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.
Bill Rewritten To Explicitly Ignore Women With Post-Abortion Grief
Media Release 29 June 2019 Family First NZ is shocked that a Labour MP’s private members bill which allowed for bereavement leave for a miscarriage ...
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MPs Voting ‘Blind’ On Euthanasia Bill
Media Release 27 June 2019 Family First NZ says that MPs have had to vote ‘blind’ on a bill labelled by the Select Committee as ...
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New Resource Clarifies Current & Proposed Abortion Law
Media Release 18 June 2019 Family First has released a new resource to help New Zealanders understand the current abortion law and also the proposals ...
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Time For Govt To Establish Watchdog For Oranga Tamariki
Media Release 17 June 2019 Family First NZ is repeating its call for a fully independent watchdog for Oranga Tamariki. Family First has been calling ...
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NEW Resource: Abortion Law in New Zealand Q&A
CURRENT ABORTION LAW What is the current abortion law in New Zealand? Under the Crimes Act 1961, it is a crime to perform an abortion ...
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Polls Agree – Kiwis Say Nope To Dope
Media Release 10 June 2019 Family First NZ says that while the polling on preferred political parties is at odds, the polls on legalising cannabis ...
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More Kiwis Now Saying Nope To Dope – Poll
Media Release 10 June 2019 Family First NZ is welcoming the latest poll on legalising cannabis which shows a decreasing appetite for legalisation of recreational ...
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Taxpayer Should Not Fund Sex Change Operations – Poll
Media Release 31 May 2019 Independent polling by Curia Market Research has found strong opposition to taxpayer funding of sex change procedures. In the poll ...
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Due Diligence on Cannabis Harm, Not ‘Fear’ – A response to Alison Mau
Bob McCoskrie asks why an ‘investigative’ journalist is so desperate to shut down a petition calling on an inquiry into the possible harms of cannabis. Mau ...
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Late Term Abortions Will Increase With Abortion Reform
Media Release 23 May 2019 Family First NZ says that Family Planning are misleading the public in relation to proposed abortion law reform, and that ...
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Petition Calls For Inquiry Into Cannabis & Violence
Media Release 13 May 2019 A petition has been launched which is calling for an urgent Inquiry into the possible link between cannabis and violence. ...
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Campaign For Nope To Dope Vote Already Making Impact
Media Release 7 May 2019 Family First NZ says that the debate around legalising marijuana is already underway and New Zealanders are quickly realising that ...
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Canada Showing Troubling Signs From Legalising Dope
Media Release 4 May 2019 A Canadian government study is showing disturbing trends already as a result of legalising marijuana, including increases in youth and ...
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Support for Doctors Opting Out Of Abortion Referrals – Poll
Media Release 5 May 2019 A poll has found that a strong majority (78%) believe that medical professionals with ethical objections should be lawfully allowed ...
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Government Should Not Sideline Fathers
Media Release 3 May 2019 Family First NZ says that women should have to name the father of their child, and the government is wrong ...
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Social Problems Will Worsen As Marriage Rates Decline
Media Release 3 May 2019 Family First NZ is warning that the declining marriage rate is a disturbing link to social problems in our society ...
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Support for Heartbeat Determining Rights Of Unborn – Poll
Media Release 3 May 2019 A poll has found strong support for the unborn child having human rights and being legally protected once a heartbeat is detected ...
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ASA Rejects Complaint Against Second Cannabis Billboard
Media Release 30 April 2019 Family First NZ is welcoming yet another decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to uphold a complaint against ...
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Shock Cannabis Poll: Yes To Medicinal, No To Legalising
Media Release 23 April 2019 In a shock poll result, less than 20% (one in five) New Zealanders support legalisation of marijuana, but there is ...
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Euthanasia Bill Should Die A Natural Death
Media Release 9 April 2019 Family First NZ says that the Select Committee considering David Seymour’s assisted suicide bill have been unable to agree that ...
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40,000+ Sign Petition Calling For End of School-Based Gender Indoctrination
Media Release 2 April 2019 Family First NZ is welcoming a petition which is being presented to Parliament today calling for an end to gender ...
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Overwhelming Majority Tell MPs To Kill The Euthanasia Bill
Media Release 31 March 2019 Family First NZ, a member of the Care Alliance which has analysed the almost-39,000 submissions made regarding David Seymour’s assisted ...
