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.
National calls for “age-appropriate” sex education in schools
We're pleased to see the National Party stating that sex education in schools should be "age-appropriate", and that be parents consulted on it. Leader Christopher
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MEDIA RELEASE: Strong Support For Age-Verification On Porn Sites – Poll
A new poll has found significant support for pornography sites to have age-verification requirements. Almost 4 in 5 (79%) respondents support a law requiring age
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MEDIA RELEASE: Ad attacking Luxon OK, but Ad promoting women is Banned
A brutal ‘attack’ advertisement on National leader Christopher Luxon by a trade union has been printed in the NZ Herald as a full wrap-around on
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MEDIA RELEASE: Only 1 in 6 Oppose ‘Three Strikes’ Law – Poll
A nationwide poll has found that just 16% of New Zealanders oppose bringing back the ‘Three Strikes’ law which was recently repealed by the Labour
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MEDIA RELEASE: Polls shows growing rejection of gender ideology being pushed on to children
A new nationwide poll has found significant opposition to gender ideology overall, but especially in schools and in women's sports. The poll has also found
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MEDIA RELEASE (POLL) – Teacher not using preferred pronouns shouldn’t be deregistered
MEDIA RELEASE - A new nationwide poll has found significant opposition to a decision which resulted in a teacher losing his teaching licence for refusing
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Central Southland College parents raise concerns about sexual education
Outraged parents of Central Southland College pupils are demanding explanations about why they were not told about the type of sexual education their children were
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Value Your Vote – Election 2023
Value Your Vote - Election 2023. As you prepare to vote in the upcoming 2023 New Zealand General Election, our Value Your Vote resource will
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NZ schools and teachers dealing with more student violence
According to the NZ Herald and the latest MOE figures on school suspensions due to physical assaults, student violence in schools appears to be on
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“Safe areas” around abortion services to be rolled out next month
From August 25, safe areas will be introduced around abortion services. Safe areas will cover up to 150 metres around the premises of an abortion
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MEDIA RELEASE: Proof That Newspaper Editors Collaborated To Censor Advert
Proof that newspaper editors united to censor pro-woman advert. Family First wanted to place full-page advertisements in six major daily newspapers on Wednesday 19 July
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MEDIA RELEASE: Major Daily Newspapers Unite To Censor Social Debate
In a disturbing display of media censorship, the major daily newspapers have all banded together to pull the publication of a full page advertisement at
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MEDIA RELEASE: “What is a woman?” Campaign Launched
A nationwide campaign asking the question “What is a woman?” has been launched today. An accompanying petition calls for ‘woman’ to be defined as ‘an
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Canada’s assisted death laws to include new mental provisions in 2024
An expansion of the criteria for medically assisted death comes into force in March 2024 and will allow Canadians like Pauli, aged 47, who battles
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Spark NZ won’t tolerate TERFs
It's official, Spark and One NZ hate TERFs. Spark NZ and One NZ (previously Vodafone) have engaged with controversial far left trans-activist Shaneel Lal in
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UK Trans children charity fails in attempt to strip charitable status from LGB Alliance
UK transgender children’s charity Mermaids has lost its attempt to have charitable status stripped from the gay rights organisation LGB Alliance. The ruling prompted
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Patients who request assisted dying are at a higher risk of suicidal thoughts
Patients who request assisted dying are at a higher risk of suicidal thoughts, Dr Cheung told a GP CME audience in Rotorua last month. The
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Football and Faith – We meet Josh & Toff from the ‘Manly 7’
Bob McCoskrie traveled to Sydney and sat down for a chat with Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Josh Aloiai and Toafofoa Sipley. Both players were
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Meet “de-transitioner” Chloe Cole
Family First New Zealand’s Bob McCoskrie spoke with Chloe Cole, an 18 year old de-transitioner from California.
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Alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs leads to reduction in domestic violence
Incidents of domestic violence and assault have plummeted by more than a third in Alice Springs since alcohol restrictions were put in place earlier this
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Prostitution Law Review: Benefits Exaggerated, Shortcomings Ignored, Denied or Hidden
As New Zealand marks the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of prostitution, an in-depth review of the effects of the law change has revealed a
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UK Study – Fertility rates plunge to decade low with biggest dip in female graduates
Women of all backgrounds had fewer children over the past decade, but a study found the decline was particularly sharp among the well-educated.
