Family First TV

“We've been 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've been 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 Shows

media-bias (1)

FAMILY MATTERS: The media’s woeful coverage of the ‘conversion therapy’ debate

An in-depth analysis of the media coverage of the ‘conversion therapy’ bill which was passed in Parliament in February has found that support for the ...
Read More →
disney-woke

McBLOG: Disney goes Woke

Beware parents and kids … Disney has gone woke! Disney’s response to the new Florida law (which protects children from radical sexuality & gender indoctrination), ...
Read More →
mcblog-parental-rights

McBLOG: Why do the left hate parental rights so much?

You may have heard about a ‘terrible’ bill just signed into law in Florida. It’s called the ‘don’t say gay’ bill. Well, that’s what the ...
Read More →
mcblog-16

McBLOG: Family First turns sweet 16

Family First was launched on 1st April 2006. Bob had very little idea of where it was all headed. And 16 years later, he’s none ...
Read More →
mcblog-media-facts

McBLOG: The media’s fictional ‘facts’

When claims of criminal activity are being made and then reported in the media, you would expect there to be some level of corroboration, research ...
Read More →
McBlog-Boys-vs-Girls

McBLOG: Boys vs women in sport

There’s been a huge furore around the issue of transgender women – in other words, biological males – competing against females in various sports including ...
Read More →
mcblog-book

McBLOG: Woke Book Burning

Here’s a list of books that should be banned under woke hate speech-type laws. What books do you have that need to be immediately burnt ...
Read More →
McBlog-Parents-vs-Schools1

McBLOG: Secret pronouns at school

Some schools are encouraging children to keep secrets from their parents – including the use of preferred pronouns (as part of identifying as the opposite ...
Read More →
family-matters-3strikes

FAMILY MATTERS: 3 Strikes – Prison, Rehabilitation, Deterrence & Justice

The government wants to repeal the Three Strikes legislation which targets repeat violent offenders. Three Strikes operates on 2 angles – to those it can ...
Read More →
mcblog-safe-zones

McBLOG: Criminalising prayer – again!

A bill to ban prayer vigils outside abortion facilities was passed in Parliament last week. It is yet another piece of legislation protecting access to ...
Read More →
mcblog-detrans

McBLOG: De-Trans Awareness

There’s a movement that you’ll never have heard of. People who de-transition. They go back to their biological sex after a period of gender dysphoria ...
Read More →
mc-blog-dark-day

McBLOG: A dark day in NZ’s history

20th March is the anniversary of a dark day in New Zealand’s history. A day when – in the midst of an unknown pandemic and ...
Read More →
who-abortion

McBLOG: W.H.O. loves abortion

If you thought that the World Health Organisation (WHO) was a reliable credible health organisation who understood biology and science, then think again. Their recent ...
Read More →
Family-Matters-Sex-Education

FAMILY MATTERS: Sex education gets more extreme

If you as a parent / guardian are already alarmed at the radical gender ideologies & sex education material being recommended by the Ministry of ...
Read More →
McBLOG_ Beyond binary

McBLOG: Beyond binary (and biology)

Spark and Stats NZ are quickly proving that government and businesses are more interested in woke ideology rather than factual biological-based data collection. But experts ...
Read More →
mcblog-prolife

McBLOG: Pro-abortion to pro-life

There’s an interesting trend of political and media celebrities who are very pro-abortion – the woman’s right to choose (but not the unborn child’s right, ...
Read More →
mcblog-legacy

McBLOG: Leaving a legacy

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne’s sudden death in Thailand has rocked both his family but also the sporting world and prompted an outpouring of emotion ...
Read More →
mcblog-womensday

McBLOG: Define “Women’s” Day

Earlier this week it was International Women’s Day! But what happens if politicians can’t actually define what they mean by “women”. It all gets a ...
Read More →
mcblog-euthanasia

McBLOG: Euthanasia for anorexia?!

A leading eating disorder specialist in the US has proposed that patients with anorexia nervosa should be allowed access to assisted suicide. This is the ...
Read More →
biden-mcblog

McBLOG: Biden v Trump on abortion

President Joe Biden used the State of the Union speech last week to promote abortion under the guise of “healthcare” and “women’s rights” – ignoring ...
Read More →
paedo-mcblog

McBLOG: Activists try to redefine “paedophilia”

There is a severely misguided and disturbing effort to normalise sexual attraction to children. The movement is even going so far as to claim that ...
Read More →
mcblog-marriage

McBLOG: NZ Doctors Mag Promotes Polyamory

The latest edition of the magazine for the Royal NZ College of GPs features a disturbing article which promotes the use of non-gendered terms such ...
Read More →
mcblog-meat

McBLOG: ‘Meat’ Critical Theory

In a hilarious (meant to be serious) speech at a recent Oxford Union debate, vegan feminist, author & animal rights advocate Carol Adams used Critical ...
Read More →
mcblog-covid

McBLOG: COVID – I’ve had it!

