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.
UK – Delaying a controversial ban on conversion therapy for trans people
As New Zealand rushes the flawed ‘Conversion Therapy’ ban into law this week, the UK is instead undertaking an independent report into the impact of ...
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Teachers in home isolation “putting huge pressure on schools”
There’s already a shortage of teachers in New Zealand, so any additional ‘outage’ of teaching staff, due to vaccine mandates or home isolation, is putting ...
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WATCH: Top Family Issues 2022
Parliament is back in session this week for the first time in 2022. Now you might rightly think that the priorities for the Government are ...
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Crime = Prayer, Parental Love, Personal Choice
The Select Committee report on the proposed ban on ‘conversion therapy’ has just been released – and as expected, it makes disturbing reading. They have completely ignored all concerns which ...
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Research: TikTok Serves up ‘Humorous’ Cannabis Videos to Teens
It’s very concerning that teens are at risk of illicit drug use after being exposed to TikTok videos that portray cannabis-use as “humorous or entertaining” ...
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Pregnant man emoji coming to Apple iPhones
Pregnant man? Like the media, Big Tech have become increasingly woke, and increasingly confused on biology. The continued push to make the biologically specific phenomenon ...
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Festival One forced to cancel
Festival One being forced to cancel is terribly sad, but was completely avoidable yet totally predictable. While 60,000 fans fill a soccer stadium every day ...
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Research – Significant Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychotic Disorders
Researchers find that recreational use of cannabis was significantly associated with a diagnosis of psychotic disorder. Their findings have been published in The American Journal ...
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Trans women athletes hold competitive edge, even after testosterone suppression
Scientists argue that transgender female athletes hold a competitive edge over their biologically female competitors that one year of testosterone suppression therapy cannot mitigate. You ...
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Rise of vaping-addicted teens in NZ
One in five New Zealand secondary school students are now addicted to vaping according to research by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, which surveyed more ...
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NZ Importer has 3.5 million rapid antigen tests but can’t get approval from Ministry of Health
Yesterday we shared that NZ health experts are now saying rapid antigen tests will be a critical tool for managing Covid-19 in New Zealand, with ...
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Rapid antigen tests a “critical tool for managing Omicron”
For some time we’ve been advocating for the addition of rapid antigen tests (RATs) in the fight against Covid-19. Now even Dr Michael Baker is ...
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Canada’s Conversion Therapy Ban – Consent by adults is now illegal
After two failed attempts, Canada has now banned conversion therapy. Advocates say it’s one of the most comprehensive (meaning it’s ‘extreme’) laws of its kind ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – Three Strikes Debate Is Being Sidelined
Media Release 5 January 2022 Family First NZ says that debate is needed on the Government’s proposal to repeal the Three Strikes law, a law ...
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Important Update – Judicial Review on Church Vaccine Mandates
APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW ON CHURCH VACCINE MANDATE As you will be aware, last week we presented a petition to Parliament with 87,000+ signatures, calling ...
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USA: Think Legal Weed Cut Down On Crime? Think Again
Just like we’ve been saying – legalising dope does not reduce crime. In fact it looks like crime increases, with gangs moving in to scoop ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – “Don’t Divide Us” Petition – 87,269 Signatures Presented to Parliament
The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” which has 87,269 signatures has been presented ‘virtually’ to ACT Leader David Seymour this morning. The petition says “We oppose ...
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Pharmacy-provided rapid antigen tests permissible for holiday travel
So it appears that unvaccinated kiwis will now be allowed to travel over the summer holiday season with the use of rapid antigen tests provided ...
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I’m Sorry, Birth Certificates are now meaningless under new law
Letter from Bob McCoskrie Parliament today passed a law that renders birth certificates as meaningless, and which continues the relentless push to nullify biological sex, ...
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Canada: Renowned neuroscientist criticises extreme ‘Conversion Therapy’ ban
Canada’s House of Commons just unanimously passed an extreme conversion therapy bill similar to the one proposed in New Zealand. That’s how left the Canadian ...
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USA: Cannabis tax suspended to help compete with drug dealers
How’s that wonderful promise of a massive marijuana tax revenue doing? Not very well, from what we can see in San Francisco. The city has ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – Prostitution Law Review: Benefits Exaggerated, Shortcomings Ignored
MEDIA RELEASE 5 December 2021 Prostitution Law Review: Benefits Exaggerated, Shortcomings Ignored, Denied or Hidden An in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Petition for Rapid Antigen Testing Reaches 80,000
MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2021 Petition for Rapid Antigen Testing Reaches 80,000 The petition “Don’t Div ide Us” has now reached a 80,000+ signatures. The ...