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ASA says anti-cannabis billboard ‘socially responsible’
Media Release 13 March 2019 Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to uphold any of the complaints ...
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What parents aren’t told about ‘Mates and Dates’
Part one – Biology doesn’t matter – Gender is a continuum The TRUTH About Mates & Dates Part two – You can be male or ...
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Ideological Birth Certificate Proposal Rightly Deferred
Media Release 25 February 2019 Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin to defer a bill that would make it ...
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Scroogey Auckland Council Spoils Kids’ Santa Parade
Media Release 20 February 2019 Family First NZ is labelling a decision by Auckland Council’s events group (ATEED) to defund the Auckland Santa Parade as scroogey ...
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Students Get Green Light For Dangerous Drug Use
Media Release 19 February 2019 Family First NZ says that allowing drug use and drug testing at university orientation weeks is flawed and dangerous, and ...
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NZ Mental Health Will Worsen If Dope Legalised
Media Release 14 February 2019 Family First NZ says that the latest study on the effects of marijuana prove that New Zealand would be foolish ...
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Almost 84 Years Married – World’s Longest Married Couple In NZ?
Media Release 12 February 2019 For the fourth year running, Family First New Zealand has presented an Award for the Longest Married Couple in New ...
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Taxpayer Should Not Fund Sex Change Operations – Poll
Media Release 10 February 2019 Independent polling by Curia Market Research has found strong opposition to taxpayer funding of sex change procedures. In the poll ...
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Billboard Campaign Encourages Nope To Dope
Media Release 10 February 2019 A billboard campaign is warning families and encouraging them to think deeply about the possible legalisation of marijuana, and to ...
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1 in 3 Support Families Opting In, Not Out, For Sex Ed
Media Release 7 February 2019 A third of parents have expressed support for children only being given sex education at schools if the parents specifically ...
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Open Letter To New Zealand Parliamentarians: Re Pill Testing Within Australia & NZ
DRUG FREE AUSTRALIA 30 January 2019 Drug Free Australia has been very concerned about the national pill testing push within Australia and New Zealand which ...
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Attempts to Legalise Dope In Troubled Portugal
TRAFFICKING, ORGANISED CRIME, CONSUMPTION, PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ALL ON THE INCREASE Media Release 21 January 2019 Family First NZ says that it is significant that political ...
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Free Public Wi-Fi Should Block Porn – Poll
Media Release 17 January 2019 A nationwide poll has found strong support for cafes, libraries, and other public places which offer free Wi-Fi to be ...
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Biology Over Gender Identity In Schools – Poll
Media Release 14 January 2019 Polling by Curia Market Research has found stronger support for children not to be taught that their gender can be ...
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Conscience Not Coercion On Same-Sex Marriage – Poll
Media Release 11 January 2019 A poll by Curia Market Research has found that six years on from the passing of the same-sex marriage law, ...
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Soft and Flawed Approach On Drugs At Music Festivals
Media Release 2 January 2019 Family First NZ says that attempts to allow drug use and drug testing at music festivals is flawed and dangerous, ...
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Only 4% Want More Liberal Time Limits For Abortion
Media Release 31 October 2018 An independent poll of New Zealanders by Curia Market Research earlier this year found significant support for stricter time limits ...
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REPORT: Paediatrician Warning For Transgender Children
Media Release 19 October 2018 A new report by an Australian paediatrician is sending a strong warning to New Zealand that allowing children to choose ...
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Good Fathers Are Vital For Optimal Child Development – Report
Media Release 31 August 2018 As part of the celebration of Father’s Day this year, Family First NZ has released a unique and important report ...
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Prison Rates Reflect Weakening Of Family Structure – Report
Media Release 15 June 2018 A new report on imprisonment rates and contributing factors argues that the ‘elephant in the room’ is family structure, and ...
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“Why Mothers Matter” Report Celebrates Role Of Mothers
Media Release 11 May 2018 As part of the celebration of Mother’s Day this year, Family First NZ has released a report entitled “Why Mothers ...
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Women Need To Know Risks of Abortion – Study
Media Release 23 March 2018 A research paper for health professionals which reviews international evidence to date about the relationship between abortion and the physical ...
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NEW REPORT Child Abuse: Don’t Mention Family Structure
Media Release 29 November 2016 “Children being raised by their married biological parents are by far the safest from violence”- FAMILY FIRST A new report on ...
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