Latest News & Media Releases
In a world of ‘fake news’ and not being sure which media outlets you can truly trust, Family First does a daily check on key issues in the media affecting families and summarises them for you – including any necessary fact-check corrections! Our Media Releases have the common theme of promoting strong families, safe communities and the protection of life from conception to death.
Latest News & Media Releases
In a world of ‘fake news’ and not being sure which media outlets you can truly trust, Family First does a daily check on key issues in the media affecting families and summarises them for you – including any necessary fact-check corrections! Our Media Releases have the common theme of promoting strong families, safe communities and the protection of life from conception to death.
Support missing for ‘detransitioners’ – Study
A Canadian-based study, the largest of its kind in decades, and released recently in the International Journal of Transgender Health suggests that while there is ...
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NZ Doctor pushes to normalize gender‑affirming care
In recent years gender-affirming healthcare has expanded in New Zealand, with wider access to hormone therapies and surgical options for transgender people. A NZ Doctor ...
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Research highlights younger generations’ increasing support for traditional gender roles
A recent article in The New Zealand Herald, authored by an Australian psychology academic, explores a notable shift in attitudes among young Australian women toward ...
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Rip Curl Earnings Plunge After Boycotts Tied To Transgender Surfer Promotion
Imagine, dropping a phenomenal professional surfer, who survived a shark biting her arm off, only to replace her with a man who pretends to be ...
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Simon O’Connor: The ‘right’ response
OPINION PIECE by Simon O’Connor Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the recent release of an exclusive interview with Israel and Maria Folau, I’ve been ...
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Changes to adoption laws keep children at the core
This week, the Government took decisive action to protect children by passing the Adoption Amendment Bill under urgency. The new law temporarily suspends New Zealand’s recognition of ...
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Government urged to act on harmful puberty blockers
Family First NZ has written to the Associate Minister of Health Matt Doocey requiring an explanation of why the Government continues to fail to take ...
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The dangerous path of euthanasia expansion
The inevitable has happened, with the ACT Party and other pro-euthanasia/assisted suicide proponents calling for the expansion of the system. Euthanasia has been legal for ...
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Paediatric input is essential when it comes to AI and children
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming—if it hasn’t already—a central part of our children’s lives. From helping with homework to chatting with virtual assistants and ...
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Violence is the resort for those without reason
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is yet another sad illustration that too many prefer violence to rational debate.
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Government rightly worried about alcohol and babies, but not abortion
The government has announced more funding and initiatives to address Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This is to be applauded, including as it strongly emphasises the humanity ...
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Law Commission’s push to replace sex with gender puts sex-based rights at risk
The Law Commission’s report into expanding human rights protections for transgender people, who are non-binary and people with innate variations of sex characteristics, reads like ...
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Women’s rights advocate punished for saying men are men
Women’s rights advocate and recent speaker at the Forum on the Family here in Auckland, Kirralie Smith from Binary Australia, continues to be persecuted by ...
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NZ research signals growing support for expanding euthanasia
New research on euthanasia practices in New Zealand has just been released. It focuses on the thoughts and experiences of doctors and nurses, and is ...
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Study finds Marriage and Motherhood linked with greater flourishing
A study out of the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University, in collaboration with the Institute for Family Studies, found that married mothers across demographics ...
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ACT obsessed with euthanasia, not palliative care
ACT’s latest attempt to broaden euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (PAS) puts even more New Zealanders at risk.
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Costco chooses life
In some good news, large wholesale retailer Costco in the United States has decided it will not supply the abortion drug, mifepristone.
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Finnish expert exposes gender reassignment myths
The gender affirming care experiment on children in Finland is being unwound as scientific and medical evidence show that it is ineffective, dangerous, and not ...
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Disturbing Details Of Euthanasia Drugs – Expert
Family First highlights the reality of what happens when drugs are given for assisted suicide and euthanasia.
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Something is rotten in the State of Victoria
There must be something in the water in the State of Victoria, Australia. The latest madness being driven by its far-left Premier, Jacinta Allan, involves ...
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Euthanasia’s global trends – a slippery slope
We've just published our latest findings in this Euthanasia Fact Sheet on Global Trends. As state-assisted suicide is normalised, international evidence reveals a disturbing trend.