What’s it like having COVID? Bob reckons it’s way way worse than man-flu. Hear his experience. (Note – do not take anything Bob says as ...
Read More →
mcblog-protests

McBLOG: When are protests “ok”?

We take a look at a few protests that have happened recently, and ask the question – why is the anti-mandate protest being labelled with ...
Read More →
abortion-mcblog-1

McBLOG: This Government is obsessed with abortion

At a time when there are so many health-based funding and resourcing needs throughout New Zealand for beds, ICUs, doctors, nurses, local GPs and mental ...
Read More →
mcblog-finland copy

McBLOG: Free Speech on Trial in Finland

Päivi Räsänen is a medical doctor, mother of five, and grandmother of seven. She is married to a pastor. She is a Member of the ...
Read More →
mcblog-mandates

McBLOG: ‘No jab no job’ policy losing support – Poll

A new nationwide poll has found increasing opposition for the “no jab no job” mandates, increasing support for rapid antigen testing for unvaccinated kiwis so ...
Read More →
mcblog-protests

McBLOG: A new survey shows who’s actually protesting at Parliament

Curia Market Research (on behalf of The Platform) has just released a survey of the people protesting at Parliament Grounds. Contrary to the narrative of ...
Read More →
keep-going

FAMILY MATTERS: Keep going, even if…

The new law banning ‘conversion therapy’ which was passed in Parliament this week will criminalise certain expressions of parental love, prayer, personal choice and preaching, ...
Read More →
california-dopey

McBLOG: Promised benefits of legalising cannabis are hot air

How harmful is cannabis? Does legalisation actually work? The LA Times newspaper endorsed the referendum ‘Prop 64’ in 2016 which resulted in cannabis being legalised ...
Read More →
mcblog-woman-gender

McBLOG: “Woman” – an endangered species?

Adele won the “Artist of the Year” at the Brits Awards in the UK last week. But she caused a furore with her speech when ...
Read More →
mcblog-misinformation-media

McBLOG: Who defines “misinformation”?

The media and politicians seem to be quick to label things as “misinformation” and “disinformation”? But who defines what is “misinformation”? Watch some very interesting ...
Read More →
mcblog-whoopi

McBLOG: Whoopi’s ‘whoops’ on Critical Race Theory

Whoopi Goldberg is a big supporter of Critical Race Theory – but Whoopi did a whoops recently – and it showed just how flawed Critical ...
Read More →
mcblog-petition

McBLOG: 87,000-strong “Don’t Divide Us” petition tabled in Parliament

The petition which was launched at the beginning of November last year says: “We oppose the ‘no jab no job’ policy, which will create a ...
Read More →
mcblog-abortion (1)

McBLOG: ‘Celebrating” an abortion? Not for one person

“This Is Us” actress Milana Vayntrub decided to share the details of her abortion story because she’s haunted by the prospect of the U.S. Supreme ...
Read More →
top10-2022

WATCH: Top Family Issues 2022 

Parliament is back in session this week for the first time in 2022. Now you might rightly think that the priorities for the Government are ...
Read More →
woke-media

McBLOG: ‘Woke’ Media

Are you concerned the media industry has gone extremely woke? There’s definitely concerns, but it’s not us saying this. It’s people from the media! Are ...
Read More →
mcblog-ethanasia-02 copy

McBLOG: Euthanasia’s slippery slope – already

Euthanasia has only been legal in New Zealand for less than three months, but already we are seeing some disturbing trends, including the speed with ...
Read More →
mcblog-words

McBLOG: Naughty, naughty words

Are you guilty of using “non-inclusive” language? Naughty you!! Get woke with woke words. The University of Washington in Seattle has released a list of ...
Read More →
ethanasia-01

FAMILY MATTERS: Euthanasia & The Risk For Vulnerable Populations

Euthanasia is now legal in New Zealand. In this episode of “Family Matters”, Bob McCoskrie spoke to Professor David Kissane, an Australian cancer psychiatrist whose ...
Read More →
McBLOG_ _Haneen Zrieka copy

McBLOG: “Haneen Zrieka – and the hypocrisy of the media”

You probably aren’t that familiar with the name Haneen Zrieka. Haneen Zrieka is Aussie Rules’s first female Muslim player. She announced that she would not ...
Read More →
mcblog-tova

McBLOG: “Jessica then Tova” – the real background story

“Jessica then Tova” is now almost as much kiwi slang as the phrase “yeah right”. There’s even merchandise available based around it. But did you ...
Read More →
mcblog-petition

McBLOG: The media think 1,200 is bigger than 87,000

Last week, three petitions were presented. One with 1200 signatures, one with 23,000, and one with a whopping 87,000! One of them didn’t get a ...
Read More →
mcblog-family

McBLOG: Pew Research asked – what makes life meaningful?

What do people value in life? How much of what gives people satisfaction in their lives is fundamental and shared across cultures, and how much ...
Read More →

You can make a difference

Join the grassroots movement to promote marriage, family and the value of life. Your financial support and membership will help Family First to promote these ideas and policies that have a lasting, positive influence on New Zealand society.

Scroll to Top