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Mums Still Smacking, Want Law Change not Discretion – Poll
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010MEDIA RELEASE 31 March 2010 Mums Still Smacking, Want Law Change not Discretion – Poll Family First NZ says that almost half of our mums of young children have admitted smacking illegally in the past 12 months, and three out of four mums want the government to adopt a law change rather than rely on […]
Protect Children From Sexualisation and Abuse – Priority 2010
Friday, January 1st, 2010MEDIA RELEASE 31 December 2009 Protect Children From Sexualisation and Abuse – Priority 2010 WORK STILL TO BE DONE TO GIVE PARENTS CERTAINTY ON SMACKING LAW… Family First NZ has released its annual list of the top family issues to be tackled, and heading the list for 2010 is the protection of children from ‘corporate […]
Reviewing the Anti-smacking law
Friday, December 11th, 2009Reformation Testimony The criminalisation of New Zealand parents who discipline their children biblically: Or who will you obey, God or man? New Zealand has a new law which makes the corporal punishment of children a crime. This includes smacking them with a wooden spoon or strap. The government has commissioned two reports, both of which […]
Law continues to be a dog’s breakfast
Monday, December 7th, 2009The Kiwi Party Press Release Law continues to be a dog’s breakfast Kiwi Party leader and Anti-smacking referendum organiser Larry Baldock called on the Prime Minister to stop wasting taxpayers money defending the indefensible! “Let’s understand what John Key is saying,” said Mr Baldock. “He is advising parents to break the law if they want […]
Latest Smacking Law Review Offers No Comfort
Monday, December 7th, 2009Family First NZ MEDIA RELEASE 7 December 2009 Latest Smacking Law Review Offers No Comfort Family First NZ is dismissing yet another report on the anti-smacking law which fails to address the real issues and concerns over the law change. “This is the eighth report in just over two years on the law change. There […]
Families Warned Pillow Fight May Be Assault
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009MEDIA RELEASE 3 December 2009 Families Warned Pillow Fight May Be Assault Family First NZ says that a decision to drag an uncle through court for having a pillow fight with his nephew is an example of the ‘discretion’ test failing and laws such as the anti-smacking law effectively targeting good parents. The case was […]
Family Integrity #491 — Report on S59 to date tabled in Parliament
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Family Integrity #491 — Report on S59 to date tabled in Parliament Dear Friends, Here is an analysis of the Report tabled in Parliament, the Report by Peter Hughes, CEO of the Ministry of Social Development, which supposedly reviews how the new Section 59 of the Crimes Act (Bradford’s anti-smacking law) is settling in. It […]
6,000 join ‘March for Democracy’
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009From Family First NZ e-newsletter 6,000 join ‘March for Democracy’ Protesters March on City NZ Herald Nov 21, 2009 READ MORE Herald on Sunday 22 Nov 09 READ MORE MEDIA COVERAGE: TV3 News WATCH HERE TV3 News Full Interviews with Bob McCoskrie, Colin Craig and Garth McVicar WATCH HERE TVOne News WATCH HERE NZ Herald […]
New Deputy Commissioner Will Speak For Families
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009MEDIA RELEASE 25 November 2009 New Deputy Commissioner Will Speak For Families Family First NZ is welcoming the appointment of Parents Inc’s Bruce Pilbrow as Deputy Families Commissioner. “Bruce Pilbrow will bring some much needed balance at the Commission and rather than talking at parents, it will hopefully start listening to the voice of families […]