‘There are also risks’ – specialist says medicinal cannabis not a wonder drug
TVNZ One News 30 June 2017 Family First Comment: Medical specialist Dr Stephen Childs said it was important to know both the risks and the…
The claims about the harms of smacking need correction
Bob McCoskrie – National Director, Family First NZ Kyle MacDonald “Here’s what’s really wrong with smacking kids” argues that there isn’t a single study that…
Secret test reveals pokie pain
NewsRoom 28 June 2017 Family First Comment: Good point “If a venue can’t be sustainable without exploiting the poor then we don’t need it in…
Swedish PM tells priests to carry out same-sex marriages ‘or do something else’
RT.com 24 June 2017 Family First Comment: This is a disturbing development for people of ANY faith or personal conviction… Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven…
ACT’s euthanasia bill ‘dangerous’ – professor
Radio NZ News 26 June 2017 A Welsh professor of palliative medicine and cross-bench member of the House of Lords has arrived in New Zealand…
Minister of Education Needs to Do Homework On Screentime
Media Release 28 June 2017 Family First NZ says that parents should be concerned about the amount of screentime that their children are going to…
New Zealand children facing frequent and consistent bullying at preschool
Stuff co.nz 26 June 2017 Potentially damaging bullying is hurting New Zealand children even in preschool, and psychologists say it’s time to take the issue seriously. The…
Call for Guidelines on Euthanasia Media Reporting
Media Release 27 June 2017 Family First New Zealand has made a submission to the Strategy to prevent suicide in New Zealand calling on strict…
Shopping on Easter Sunday: 71 per cent of Hamilton submitters say no
Stuff co.nz 25 June 2017 The prospect of retail tills ringing on Easter Sunday has Hamiltonians arguing the relative merits of convenience, commercialism, and Christianity. Hamilton City…
Transgender policies in schools ‘a waste of time and money’, claims leading academic (UK)
Independent 23 June 2017 Family First Comment: Bring this common sense to NZ! “By the time they start school, most children know their name, how…