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Abortions increase 30% since law change
Data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions have increased by 30% since abortion was decriminalised in 2020. On average, 329 ...
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When confusion reigns, children pay the price
Members of Parliament from all sides of the political spectrum continue to paint a rather confusing picture when it comes to protecting young people. On ...
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HRC struggles to rustle up ‘Conversion Therapy’ complaints
The $2.25m taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the Human Rights Commission for receiving complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has struggled to obtain any formal complaints ...
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NZ doctor raises red flag on cannabis use with immunotherapies
A New Zealand-born doctor, now residing in Australia, and an advocate for medicinal cannabis use, is ringing the alarm bells when it comes to cannabis ...
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Three major warnings within the latest euthanasia review
The latest euthanasia/assisted suicide annual report by the Ministry of Health makes for sobering reading. This is not simply the ever-increasing numbers of New Zealanders ending their ...
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Media Statement: Transgender sports policy reflects public opinion
Today’s superb (and well overdue) policy change by Sport New Zealand regarding biological males in women’s sports simply reflects public opinion.
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Stillbirth policy gaps provide financial incentive for abortions
Abort your baby late-term and also get around $4600 from the government. We are not making this up. This is precisely what is happening in ...
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Media Release – Euthanasia numbers soar despite tiny workforce
The latest review of euthanasia has just been released by the Ministry of Health – and despite a tiny workforce, there has been a continued ...
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Health NZ wrote to us – here is our response
We recently received a letter from the Ministry of Health showing, first and foremost, that they are watching our work here at Family First closely. ...
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From enforcer to critic: NZMJ’s selective outrage
“There are none so blind, as those who will not see”. This quote comes to mind after reading the latest editorial in the New Zealand ...
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Cannabis’ link to heart failure risk – Study
A new study has found that daily cannabis users are 34% more likely to develop heart failure than non-users.
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Mainstream media’s madness on magic mushrooms
Mainstream media, particularly here in New Zealand, is making a big deal about the supposed benefits of magic mushrooms, more often thought of as psychedelics ...
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Funding Silence
Universities are silencing certain topics. Simon O’Connor was recently asked to give a talk at a New Zealand university, sharing his impressions of a recent ...
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A Slew of Stunning US Supreme Court Decisions
There has been a number of significant judgements coming out of the United States Supreme Court around areas of interest to Family First. These judgements ...
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Publishing’s Hostile Environment For Gender-Critical Authors
Authors and publishers who hold gender critical views are abused, harassed, and frequently find it difficult to have their books published. If published, the research ...
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UN Report Calls on Governments to Prohibit Child “Gender Transition”
It is not every day we agree with a United Nations report, but this recently released one caught our attention and commendation on two particular ...
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NZ Forum On The Family 2025
Not to be missed - the 17th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family is bringing together some exceptional international speakers. This year we've also ...
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Flawed Law Turns Blind Eye To Child Prostitution
Family First says that a TVNZ report on child prostitution is no surprise, given the lack of oversight of the law and a failure to ...
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Trans Agenda Suffers Two More Mortal Blows
The transing of our children – also known as the child mutilation industry – suffered two significant blows during the week. A Supreme Court decision ...
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More concerns with Euthanasia in New Zealand
The excellent article "Are We Euthanising Choice?" critiques the implementation of New Zealand’s End of Life Choice Act 2019, arguing that the reality of assisted ...
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Increasing Support For Social Media Ban – Poll
A new poll has found increasing support for a ban on social media for children under 16, and decreasing opposition.
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Health Ministry Losing Count Of Euthanasia Deaths
Family First is appalled to see that the Ministry of Health has once again erroneously reported euthanasia numbers in New Zealand including one quarter where ...
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Government Doesn’t Want To Define Woman
The Government’s response to a 23,532-strong petition asking for ‘woman’ to be clearly defined in all laws, public policies and regulations has been issued, and ...
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Social Media Bill Should Be Government Bill
Family First welcomes the introduction of a Social Media Age-Appropriate Users Bill by Catherine Webb, the National MP for Tukituki, which makes it a legal ...
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