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Latest Smacking Research Shows Benefits
Monday, January 4th, 2010MEDIA RELEASE 4 January 2010 Latest Smacking Research Shows Benefits Family First NZ is welcoming the latest research showing that light and reasonable smacking is beneficial to children in their development, and despite claims by government funded groups, kids aren’t damaged by its occasional use. “Previous research has not been able to compare children who […]
Abortion Supervisory Committee Report 2009
Friday, December 11th, 2009Media Release Abortion Supervisory Committee Report 2009 The Abortion Supervisory Committee’s [ASC] report was tabled in Parliament on 8th December. The Committee reported 17,940 abortions in New Zealand 2008. This is a reduction of 440 on the 2007 year figure of 18,380. While encouraging, Right to Life reminds New Zealanders that each life is unique […]
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 […]
Stop beating on Sweden’s parents!
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Stop beating on Sweden’s parents! By Caroline Olsson Translation: Ruby Harrold-Claesson, Lawyer, President of the NCHR This article was previously published on the Swedish Internet Site, Newsmill.se – 2009-12-03 http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2009/12/03/sluta-sla-pa-sveriges-foraldrar Swedish authorities and legal institutions have a negative attitude towards parenthood, which is not good for the relationship between children and parents. Many children need […]
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 […]
Family Integrity #483 — Girls and Gardasil
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Family Integrity #483 — Girls and Gardasil (From Family First’s Mid-Week update): Girls and Gardasil: the protection game MercatorNet 22 Oct 09 A mother and public health student offers ten reasons not to vaccinate children against a sexually transmitted disease. The arguments for and against this particular immunisation are rarely provided by schools, yet parents, […]
Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009MEDIA RELEASE 29 October 2009 Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential ‘How many more children have to die before we do something?’ Family First NZ is repeating its call for a Commission of Enquiry into the unacceptable levels of child abuse and deaths in NZ. The call comes following the suspected child abuse death […]
Family Integrity #481 — U4L; Pro Life Uni Students need help
Monday, October 19th, 2009Sent: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 8:28 a.m. Subject: U4L; Pro Life Uni Students need help Hi All, FIRST THE GOOD NEWS, then the concerning. The “Liberty for the PreBorn” web site is up on the net and able to receive registrations. Check the site out here http://www.libertyforthepreborn.net.nz/ Auckland University Students require urgent assistance, A group […]
Victoria University Debating Society debate 10 August 2009
Sunday, August 9th, 2009MEDIA RELEASE 4 August 2009 _____________________________________________________ Do parents have the right to smack their children? The referendum on smacking is sparking controversy nationwide, and as a result New Zealand’s premier debating society is hosting a showdown between prominent speakers as votes are cast around the country. The debate; open to the public, with entry by […]
Thousands to get lessons in parenting
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Why do you think we have these out of control 0-7 year olds? http://www.stuff.co.nz/4767641a11.html Thousands to get lessons in parenting By LANE NICHOLS – The Dominion Post | Friday, 21 November 2008 A Government scheme that sends parents of violent or misbehaving children to parenting courses is to expand to up to 15,000 more families. Officials […]
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