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.
MEDIA RELEASE: Obviously we want to criminalise parents – Bill advocate
Media Release 7 August 2021 Family First NZ says that despite claims of some politicians in Parliament on Thursday, the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban will ...
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Is sharp drop in marriages in 2020 due to COVID?
COVID-19 likely cause of sharp drop in marriages in 2020 Stats NZ 5 August 2021 Family First Comment: We won’t truly know until this time next ...
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Records of her sperm-donor father didn’t exist. How one woman tracked down her ‘enormous’ family
NZ Herald 1 August 2021 A Washington law professor has packed up her family and moved back to New Zealand to connect with her biological ...
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French court rules transgender woman cannot be recognised as child’s mother
France24 16 September 2020 Family First Comment: It all gets rather confusing, doesn’t it. The consequence of dismissing biology. “Born male, the applicant was recognised as ...
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GPs face legal risks over hormones for teens
The Australian 5 August 2021 Family First Comment: According to University of Queensland legal academic Patrick Parkinson and senior psychiatrist Philip Morris… “In no circumstances should ...
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Policy shift in Finland for gender dysphoria treatment
MercatorNet 27 July 2021 The international activist group SEGM, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has published a review of a radical shift in the standards of care ...
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Cannabis a factor in young man’s fatal car crash – coroner
Stuff co.nz 4 August 2021 Family First Comment: Very sad case “Cannabis had taken hold in the last 18 months of his son’s life, and “destroyed ...
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ACT, National warn of conversion therapy bill ‘risk’
Radio NZ News 3 August 2021 ACT leader David Seymour is betting his party will not continue to support the government’s bill banning conversion therapy, ...
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Assisted dying services to be ‘limited’
Assisted dying services to be ‘limited’ when legalised, legal action expected Stuff co.nz 3 August 2021 Family First Comment: Good. People can live without it. ...
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Kris Faafoi still won’t answer a simple question about banning ‘conversion therapy’
Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi had the whole weekend to rethink his response, after his trainwreck interview on Friday on Newstalk ZB about criminalising parents ...
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Conversion therapy legislation to cover religious groups
Radio NZ news 30 July 2021 The government’s ban on conversion therapy will cover religious groups, but they will still be able to freely express ...
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Parents fighting to give birth to Down syndrome children
‘They almost broke me’: Parents fighting to give birth to children with Down syndrome Stuff co.nz 18 July 2021 Family First Comment: A disturbing but insightful ...
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Parents Banned From Stopping Puberty Blockers For Children – Justice Minister
“That is not cool with me” – Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice Media Release – 30 July 2021 Family First NZ says that if parents ...
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Govt To Criminalise Parents For Affirming Biology
Media Release 30 July 2021 Family First NZ says that the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban will be yet another attack on parents’ rights, is fundamentally ...
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Colorado’s claims of cannabis ‘social justice’ fall short
Black Coloradans arrested at twice the rate of white people nearly a decade after pot legalization Colorado Newsline 22 July 2021 Family First Comment: So much ...
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Cannabis-induced psychosis
Cannabis-induced psychosis: Amid push for legalization, sister says brother ‘was lost to us for a decade’ Fox News 23 July 2021 Family First Comment: “When our ...
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Hate Speech Law vs Free Speech
One of the most disturbing realities of criminalising “hateful” speech is that there is simply no universally agreed upon definition of what constitutes “hate” in ...
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Biden cancels ties to critical race theory in schools
Biden admin walks back ties to group pushing critical race theory in schools Fox News 21 July 2021 Family First Comment: Good decision! 🎉👍 “The Biden ...
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Experiencing grief after abortion – but afraid to share
Women who experience post-abortion grief say it’s a pain often not recognised and a hard thing to talk about ABC News 10 July 2021 Family ...
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Blackpool Council is fined £109,000 for ‘religious discrimination’
Blackpool Council is fined £109,000 for ‘religious discrimination’ after it removed posters for Christian festival following LGBT social media campaign over organiser’s views on same-sex ...
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Two-year-old hospitalised after consuming cannabis cookie dough
Stuff co.nz 20 July 2021 A South Canterbury man has pleaded guilty to making cannabis cookie dough balls that were accidentally consumed by a 2-year-old, ...
