CYF in line for major overhaul
Stuff co.nz 1 April 2015 Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is set for a major overhaul, with Social Development Minister Anne Tolley admitting that the…
Easter Trading Laws Should Be Maintained, Enforced
Media Release 2 April 2015 Family First NZ is rejecting calls for any liberalisation of Easter trading laws and says that workers deserve this special…
Long Overdue Review of CYF Welcomed
Media Release 1 Apr 2015 Family First NZ is welcoming the long overdue independent review of Child Youth and Family which it has been asking…
Muddled morality about the unborn
CruxNow 31 March 2015 On March 18, Michelle Wilkins answered a Craigslist ad for baby clothes. When she arrived at the seller’s home, Dynel Lane,…
Educator: ‘Childcare takes place of parents’
NZ Herald 1 April 2015 An early childhood educator says many people are losing confidence in how to be parents because they now see their…
Going back to work is too soon for most mums
NZ Herald 1 April 2015 Parents are getting two more weeks of paid leave after having a baby from today – but it is still…
Obese kids to be sent to CYF if parents fail to help
NZ Herald 1 April 2015 A proposal to refer obese children to child protection services has been slammed by a child health expert. Professor Wayne…
Extended ‘four months’ paid parental leave to kick in tomorrow
OneNews 31 March 2015 Paid Parental Leave increases by two weeks to 16 weeks from tomorrow. The entitlement will rise by another two weeks to…
Obesity Needs A Community Response, Not CYF
Media Release 1 Apr 2015 Family First NZ is supporting calls for intervention in families where obesity is an urgent health issue, but says that…
Parents concerned over online risk
NZ Herald 31 March 2015 Parenting Place researcher says instilling ‘good character’ best defence against accessing unsavoury content. The hidden dangers of the online world…