Tag: Family First NZ
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Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential
MEDIA 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…
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PUBLIC MEETING in Hamilton TONIGHT: ‘The way forward on Section 59’
PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT ‘The way forward on Section 59′ Tonight in Hamilton , (and next week in Dargaville) you’re invited to a continuation of a series of meetings around the country…. Speakers * Bob McCoskrie – Family First – Target Real Child Abuse, Not Real Parents ( HAMILTON ONLY ) * John Boscawen – ACT MP…
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Campaign4Democracy
Campaign4Democracy Meetings coming up with John Boscawen, Bob McCoskrie and Larry Baldock in Tauranga, Hamilton, Dargaville, Lower Hutt and Bucklands Beach We are still working on finalising many aspects of the Campaign4Democracy and therefore do not have our logo and templates for communication ready as yet. This short update will give you some useful information…
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Smacking Panel Must See the Real Evidence
MEDIA RELEASE 8 September 2009 Smacking Panel Must See the Real Evidence Family First NZ is welcoming the appointment of Nigel Latta to the s59 Review Process but is concerned by his comments that he will not be meeting with any lobby groups. “Nigel Latta has said ‘I did not agree with the original law…
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ACT: Key’s ‘huge mistake’ will cost National
ACT: Key’s ‘huge mistake’ will cost National John Boscawen (L) and John Key http://www.3news.co.nz/ACT-Keys-huge-mistake-will-cost-National/tabid/423/articleID/118024/Default.aspx Tue, 25 Aug 2009 5:17a.m. Prime Minister John Key has made “a huge mistake” by refusing to change the so-called anti-smacking law and National will suffer for it at the next election, the ACT Party says. “He is making exactly the…
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More Window Dressing on a Rejected Law
MEDIA RELEASE 25 August 2009 More Window Dressing on a Rejected Law Family First NZ says that the government has done more ‘compromise’ on a ‘compromise’ law but the window dressing is a cynical attempt to ignore the overwhelming majority of NZ’ers who reject the anti-smacking law. “The Police have already been doing regular reviews…
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Cabinet Ministers Swamped With Emails
Keep your emails going into the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Two links to help with this: Here are the addresses to write to: https://familyintegrity.org.nz/2009/the-message-is-clear-decriminalise-light-smacking/ Here is an idea about what to say: we totally endorse Larry Baldock’s suggestion of merely repealing two clauses of the current act, rather than pass a new Bill https://familyintegrity.org.nz/2009/referendumsection-59-the-way-forward/…
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The Message is Clear…Decriminalise Light Smacking
The Message is Clear… Decriminalise Light Smacking WOULD YOU CONSIDER TAKING 2 MINUTES TO SEND AN IMPORTANT EMAIL? Tomorrow morning, and in response to the whopping 88% who voted NO in the Referendum, John Key will be going to Cabinet to recommend ‘increased safeguards’, guidelines and ‘a level of comfort’ for parents under the anti-smacking…
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Write to John Key NOW
Key signals protection for parents http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2778529/Key-signals-protection-for-parents By GRAHAME ARMSTRONG, COLIN ESPINER – Sunday Star Times Police and Child Youth and Family officials will be warned to not prosecute parents for lightly smacking their children. Prime Minister John Key told the Sunday Star-Times in Sydney yesterday he was planning to introduce “increased safeguards” to prevent parents…