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Kiwi weightlifter – robbed of Olympic glory
Former female weightlifter now bearing a different burden: outspoken advocate for women in sport International Family News 19 July 2021 Family First Comment: The biological woman ...
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Teachers & staff experience physical assault
Bay of Plenty teachers and school leaders experience physical assault NZ Herald 20 July 2021 Family First Comment: As predicted…. “The number of Bay of ...
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Discussing ‘critical theory’ poll on Magic Talk
Family First National Director Bob McCoskrie was on Magic Talk discussing the polling on whether kiwis support critical theory being taught in classrooms
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Poll – Keep ‘Critical Theory’ Out Of Classrooms
A new poll has sent a clear message to the Government – don’t politicise the classroom and keep critical race theory out of kiwi classrooms. ...
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Christian florist SCOTUS decision ‘devastating’
SCOTUS decision on refusing service to same-sex couple was ‘devastating,’ Christian florist says Fox News 15 July 2021 Family First Comment: Christian florist Barronelle Stutzman is ...
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Strong Ass’n Between Perceived Risk, Availability & Cannabis Use
Study Shows Strong Association Between Perceived Risk, Availability and Past-Year Cannabis Use News Wise 15 July 2021 Family First Comment: Probably didn’t need a study to ...
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Amnesty International’s hypocrisy
Anonymous NZ group set up to combat racism praised by Amnesty International TVNZ One News 14 July 2021 Family First Comment: Oh how rich!! “Freedom of ...
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Dr Paul Crowhurst: The unreal prospect of unteaching racism
Stuff co.nz 14 July 2021 – Family First Comment: Excellent commentary “Yet this latest form of racism that teachers must address can’t even be seen because ...
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Cannabis intoxication in kids rise after Canada legalisation – study
Cannabis intoxication and rates of accidental ingestion in young children rise after legalization, new study finds Medical Xpress 30 June 2021 Family First Comment: Thankfully, NZers ...
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Mysterious vomiting illness from cannabis use (US)
Mysterious vomiting illness from cannabis use emerges in US hospitals NewsHub 12 July 2021 Family First Comment: “the illness is now becoming more prevalent in the ...
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Maori communities losing battle against liquor stores
Māori ‘up against it’ battling liquor store licensing in local communities Radio NZ News 12 July 2021 Family First Comment: “A Māori warden who’s plied ...
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Govt looking at charity sector
Tax-exempt charities may have to justify sitting on millions of dollars in funds Stuff co.nz 11 July 2021 Family First Comment: Family First is mentioned in ...
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LA police make record $1.6b black market cannabis bust
Los Angeles police make record $1.6b black market cannabis bust ABC News 7 July 2021 Family First Comment: “But the record bust eradicated only a ...
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The “Colorado Experiment”: Legalized Marijuana’s Impact in Colorado
Hudson Institute 28 June 2021 Family First Comment: Just in case there was any doubt…. Does legalization work? In a powerful review of how ...
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What Do We Do About the Homeless?
Homelessness is one of the most vexing public policy problems we face. If you live in a big city, especially on the West Coast, you ...
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The dubious LA solution to homelessness
The Limits of Housing First Christopher Rufo.com 21 April 2021 In 2016 influential political leaders, activists, and media outlets in Los Angeles said they had ...
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Bruce Logan: Hate speech legislation is hateful
8 July 2021 Bruce Logan is a board member of Family First NZ No matter how the government wants to spin it, hate speech legislation ...
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Important commentaries on proposed hate speech laws
Muriel Newman https://www.nzcpr.com/muzzling-free-speech/ “…What the Prime Minister doesn’t seem to understand is that threatening people so they are afraid to speak up will not create ...
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Critical Theory Fact Sheet
Download our latest fact sheet to be informed about the Cultural Maxist movement which is Critical Theory, and its offspring – Critical Race Theory. The ...
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Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender?
Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? is a documentary film featuring experts, activists, parents, and educators discussing the medical and surgical transitioning of ...
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Asian youths face significant mental health challenges, report finds
Stuff co.nz 28 June 2021 Young New Zealand Asians face significant mental health challenges, as well as high rates of racism and discrimination, a study ...
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