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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 […]
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 […]
YACA Welcomes Latest Report from Children’s Commissioner
Saturday, June 6th, 2009YACA Welcomes Latest Report from Children’s Commissioner http://yaca.org.nz/?p=7 Media Release 6 June 2009 Youth Against Child Abuse NZ is glad that the latest report from the office of the Children’s Commissioner gets to the heart of the child abuse epidemic in New Zealand. The report looks at assault against under 5yr olds in the light […]
‘Honest’ Report on Child Abuse Welcomed
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009MEDIA RELEASE 4 June 2009 ‘Honest’ Report on Child Abuse Welcomed REPORT LABELLED AS ‘POLITICALLY INCORRECT’ Family First NZ is welcoming a report from the Children’s Commissioner on child abuse released today, and says that it backs the call for a Royal Commission on child abuse. “The report entitled ‘Death and serious injury from assault […]
Family First Welcomes Bill to Fix Smacking Law
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2009 Family First Welcomes Bill to Fix Smacking Law Family First NZ is ‘stoked’ that ACT List MP John Boscawen has announced his intention to introduce a Private Members Bill to amend the anti-smacking law. “Our polling along with every other poll done over the past 3 years shows that approximately […]
Another Child Abuse Death – Same Factors
Monday, December 29th, 2008TRAGIC TOT: 16-month-old Riley Justin Osborne. MEDIA RELEASE 28 December 2008 Another Child Abuse Death – Same Factors Family First NZ says that the tragic child abuse death of 16-month old Northland boy Riley Osborne is more evidence of the key causes of child abuse which we are failing to acknowledge and tackle. “Report after […]
Substantial Jump in Parents Being Investigated for Smacking
Monday, June 23rd, 2008MEDIA RELEASE 23 June 2008 Family First NZ says that the police report on the effects of the anti-smacking law shows an almost 300% jump in the number of parents being investigated for minor acts of physical discipline since the law was passed. “The six month review of police activity following the passing of the […]