WORK STILL TO BE DONE TO GIVE PARENTS CERTAINTY ON SMACKING LAW… Family First NZ has released its annual list […]
Newsweek Blog December 30, 2009 By Po Bronson In NurtureShock, we described some extensive cross-ethnic and international research on spanking
The Nelson Mail 22/12/2009 A big increase in the number of under-ones in childcare is due to the fact it
Family Research Council December 2009 Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pornography is a visual representation of sexuality which distorts
Northern Advocate 20th December 2009 A play depicting Santa raping a reindeer has been pulled from a Whangarei stage for
The Dominion Post 19/12/2009 Parents whose smacking cases were investigated in a review of the anti-smacking law say they were
Family First NZ is welcoming the government’s plan to introduce a bill to strengthen the Crimes Act to deal with
NZPA 18/12/2009 A raft of new laws to protect children at risk of assault in their homes has been proposed
Family First NZ is calling on the government to join the Australian government’s just-announced plan to introduce legislation to block
TVNZ News December 17, 2009 A mischievous billboard about to be hoisted by an Auckland church and intended to provoke conversation
“Why were we never consulted” – Parents We, the parents who were accused of misrepresenting the facts of our smacking
Family First NZ is labelling a proposed billboard by Auckland’s St Matthew-in-the-City Church as insensitive and objectionable to many people.
Sydney Morning Herald 16/12/2009 The Australian government has announced it will proceed with controversial plans to censor the internet after
Herald Sun (Aust) December 16, 2009 CHILDREN are being spoilt with too many toys, parenting experts warn. Leading psychologists say
TVNZ News December 16, 2009 A group of parents at the centre of a review into the anti-smacking law say
Family First NZ is welcoming research from the University of Otago today highlighting the benefits of marriage for mental health,
Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by the Christchurch City Council to maintain bylaws around the location and signage
NZPA 15/12/2009 Getting married is good for you, according a New Zealand-led international study of nearly 35,000 people across 15
Family First NZ says that an expert legal opinion on the smacking law published in the latest NZ Law Journal
NZ Herald Dec 12, 2009 A new state-funded experiment is turning traditional sex education on its head – abandoning lectures
The Press 12/12/2009 The abortion pill should be more widely used in New Zealand, the Abortion Supervisory Committee (ASC) says.
NZ Herald Dec 11, 2009 An investigation is under way into a possible connection between a controversial cervical cancer vaccine
Family First NZ is welcoming the rejection of the private members bill allowing Easter Trading, but is calling for a
NZPA 10/12/2009 Trade unionists are thrilled by the defeat of a bill that would have opened up Easter trading laws
The Dominion Post 09/12/2009 A judge has suggested a mother throw a glass of water over her daughter next time
Family First NZ is supporting the call by trade unions for politicians to reject the Easter Trading Bill being promoted
CIVIL UNIONS LEGISLATION ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’ Family First NZ says that five years on from the passing of the Civil Unions
NZ Herald Dec 8, 2009 Prime Minister John Key says a new review gives parents the go-ahead to lightly smack
NZPA 8 December 2009 Lobby group Family First is often not given the full story when it champions parents it
Richard Ekins, the University of Auckland finds the Government position incoherent and unlawful New Zealand Law Journal December 2009 8/12/2009
Stuff.co.nz 07/12/2009 A play performance arranged by Child, Youth and Family for foster parents and children in CYF care has
Family First NZ is dismissing yet another report on the anti-smacking law which fails to address the real issues and
Sunday News 06/12/2009 A young mother, eight months pregnant with her second child, is selling her body and the unborn
Sunday Star Times 06/12/2009 A Tui beer billboard erected next to a Dunedin school playground that poked fun at Michael
NZ Herald Dec 4, 2009 A judge has thrown out an assault case against a man who threw a cushion
Stuff.co.nz 04/12/2009 Tradition has gone out the classroom window as an increasing number of primary schools allow children to address
NZ Herald Thursday Dec 3, 2009 Preventing two-year-olds witnessing family violence is at the heart of a new First Response
Herald Sun (Aust) December 03, 2009 Highly stressed working mothers love their jobs but are risking their health, research reveals. Their children
Sydney Morning Herald December 3, 2009 A privately run sex education program operating in NSW public high schools questions the effectiveness
Family First NZ says that a decision to drag an uncle through court for having a pillow fight with his