Research & Key Issues
Explore our in-depth Research Reports and concise Summary Papers on critical issues impacting families and society.
Research
Explore our in-depth Research Reports and concise Summary Papers on key issues.
NZ Birth Certificates: Biology or Ideology?
August 12, 2021
Must Read Research Research & Issues
The Government is changing the law around birth certificates, which will deem them meaningless, and which will continue its pushing of confusing ‘gender ideology’.
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Banning ‘conversion therapy’ – criminalising parents, carers and counsellors
July 31, 2021
Research & Issues
Banning 'conversion therapy' is effectively criminalising parents, carers and counsellors.
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Hate Speech Law vs Free Speech
July 26, 2021
News & Stories Research & Issues
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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Beware of Critical Theory – it’s everywhere
July 14, 2021
Research & Issues
What Is Critical Theory? We've prepared this post to explain Critical Theory, and how this is playing out in New Zealand.
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Decriminalising Drugs – Lessons from Portugal (2021)
May 4, 2021
News & Stories Research & Issues
What lessons can we learn from a report about Portugal’s decriminalisation of drugs.
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RESEARCH: Abortion, effects on health of women (2021)
March 15, 2021
Research & Issues
A research paper for health professionals which reviews international evidence up to 2020 about the relationship between abortion and the physical and mental health of ...
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COVID Vaccine – Making an informed decision
March 15, 2021
Research & Issues Update
We’re being asked on a regular basis – what’s Family First’s view of the COVID-19 vaccine?
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Call for inquiry on public health harms of pornography
March 7, 2021
Research & Issues
Family First NZ is calling on politicians to investigate the public health effects and societal harms of pornography. The request states: “That an expert panel ...
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Euthanasia – We can live without it
March 3, 2021
Research & Issues
Euthanasia and assisted suicide put many of us in danger. Nothing in this Act guarantees the protection required for vulnerable people.
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Abortion – Fatal Flaws in the Abortion Legislation Act 2020
March 3, 2021
Research & Issues
Read this detailed summary of the flawed Abortion Legislation Act 2020, which is one of the most extreme abortion laws in the world.
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MEDIA – Making a complaint
March 3, 2021
Research & Issues
Learn how to make a complaint about anything in the media - advertisements, television and radio programmes, print media, online media.
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Sexuality & Gender ‘Education’ in Schools
March 3, 2021
Research & Issues
We are constantly being contacted by concerned parents and being asked our opinion on the sex education curriculum in NZ schools. Learn more...
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Lessons from Cannabis Legalisation in USA
August 1, 2020
Research & Issues
The report “Lessons From Cannabis Legalisation 2020”, is a comprehensive study of the data outcomes in ‘legalised’ marijuana states in the U.S and other countries. ...
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RESEARCH – Challenges facing children in stepfamilies (2020)
June 4, 2020
Research & Issues
A report on the challenges facing children in stepfamilies - What we know, don't know, and how to fill in the gaps.
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RESEARCH – Anti-Smacking Law (2020) – “it’s a dog’s breakfast”
June 4, 2020
Research & Issues
Research shows that 13 years on, the Anti-Smacking Law is a "dog's breakfast"
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RESEARCH – Gender and Transgender Issues – Parent Guide 2020
February 4, 2020
Research & Issues
Why is it that so many young people today are wondering if they were born in the wrong body? With popular endorsements coming from the ...
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RESEARCH – Report on NZ Fertility (2019)
August 4, 2019
Research & Issues
New Zealand’s birth rate has hit at an all-time low. In 2018 there were only 11.87 births per 1,000 of the population. The total fertility ...
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RESEARCH – Childhood Gender Dysphoria (2018)
October 6, 2018
Research & Issues
An epidemic of ‘childhood gender dysphoria’ is sweeping the Western world. Having exploded from rarity less than a decade ago, there is now an exponential ...
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RESEARCH – Why Fathers Matter (2018)
August 4, 2018
Research & Issues
No society can thrive without as many fathers as possible being involved daily in the lives of their children. A diverse and abundant body of ...
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RESEARCH – Family Dinners & Family Life (2018)
July 4, 2018
Research & Issues
In January 2018, an independent poll of 1000 New Zealanders found that 88% believed that dinners together on a regular basis were important, with two ...
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RESEARCH – Imprisonment & Family Structure (2018)
June 4, 2018
Research & Issues
A wealth of research has investigated associations between family structure and adverse outcomes, but surprisingly little has investigated prisoners’ childhood family backgrounds.
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