Further Cases Highlight Flawed Smacking Law
A mother prosecuted by police for teaching a 9 year old about the consequences of stabbing others, a father prosecuted […]
A mother prosecuted by police for teaching a 9 year old about the consequences of stabbing others, a father prosecuted […]
Family First NZ is repeating its call for a review of Right to Silence laws as a result of the
Family First NZ is welcoming the acknowledgement by the Crown of a miscarriage of justice towards Christchurch parent James Mason
MercatorNet 18 October 2010 Why would we legalise what women who have experienced it call \’paid rape\’ and voluntary slavery\’?
Family First NZ is labeling an apology from TV3 regarding yet another offensive episode of Outrageous Fortune as patronising and
Family First NZ is labeling the Advertising Standards Authority as naïve and morally bankrupt after it rejected complaints against a
Family First NZ is welcoming a recommendation from the Tasmanian state’s Commissioner for Children, Paul Mason, to prohibit the purchase
Family First NZ says that the extent of complications for Australian women who use the drug RU486 to abort their children
Telegraph (UK) 28 Dec 2010 Psychologists found that couples who waited until after their wedding night rated the stability of
Korea Herald 26 Dec 2010 In less than two months since corporal punishment was banned at schools in Seoul and
Sydney Morning Herald December 27, 2010 CHILD neglect can be just as harmful to children\’s cognitive development as physical and sexual
Herald on Sunday Dec 26, 2010 Unprecedented numbers of small babies are in the care of unqualified home-based carers, as the
Herald Sun December 23, 2010 Police have warned parents not to be pressured into letting their young children set up
The Marlborough Express 23/12/2010 A change in the way young people drink has led to more violent and abusive patients
NZ Herald Dec 22, 2010 New claims emerged last night that the nine-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her parents was
Newwstalk ZB 21/12/2010 Despair from a family advocate with the news of another child\’s death. A man has been arrested
NZ Herald Dec 21, 2010 Family advocates are angry that a couple charged with the abuse and torture of their
3 News 21 Dec 2010 Female youth suicide rates are at their highest level since 1999, according to 2008 figures
AP 18/12/2010 No TV for a week, the time-honoured punishment for misbehaving children, has been enhanced. Now, parents are also
The Dominion Post 17/12/2010 Only a third of crime in New Zealand is reported to police, a survey has found.
Telegraph (UK) 13 Dec 2010 The upper house of the Swiss parliament has drafted a law decriminalising sex between consenting
Herald Dec 16, 2010 Family First NZ today described as \”pathetic\” the sentence imposed on a 21-year-old New Plymouth man
McBlog 14 December 2010 In a disturbing trend, countries are starting to jail parents for smacking. They started softly-softly like
Sunday Star Times 12/12/2010 The Families Commission has been told to slash the number of commissioners, consider closing its Auckland
Otago Daily Times 12 Dec 2010 Inexpensive but meaningful Christmas presents are the key to avoiding a
New York Times 4 Dec 2010 The lawlessness of the Internet, its potential for casual, breathtaking cruelty, and its capacity
Telegraph (UK) 07 Dec 2010 The sharp increase in unmarried couples having children was to blame for the rise in
NZ Herald Dec 9, 2010 Act is the only party which will oppose reforms to electoral finance laws, claiming a
Reuters Dec 3 2010 Kids whose parents let them watch R-rated movies may be up to three times more likely
Herald Sun December 07, 2010 Parents are being told to smack their children and run their families like an army
NZ Herald Dec 7, 2010 An official investigation has found that Child, Youth and Family Services failed to act on
Daily Mail (UK) 2nd December 2010 Teenagers would rather be taught about family values than about sex, a survey
Otago Daily Times 4 Dec 2010 The growing prevalence of the choking game in New Zealand schools has prompted the
NZ Herald Dec 4, 2010 Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to
LifeNews.com 12/2/10 Family First New Zealand is disappointed by comments made by Prime Minister John Key on the Stuff.co.nz web
The Telegraph (UK) 02 Dec 2010 The Coalition’s Equality Strategy promised to tackle “irresponsible” advertising, sexualised images and clothing that
NZ Herald Dec 3, 2010 A unique long-term study of \”test-tube babies\” has confirmed that parenting styles as well as
Family First NZ is pleading with the Queenstown Lakes District Council to reject a proposed bylaw to allow brothels in
Waikato Times 01/12/2010 A Cambridge man who severely injured his baby daughter by shaking her has avoided prison. The sentence
NZ City 29 November 2010 It\’s claimed good parents are becoming paranoid about seeking help for fear of being accused