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.

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NZ Birth Certificates: Biology or Ideology?

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

Banning 'conversion therapy' is effectively criminalising parents, carers and counsellors.
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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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Beware of Critical Theory – it’s everywhere

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sexuality & Gender ‘Education’ in Schools

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

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)

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”

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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