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Luxon Is Correct – We Need More Kiwi Babies
Family First NZ says that National Party leader Christopher Luxon is absolutely correct to sound a warning about the nation’s declining birthrate. New Zealand's fertility
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There’s no “Pride” in sexualising our children
Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa for NZ schools being held next week (12th-16th), overseen by the radical and government-funded charity InsideOUT. But there's no "pride" in pushing radical
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Study – ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery Leaves People Lonelier and Depressed
A study out of The University of Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf confirms that transgender surgeries do not improve mental health making people feel lonelier than those
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Government still targeting Bethlehem College!
At a time when most New Zealanders believe that the Ministry of Education and Minister Jan Tinetti should be focusing on concerns over educational standards
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MEDIA RELEASE: Rushed Surrogacy Bill Will Do More Harm Than Good
Family First NZ is rejecting the Government’s urgency on changing the surrogacy laws, saying that its Bill is out of kilter with what the Law
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Young men at highest risk of schizophrenia from cannabis
Yet more research showing the negative health outcomes from cannabis use, especially for young men. It is estimated that 30% of cases of schizophrenia among
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Drug legalisation creates youth drug crisis in America
Legalised drug crisis is harming young people far more than most realise says Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). Kevin
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A chalice of poisoned scholarship
Right now in New Zealand a totalitarian mentality in thrall to hate speech legislation is looking like the architect of bondage. Hate speech legislation is
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Why Mothers Matter… not just on Mother’s Day, but all year round
Our episode of FAMILY MATTERS on Why Mothers Matter. As we prepare to celebrate Mother's Day this Sunday, the role and definition of “mother” is
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The Disinformation Project’s Missing Information
The Disinformation Project’s Missing Information Do you remember the significant opposition to the treatment of women’s safety campaigner Posie Parker in Albert Park when she
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Should we be compelled to use gender neutral pronouns?
Our government (and many employers) are instructing us to use gender neutral pronouns by default. Should we be subservient to the demands of gender ideology?
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NZ leads the world in use of dangerous transgender treatments
Alarmingly, the use of puberty blockers in New Zealand has been increasing rapidly, and our rates of puberty blocker use are already much higher than
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Demise of a city that legalised cannabis
If you thought decriminalising cannabis was a good idea, take a look at San Francisco… it’s a mess and has lost its way. The smell
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Is the Government forcing Rainbow Youth onto your school board?
The Government is strongly pushing for schools to accept, adopt and indoctrinate radical and extreme sexuality and gender ideology (as well as critical theory and
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Why is Christopher Luxon so keen to change our Easter trading laws?
Public holidays are a social good, especially when shops are closed, allowing everyone a well-deserved break from the frenzy of modern life. But National leader
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Easter Is About Families, Not Trading
Easter Is About Families, Not Trading. Family First NZ is rejecting suggestions by National leader Christopher Luxon to review and likely liberalise Easter trading laws.
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US Study: More elderly people using cannabis leads to rapid rise in emergency room visits
With cannabis more readily available in many US states, more elderly people are using cannabis for supposed medicinal benefits - but leading to a rapid
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Netherlands: Sperm donor uses fake names and fathers 500 kids
A prolific sperm donor from the Netherlands who allegedly fathered over 500 children worldwide now faces a lawsuit over the potential increased risk of accidental
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Forum on the Family 2023
Not to be missed - the 15th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family is bringing together some exceptional international speakers. Friday 30th June at
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The Future of our Nation Must Have Strong Families – by Olivia Boyd
Families are the building blocks of society. Family is where values are taught and reinforced, children are nurtured and raised, and where each person should
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Gender Reassignment – What’s happening to children is morally and medically appalling
In this must-read story, a queer woman worked at a paediatric gender clinic, she says “what’s happening to children is morally and medically appalling.”
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The ‘Sex Change’ I Had 40 Years Ago Was A Scam, Not Medicine
“As I learned through my painful experience, ‘gender affirming treatment’ is medical fraud and malpractice.” Not to be missed, Walt Heyer will be one of
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Where are the Women
It is merely days since the world was promoting International Women’s Day on the 8th of March. Social media was awash with thoughtful tributes honouring
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