Stuff co.nz 6 August 2020 Family First Comment: An excellent commentary – from someone who is intimately involved in this issue…. “The other day I phoned a patient to discuss the options for treatment of her cancer and she pleaded…
NewsHub 5 August 2020 Family First Comment: The Government tries to argue through their pamphlet that ‘the Bill’s purpose is to reduce harm to people and communities’, but that is purely the view of those lobbying for change,” spokesman Aaron Ironside…
Stuff co.nz 4 August 2020 Family First Comment: “Aaron Ironside could not see how any new law which allowed a person to grow only two plants could be policed. Using statistics from other countries that had legalised the drug showed…
NZ Herald 4 August 2020 Family First Comment: Well said, Kate “Why are we playing with fire here? Why would we want to normalise this and pretend the harms aren’t real? Often the people arguing for cannabis legalisation are adult casual…
Media Release SayNopeToDope NZ 4 August 2020 A new survey just released by the state of Colorado has found that marijuana use has increased in the last two years with nearly 21% of young people in the state reporting past…
Stuff co.nz 4 August 2020 Family First Comment: A puff piece to persuade people that the referendum is about medicinal cannabis – which it’s not! But at least they quote us…. “Say Nope To Dope campaign spokesperson, Aaron Ironside, said…
Media Release SayNopeToDope NZ 3 August 2020 The claims on the cannabis referendum pamphlet sent to households by the government have been labelled as ‘inflated’, ‘unrealistic’, and ‘unlikely to be achievable’ in the latest edition of the New Zealand Medical…
Stuff co.nz 3 August 2020 Family First Comment: No surprises and it will get worse as we undermine parents and criminalise them for simply wanting to raise respectful obedient children Teachers are experiencing significant levels of stress, burnout and in-classroom violence,…
NZ Herald 3 August 2020 Family First Comment: Superb article pushing back on the narrative that ‘cannabis is less harmful than alcohol’… “Cannabis, on the other hand, is strongly associated with psychotic symptoms and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. In fact,…
Join host Alistar Kata and our panel of guests every week as they discuss the upcoming election from the Pasifika perspective. In this year’s election, New Zealanders will be asked to vote in a referendum on whether the recreational use…
