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. 

Flawed Law Turns Blind Eye To Child Prostitution

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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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 (see below). This year ...
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More concerns with Euthanasia in New Zealand

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

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

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

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

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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A new poll has found majority support for a Member’s Bill that would ensure the biological definition of a woman and man are defined in law according to biology, with two in three voters of the coalition government parties in support.

Majority Support For Bill Defining ‘Woman’ & ‘Man’

A new poll has found majority support for a Member’s Bill that would ensure the biological definition of a woman and man are defined in ...
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New Abortion Pill Research Questions Health NZ Advice

New Abortion Pill Research Questions Health NZ Advice

Family First is calling on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Medsafe to respond to significant new research coming out of the United ...
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New HHS Report Urges Therapy For Trans Youth

New HHS Report Urges Therapy For Trans Youth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a report urging exploratory therapy for youth with gender dysphoria rather than the chemicalisation ...
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Government Should Respect Women & Biology In Law

Government Should Respect Women & Biology In Law

Family First NZ is calling on both the National Party and the ACT Party to fast-track NZ First’s Member’s Bill that would ensure the biological ...
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Dear Papa - an ANZAC message

Dear Papa – an ANZAC message

It’s been 15 years since you died, and the world is all the worse for it. In fact, it’s all the worse for the loss ...
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The draft relationships and sexuality education (RSE) framework was quietly published yesterday. But we noticed it! So now it's your turn to speak up!

EXCLUSIVE: Draft RSE released

The draft relationships and sexuality education (RSE) framework was quietly published yesterday. But we noticed it! So now it's your turn to speak up!
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Forum on the Family 2025 – Save the Date

Save the date - 28-29 August 2025. Not to be missed – the 17th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family.
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Woke but not awake

Woke, but not awake

Another scandal developing around a Green Party MP shows how a woke mainstream media are consciously choosing to remain asleep when it comes to certain ...
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What is Faith Deconstruction

What is Faith Deconstruction, and why is it so popular?

Faith Deconstruction is the process of critically examining, questioning, and sometimes redefining one’s religious beliefs, often leading to significant shifts in faith and theology. It ...
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What is Progressive Christianity

What is Progressive Christianity? Is it a different faith altogether?

Progressive Christianity is a liberal movement within Christianity that focuses on contemporary issues like social justice, inclusivity, climate change, reproductive rights (aka abortion) and LGBTQ+ ...
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Hate Crime Consultation Paper Submission

Hate Crime Consultation Paper Submission

Here is Family First’s submission on the Law Commission’s consultation around 'hate crime'.
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Minister Weeds Wokeness Out Of MFAT

Minister Weeds Wokeness Out Of MFAT

Family First NZ is welcoming moves by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters to ‘weed out the wokeness’ from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
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Family First is growing its reach and influence

Family First is growing its reach and influence

Family First continues to grow its reach and influence without any help from the mainstream media. We have put a lot of effort into building ...
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Midwifery Council Continues To Insult Women

Midwifery Council Continues To Insult Women

The Midwifery Council have published their third attempt at a Midwifery Scope of Practice, and they continue to cancel common sense and biology.
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Christian ethics - a guide for living

Christian ethics – a guide for living

Christian ethics are moral principles derived from Christian theology and teachings, primarily based on the Bible, church traditions, and theological understandings. Christian ethics serve as ...
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Social Conservatism

What is Social Conservatism? Is it the same as Conservatism?

What is Social Conservatism? Is it the same as Conservatism? Our previous article explained Conservatism and why it benefits society, so it’s timely that we ...
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Family First at ARC 2025

Family First at ARC 2025

Family First's Bob McCoskrie and Simon O'Connor joined and networked with 4,000 change-makers and thought-leaders from across sectors and nations in London last week at ...
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What is Conservatism and how does it benefit society

What is Conservatism and how does it benefit society

Conservatism has helped establish and maintain our society throughout the ages. It is something which should be upheld and celebrated. But what is conservatism, and ...
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Where do we stand on Drag Queen Storytimes?

Here’s our thoughts following on from the recent protests at Te Atatu library which disrupted a Drag Queen event put on by the city council. ...
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Media Promoting Drug Use

The media are promoting drug-use, again!

“Have a safe trip! Your handy guide to happy drug taking” is an article by The Spinoff which should be reported to Police (and the ...
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BMJ abortion pill study

A new BMJ study finds women unprepared for the intense pain of abortion pill

A recent study by the British Medical Journal reported that women are frequently misled about the pain they will experience when taking the abortion pill. The ...
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US film highlights concerns over Assisted Dying and its impact on people with disabilities

A US film about assisted dying and the treatment of people with disabilities is set to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.  Titled “Life ...
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Call to End Prescribing Puberty Blockers In NZ

Call to End Prescribing Puberty Blockers In NZ

Family First is calling for an immediate end to new prescribing of puberty blockers due to the clear lack of quality probative evidence of efficacy ...
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The troubling surge in assisted suicide

The push to pass euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide laws over the past few years has seen a global rise and acceleration of various jurisdictions legalising ...
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US Lawsuit puts porn access age verification in the spotlight

The U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton has put a spotlight on a Texas law passed in 2023 requiring ...
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McDonald’s reverses course on DEI Policies and Initiatives

McDonald’s is joining a growing list of companies scaling back or abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The fast-food giant cited the U.S. ...
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Funding For Euthanasia, But Not Palliative Care

In a disturbing development affecting our already under-resourced palliative care service, Health New Zealand is looking to sack the only two people focused on improving ...
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More taxpayer money is spent on sex change surgeries in NZ… than care for dying children

Newly released figures show that the government would rather fund sex change operations than look after dying children in their last days. Released under the ...
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Pregnant woman billboard deemed “too controversial”

A Canadian pro-life group has had a billboard advertisement, picturing a pregnant woman, rejected… because it “creates too much controversy”.
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The UN is now training influencers to report hate speech and disinformation

The United Nations is now targeting online influencers in an effort to indoctrinate them about the likes of hate speech and disinformation. The United Nations ...
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Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change

Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change

MEDIA RELEASE 18 December 2024   Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change The Abortion Services Annual Report was released yesterday. It shows a disturbing trend ...
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MPs Should Reject Easter Trading Bill

MPs Should Reject Easter Trading Bill

Family First NZ is calling on MPs to reject ACT’s bill to liberalise Easter trading laws which is having its 1st Reading in Parliament today.
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Easter Trading Laws 2025

Changes to Easter Trading Laws?

Parliament is once again looking to change the Easter trading laws. Will Christmas and Anzac Day be next in line for trading law changes?
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Puberty Blocker Facts

Puberty Blockers – The Facts (2025)

Prescribing Confusion & Chemicalisation Of Children BACKGROUND Puberty blockers are used as part of the process to direct young people who are gender confused towards ...
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Costly Transgender Procedures Funded By Taxpayer

Costly Transgender Procedures Funded By Taxpayer

According to an Official Information Act response from Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora, the taxpayer is funding more than $1 million dollars each year ...
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Family First is a grassroots movement that quickly became a household name since its launch in 2006, advocating for families, and speaking common sense and ...
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Legal Advice Tells Health Ministry to Pause Puberty Blockers

Legal Advice Tells Health Ministry to Pause Puberty Blockers

Family First has written to the Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati requiring the Ministry of Health to remove the reference to the PATHA Guidelines ...
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