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.
2:1 Support For Ban On Puberty Blockers
A new poll has found more than 2:1 support for the ban on puberty blockers announced recently by the Government, with only 23% opposing the ...
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NSW Court punishes Kirralie Smith for defending women
Recently, it appears that key court decisions in Australia are being made for illogical reasons. Kirralie Smith, a keynote speaker at this year’s Forum on ...
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Western Australia pushes ahead with surrogacy expansion amidst global safety concerns
Western Australia (WA) has just passed landmark reforms to its surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology (ART) laws, a move that starkly contrasts with the latest ...
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Euthanasia has surged to become one of Canada’s top killers
Canada, famous for its ice hockey and maple syrup, now tops the global chart for euthanasia deaths. The 2024 Canadian report on medical assistance in ...
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Landmark UK clinical trial on puberty blockers set to begin
A new study in the United Kingdom into puberty blockers is attracting fierce criticism and also has implications here in New Zealand. The study is ...
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New research shows faith begins at home, especially around the dinner table
A new study from Communio, in partnership with Harvard researchers, suggests that a child’s lifelong connection to faith begins in the home, with conversations with ...
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Monaco declines legalizing abortion
Good news from Monaco, the small principality on the French Riviera, famous for Formula One, James Bond, Casinos, and expensive boats! The good news is ...
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US Health department raises concerns about gender-affirming treatments for children
A major 2025 review from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — the Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best ...
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Ban On Harmful Puberty Blockers Protects Children
Family First NZ is applauding the government’s decision to end the use of GnRHa hormones (usually referred to as ‘puberty blockers’) for vulnerable young people ...
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Time for New Zealand to tune into the global shift on surrogacy
The UN’s latest report on the different manifestations of violence against women and girls in the context of surrogacy warns that, when left unchecked, it ...
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Why Family First supports social media age restrictions (with caveats)
Family First continues to support efforts to enable parents to better protect their children from online harms. The research is clear, as is the experience ...
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US appeals court says schools cannot force pronoun use
A United States Appeals court has ruled that schools cannot compel students to use pronouns that they do not wish to. This is a significant ...
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US Supreme Court sides with biology in passport dispute
The Supreme Court of the United States has just ruled that US passports can only reflect biological reality – that is, have the male and ...
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Online porn featuring violence now illegal under new UK Law
The UK government has moved to make pornographic material that depicts strangulation/suffocation (often called “choking” in coverage) a criminal offence to possess or publish. Online ...
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UN report exposes the hidden exploitation in surrogacy
A United Nations expert has urged the international community to recognise surrogacy as a form of violence and exploitation against women, calling for its worldwide ...
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StraightTalk hits 100 episodes
This week, we celebrated the 100th episode of our flagship show, StraightTalk. In a media landscape dominated by ideological narratives where progressive ideas often overshadow ...
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Children Born Alive After Attempted Abortions – OIA
Family First says that according to official government data, every month on average an unborn child is surviving an attempted abortion but is not being ...
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New research finds youth cannabis use tied to alarming mental health outcomes
As the Green Party rehashes their campaign for legalising cannabis and decriminalising drugs, they continue to ignore the Science on the significant harms of cannabis ...
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New RSE Guidelines: B+
The new proposed version of the relationship and sexuality education (RSE) curriculum has just been released. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Education developed a ...
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Greens re-litigate losing cannabis argument
Family First says that the Green Party’s attempt to relitigate the cannabis debate is desperate politicking that refuses to accept democracy and to divert attention ...
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Queensland Supreme court chooses ideology over protecting children
In a significant legal development, the Queensland Supreme Court has overturned the state government’s freeze on puberty blockers for patients under the age of 18 ...
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Amnesty International – Human rights for some
According to their website – “Amnesty International is a movement which mobilises the humanity in everyone and campaigns for change so we can all enjoy ...
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Family First welcomes legislation targeting social media safety for under 16s
Family First welcomes the news that National MP Catherine Wedd’s Bill aims to introduce protections for under-16-year-olds accessing social media. Her Social Media Age-Appropriate Users Bill ...
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UNESCO report supports government control over homeschooling
For the first time in its history, the United Nations has directed its attention to homeschooling. On 25 September 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific ...
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New study shows young Americans turning away from gender ideology
The trans trend is on the decline amongst US undergraduates and Gen Z. A study out of the University of Buckingham by Professor Eric Kaufmann ...
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European Union pushes radical gender ideology in new equality strategy
The European Union(EU) continues its gender ideology propaganda with the release of a draft of its LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 outlining measures to expand hate ...
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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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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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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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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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