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The next National Party leader… where do they stand on key family issues?
With the sudden departure of Judith Collins from the leadership of the National Party, the battle is now on for a new leader (and ultimately ...
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NZ Crime Statistics and the ‘3 Strikes Law’
THE PROBLEM The latest NZ National Survey of Victims and Crime shows that 29% of adults had been a victim of crime at least once ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Push for Rapid Antigen Testing Succeeding
Progress in Push for Rapid Antigen Testing Family First NZ is welcoming the Government’s intention to allow rapid antigen testing – a move which could save ...
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3 Strikes Law
Family First NZ says that the proposed scrapping of the Three Strikes Law will only be celebrated by repeat violent offenders, but it will do ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Only 1 in 4 support scrapping of ‘Three Strikes’ law
The Labour government had no public mandate for scrapping 3 Strikes. A poll has found that just 25% of New Zealanders want the ‘Three Strikes’ ...
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Woke Westpac ‘cancels’ men from their branding
You’d assume that many of Westpac NZ’s customers are men, as well as kiwi families that include fathers? But not if you view Westpac’s website ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: “Vaccine OR Testing” Petition Reaches 70,000+
The petition “Don’t Divide Us” has now reached more than 70,000 signatures. Launched two weeks ago, the petition says “We oppose the ‘no jab no ...
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The advert that the Sunday papers weren’t that keen on you seeing
We tried to place this full page advertisement in the 2 national Sunday newspapers today (Herald on Sunday and Sunday Star Times). But both of ...
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The Ministry of Health released this – but hoped you wouldn’t notice
When a public service doesn’t want people to see a publication, they release it late on a Friday when the media are celebrating the end ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Strong support for testing, so kiwis can keep jobs – Poll
A nationwide poll has found significant support from New Zealanders for regular testing to be allowed as an option so that kiwis can keep their ...
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Bob McCoskrie launches new series of hard-hitting ‘5-min’ videos
As part of his McBlog channel, Bob McCoskrie has launched a new series of ‘bite-sized’ videos where he discusses the latest issues to do with ...
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Experts have concerns about ‘Gender Self-ID’ in New Zealand
Here is a brilliant article written by Jan Rivers and Jill Abigail, titled ‘Gender self-ID raises complex questions. It’s not transphobic to ask them’ The ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: More than 50,000 signatures on “Vaccine OR Testing” petition
MEDIA RELEASE 13 November 2021 More than 50,000 signatures on “Vaccine OR Testing” petition The petition “Don’t Divide Us” has reached 50,000 signatures in just ...
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Survey Finds that Porn Use Decreases Relationship Satisfaction
USA – A new national survey published today reports that one in five couples have experienced conflict in their relationship related to pornography and that porn ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Govt continues with its ‘Soft On Crime’ agenda
Family First NZ says that the proposed scrapping of the Three Strikes Law will only be celebrated by repeat violent offenders, but it will do ...
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The Government’s vaccination mandates are seeing people lose their livelihoods
New Zealand is becoming a class-based society – the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. When interviewed on the subject of two classes of people with different ...
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D-Day for unvaccinated teachers and health workers
D Day will not be some kind of December 1st Freedom Day. Instead, this coming Tuesday is the first deadline for health and education workers ...
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More palliative care funding wanted as assisted dying becomes legal
1News 7 Nov 2021 Palliative care professor Rod MacLeod said despite the Act being called “End of Life Choice”, there would be some people who ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: “Vaccine OR Testing” Campaign Launched
MEDIA RELEASE 8 November 2021 “Don’t Div ide Us” Campaign Launched dontdivideus.nz A family advocate and an educational leader (also a registered nurse with a ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: “ANZSPM does not support the legalisation of euthanasia”
MEDIA RELEASE 4 November 2021 Palliative Medicine Doesn’t Include Euthanasia – ANZSPM The peak body for palliative medicine in New Zealand and Australia has released ...
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Media Release: Growing Problem Of A Teen Transgender Trend
Official data shows that an increasing number of young people are being diagnosed with gender identity issues, are receiving puberty blockers, but that the numbers ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Select Committee Farewells Biology on Birth Certificates
MEDIA RELEASE 3 November 2021 Select Committee Farewells Biology on Birth Certificates The Governance and Administration Select Committee has confirmed its support for a law ...
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