by inserting into a proposed bill that… every [school] board should reflect the genders, sexualities, and sexes of the student body of the school.
McBLOG: UN’s focus on abortion, trans, drugs & prostitution
A United Nations report talks about laws concerning abortion, transgenderism, prostitution and drugs. You’ll be shocked by what they’re suggesting.
McBLOG: UN says minors can consent to sex
A shocking report issued by international legal experts with the backing of the United Nations appears to open the floodgates to normalise sex with minors
McBLOG: Growing Up (Trans) in NZ
The Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study (GUiNZ) is New Zealand’s largest ongoing cohort study. It is research which is so important and could have significant value – but, it’s been captured by gender ideologues and activists.
FAMILY MATTERS: Saving Children from Trans Ideology – A Mum’s Story
California mum, lawyer, a self-confessed “liberal-lefty” and long-time Democrat voter Erin Friday is a leader of the parent advocacy group “Our Duty”
McBLOG: Don’t let TV ‘babysit’ your kids
You may not be fully aware of just the type of ‘feeding’ of radical sexuality and gender ideology indoctrination being targeted at your children – even at 4pm on a weekday on our state-funded broadcaster!
McBLOG: Hey bud, don’t be so woke
When companies go woke, they often go broke. Most of us just want to consume a product or buy something without getting a lecture on social or political commentary or someone’s sexual orientation.
McBLOG: 3 great reasons to attend the Forum on the Family
The annual New Zealand Forum on the Family brings together a national network of family-focused organisations, scholars, leaders and individuals. The theme of this year’s forum is “Building a Courage Culture” – not a ‘cancel culture’
McBLOG: Trust in news media continues to fall
There’s a new report that’s just been released which measures how much NZ’ers trust the news media. It’s damning, and confirms what probably many of you are feeling about the news media.
McBLOG: National no longer a ‘broad church’?
It appears that National is no longer the ‘broad church’ it claims to be – either in lock step with the woke view or else! Social conservative opinions on abortion, marriage and climate change being shut down by National.
McBLOG: Hey man, what is a woman?
The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was asked at the post-cabinet press conference yesterday afternoon one of the trickiest questions in the woke world – What is a woman? How did he cope with it?
McBLOG: “BodySafe” isn’t really that safe
We’ve investigated some of the content and ideology of this new ‘consent’ programme called BodySafe which is being targeted at children aged 13-15 years old. Once again, parents should be concerned.
McBLOG: UK Bible college fires lecturer for tweet on biblical sexuality
A Methodist Bible college in the UK has hit the headlines for sacking a Christian lecturer over tweets defending a Christian view of sexuality. We interview the lecturer himself.
McBLOG: NZ panned by international media
NZ didn’t cover itself in glory with the horrendous scenes we saw in Auckland last weekend with the Posie Parker “women’s rights” speaking tour
McBLOG: Marama Davidson meant exactly what she said
Marama Davidson, who is also Green Party co-leader, is facing flak from political opponents. They’re calling for her to resign after making comments on Saturday when questioned at a trans rights rally in Auckland.
McBLOG: Is NZ the “worst place for women”?
Violence instead of Free Speech in NZ. British gender activist Posie Parker has left New Zealand, calling it the ‘worst place for women she has ever visited’.
McBLOG: When religious schools penalise their own
Josh Alexander, a 16-year-old student at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Canada, was suspended recently for expressing objections to the school’s transgender bathroom policy which allows males identifying as transgender girls to use bathrooms designated for females.
McBLOG: Did the media feed us the facts?
A new report has reviewed the news media’s coverage of one of the most significant events in 2022 – the Parliament Protest – which lasted almost four weeks. The results of the report should concern you.
McBLOG: Is your school library safe?
We give examples of explicit and inappropriate books that you probably don’t want in the school library. Have you checked what’s on the shelves at your child’s school?
McBLOG: HRC desperately seeking ‘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 formal complaints about ‘conversion therapy’.
McBLOG: Christian school exiting state system
TVNZ’s 1News reported that a Northland christian school is closing down because it can’t practice ‘conversion therapy’. We do a Fact-Check and speak to the Chair of the Proprietors that oversees the school to find out the real story.
McBLOG: Comedians tell the truth about abortion
Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock are two very well known comedians – and they’ve both had Netflix Specials. Both of them have accidentally told the truth about abortion to a worldwide audience.
McBLOG: One speech stands out at Oxford Union debate on marriage
A recent debate was “Should Christianity allow gay marriage?” One of the speeches went viral – by a person who was recently blocked from becoming a priest in the Church of England.
McBLOG: When the news media ‘campaigns’ rather than ‘reports’
In an excellent presentation from new website commonroomnz.com, Aaron Ironside – an experienced broadcaster – shares his experience of being a spokesperson for the No side during the 2020 cannabis referendum debate.
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