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. 

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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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NEW REPORT – Child Poverty: Don’t Mention Family Structure

Media Release 30 May 2016 A report just released on child poverty and its causes argues that the ‘elephant in the room’ in the debate ...
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Analysis Shows Failure of Anti-Smacking Law

Media Release 11 February 2016 A report analysing the 2007 anti-smacking law has concluded that there is not a single social indicator relating to the ...
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Parents & Schools Warned About Harms of Gender Ideology

Media Release 30 June 2015 A new ground-breaking report on gender identity is warning parents and school leaders to be wary of the guidelines and ...
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Sexuality Education (& Mindfulness) in School – Your Legal Rights

UPDATED – 2022: Question: What can you do if, for example, your child comes home from school and says that they are having sex education ...
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Report Calls For Screen Time Guidelines for Children

Media Release 9 February 2015 A report on the increasing use of screen time for children is critical of government agencies for a lack of ...
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Euthanasia Report Warns of Elder Abuse & Coercion

Media Release 12 May 2014 A report on the history of the euthanasia debate in New Zealand and an examination of the law and the ...
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Sex Ed Preaches Sexual Licence, Not Sexual Health – Report

Media Release 17 June 2013 A review of sex education resources recommended to adolescents in NZ has found that they are seriously flawed with both ...
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Daycare Report Calls For Recognition of Effects on Children

Family First Media Release 8 February 2012 “Full-time parenting should be seen as a child’s right.” “New Zealand should undergo a timely and long overdue ...
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Medical Evidence Shows Drinking Age Should Be 21

A new report examining the medical evidence argues that the drinking age should be raised to 21. The report “YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL: What Does ...
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Report Highlights Importance of Marriage

“21 Reasons WHY MARRIAGE MATTERS” – a trans-tasman effort to highlight the benefits of marriage has been released in New Zealand. The report was commissioned ...
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Penalty Tax For Being Married As High As $15,000

A married couple both working and on low incomes, or a family with a full-time parent are being penalised by up to $15,000 in their ...
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Marriage Breakdown Costing Taxpayers At Least $1 Billion a Year

In the first research of its kind in NZ, a new report estimates that the fiscal cost to the taxpayer of family breakdown and decreasing ...
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