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Archive for August, 2012
Protect Marriage — have your say…
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012OFF TO SELECT COMMITTEE By a vote of 80 for, 40 against (and 1 absent), the Same-Sex Marriage Bill is off to the Select Committee. This means that people like you can make submissions and have your say direct to the MP’s – and we’ll help you every step of the way with information and resources so as to make […]
Disturbing Trends in Latest Smacking Report
Monday, August 27th, 2012Disturbing Trends in Latest Smacking Report 23 August 2012 Media Release 24 August 2012 Family First NZ says that the latest review of police activity related to the anti-smacking law shows disturbing trends. “The latest sales pitch on the smacking law by police will be cold comfort to parents. Almost 550 kiwi families have had […]
Parents Demand Apology For Inaccurate Smacking Review
Friday, August 24th, 2012MEDIA RELEASE 24 August 2012 Parents Demand Apology For Inaccurate Smacking Review A Timaru couple whose experience of the anti-smacking law was used in the Prime Minister’s report on Section 59 by psychologist Nigel Latta, and whose integrity and honesty was called in to question along with a number of other parents, now have the […]
10th review of Crimes Amendment Act 2007 (Substitution Section 59)
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012Please read this link before reading the report below: http://familyintegrity.org.nz/2012/parents-demand-apology-for-inaccurate-smacking-review/ ****************************************** Police has published its tenth review of activity following enactment of the Crimes (Substituted s 59) Amendment Act 2007. This review covers the period 22 June to 21 December 2011. 500 child assault events were attended by police during this period. Of these, 23 […]
MARRIAGE PETITION – A big push before the 1st Reading
Thursday, August 16th, 2012From Family First: A BIG Push before the 1st Reading Hi Barbara We are inching towards 30,000 signatures on our Protect Marriage Petition! It has been an incredible response in such a short time. We’ve been asked whether there is a deadline for the petitions? Answer: We would like to get as many signatures as possible BEFORE […]