Category Archives: Media Releases
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ASA Rejects Complaints About Marriage Campaign
May 19, 2013
Media Release 19 May 2013 The advertising watchdog has poured cold water on a campaign of complaints against two of Family First’s information sheets during the recent marriage debate. Complainant A Charman said that the...
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Views on Gender Equality, Disarmament OK – But Not Marriage
May 10, 2013
MEDIA RELEASE 10 May 2013 Family First NZ is welcoming the re-registration of the National Council of Women (NCWNZ) to the Charities Register and says it should never have been de-registered. “We actually liaised with...
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Family First Websites Still Under ‘Heavy’ Attack
May 9, 2013
Media Release 9 May 2013 The Family First NZ website www.familyfirst.org.nz and the Protect Marriage website www.protectmarriage.org.nz has suffered yet another major attack by hackers desperate to muzzle them. “Just after the final reading of...
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Family First Muzzled Because of Traditional Marriage Views
May 6, 2013
Media Release 6 May 2013 Family First NZ has received notification that the Charities Commission intends to deregister the charity, citing Family First’s traditional view of marriage being one man and one woman as one...
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Protect Marriage Website Still Under Attack
April 23, 2013Media Release 23 April 2013 The Protect Marriage website www.protectmarriage.org.nz suffered another major attack by hackers, just a few days after the same-sex marriage bill was passed. “At about 9pm Sunday night the Protect Marriage...
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77 Politicians Commit Act of ‘Cultural Vandalism’
April 17, 2013
Media Release 12 April 2013 In response to the ‘shot-gun’ passing of the bill redefining marriage this evening, National Director of Family First NZ and co-ordinator of the Protect Marriage campaign, Bob McCoskrie, says: “In...
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NZ’ers Asked To Sign Marriage Pledge
March 28, 2013
Media Release 28 March 2013 Family First NZ has launched a website which gives New Zealanders the opportunity to make the issue of redefining marriage a key election issue for themselves. MyMarriagePledge.org.nz was launched this...
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MPs Confirm Coercion Over Conscience on Gay Marriage
March 28, 2013
Media Release 28 March 2013 Family First NZ says that at the same time as politicians reject a referendum of the people and demand a conscience vote, they have confirmed that the same-sex marriage bill...
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MPs Allowed Conscience But Not Celebrants, Churches
March 27, 2013
Media Release 27 March 2013 Family First NZ is calling on politicians to support amendments to the Marriage Amendment Bill to allow for conscientious exemption for all celebrants and marriage registrars, places of faith, and...
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Latest Poll Confirms No Mandate for Same-Sex Marriage
March 26, 2013
Media Release 26 March 2013 Family First says that the latest NZ Herald poll on gay marriage proves that 70-80 politicians have no mandate to change the longstanding definition of marriage. “As the debate on...
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Conscience Not Coercion on Gay Marriage – Poll
March 25, 2013
Media Release 25 March 2013 A poll of New Zealanders has found strong support for amendments to the Marriage Act to protect all celebrants, churches and schools if the same-sex marriage law is passed by...
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Mum And Dad Matter For Adopted Kids – Poll
March 23, 2013
Media Release 23 March 2013 An independent poll of 1,000 New Zealanders by Curia Market Research has found majority support for families with both a mum and a dad having priority for adoptions. Respondents were...
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No Public Mandate For Gay Marriage Bill
March 16, 2013
Media Release 16 March 2013 Family First NZ says that two online polls taken during the week show a continuing trend of declining support for the same-sex marriage bill currently being debated in Parliament. An...
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Former Dutch MP Admits Polygamy, Group Marriage Next
March 15, 2013
Media Release 15 March 2013 A former Dutch MP who was behind the first same-sex marriage legislation in the world, and brought to NZ by supporters of the same-sex marriage bill to make a submission...
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Marriage Debate Fails on Identifying Key Issues
March 14, 2013
Media Release 14 March 2013 In response to the passing of the 2nd reading of the bill opposing traditional marriage, National Director of Family First NZ and co-ordinator of the Protect Marriage campaign, Bob McCoskrie,...
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Evidence Shows That Select Committee Muzzled Opponents
March 13, 2013
Media Release 13 March 2013 Family First NZ has produced evidence that the Government Administration Select Committee considering the Marriage Amendment Bill has treated unique submissions opposing the bill as form letters in a desperate...
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Separate Adoption Laws From Gay Marriage Debate
March 11, 2013
Media Release 11 March 2013 Family First NZ is calling on politicians to treat any changes to the Adoption Act as distinct and separate from the current debate on redefining marriage. “Significant changes to adoption...
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Gay Marriage Exemption ‘Unprincipled’, ‘Discriminatory’ – Legal Opinion
March 8, 2013
Media Release 8 March 2013 A Legal Opinion obtained by Family First NZ from Barrister Ian Bassett has labeled the conscientious exemption proposed by the Select Committee Report on the same-sex marriage bill as ‘unprincipled...
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Evidence That Marriage Select Committee Rushed Process
March 5, 2013
Media Release 5 March 2013 Family First NZ has produced evidence that the Select Committee considering the same-sex marriage bill have rushed the process, and in the process ignored possibly thousands of submitters who wanted...
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Coroner First of Many To Be Muzzled For View on Gay Marriage
March 4, 2013
Media Release 4 March 2013 Family First NZ says that Coroner Gordon Matenga will be the first of many in public service who will be muzzled or face trial by media because of their views...