Category Archives: Media Releases
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‘Value Your Vote’ Election Resource Launched
August 13, 2017
Media Release 13 Aug 2017 For the fourth successive election, Family First NZ has launched their Value Your Vote resource to inform voters leading up to the September election. “Value Your Vote records how existing...
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Reality Show Cheapens Significance of Marriage
April 26, 2017
Media Release 24 April 2017 In response to the announcement that TV3 are producing a NZ version of “Married At First Sight”, Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ has made the following statement:...
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Polygamous Marriage: Is Govt Bending The Rules?
February 17, 2017
Media Release 17 February 2017 Family First NZ is concerned that the government may be turning a ‘blind eye’ to polygamous marriages in New Zealand when assessing entitlements to welfare support. The issue has come...
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NZ’s Longest Married Couple – Possibly the World’s!
February 14, 2017
Media Release 14 February 2017 For the second year running, Family First New Zealand has presented an Award for the Longest Married Couple in New Zealand and the New Zealand couple who won last year’s...
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Do It Or Else! Marriage Celebrants Rejected For Personal Beliefs
February 3, 2017
Media Release 3 February 2017 Family First NZ says that people applying to be marriage celebrants are having their applications rejected if they do not want to officiate at same-sex ‘weddings’ due to their personal...
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Capitulation by English on Marriage ‘Shocking’
December 13, 2016
Media Release 12 December 2016 Family First NZ is shocked and disappointed by comments by new Prime Minister Bill English that he would now vote for same-sex ‘marriage’. “It is incredible how quickly Mr English...
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Minimal Interest for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
December 2, 2016
Media Release 2 Dec 2016 Three years on from the definition of marriage being changed, statistics show that the demand has been insignificant, and has had to be boosted by overseas couples which represent almost...
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United Nations new Secretary General Supports Family of One Woman and One Man and Right to Life of Unborn
October 21, 2016
Right to Life Media Release 18 October 2016 Family First Comment: A welcome improvement – especially considering who the other candidates were Right to Life congratulates the General Assembly of the United Nations for appointing...
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Function Centre Pressured To Allow Same-Sex Weddings
April 12, 2016
Media Release 12 April 2016 A function centre in the South Island which offers a venue for marriages has been pressured to change its policy as a result of a complaint to the Human Rights...
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NZ’s Longest Married Couple 2016 – Almost 81 Years
February 15, 2016
Media Release 15 February 2016 Family First NZ has announced the winners in the search for NZ’s Longest Married Couple 2016. Auckland couple Jeram and Ganga Ravji will be celebrating their 81st wedding anniversary in...
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Married 76+ Years? The Search Is On For NZ’s Longest Married Couple.
January 6, 2016
Media Release 6 January 2016 Family First NZ has been inundated with nominations for the longest living married couple in New Zealand with the current benchmark being 76 years. “Currently the longest married couple that...
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The Search Is On – Married 70-Plus Years
November 22, 2015
Media Release 21 November 2015 Family First NZ has been inundated with nominations for the longest living married couple in New Zealand, launched earlier this week. “Most of the nominations have varied between 50-plus years...
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Search Is On For Longest Married NZ Couple
November 19, 2015
Media Release 14 Nov 2015 Family First NZ has launched the inaugural annual search for the Longest Married Couple in New Zealand Nominations will be taken until 15 January 2016 with the winners named on...
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Declining Interest for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
November 5, 2015
Media Release 4 November 2015 Two years on from the definition of marriage being politically manipulated, statistics released today show that the demand for same-sex marriages by New Zealand residents has decreased by over 10%...
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Decline In Demand for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
August 6, 2015
Media Release 5 August 2015 Family First NZ says that two years on from the definition of marriage being politically manipulated, statistics released today show that the demand for same-sex marriages by New Zealanders has...
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Family First Wins Appeal Against Deregistration
July 1, 2015
Media Release 1 July 2015 Family First NZ is welcoming a decision in the Wellington High Court to allow its appeal against deregistration by the Charities Board. Justice Collins has directed the Charities Board to...
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Forum on the Family 2015 – REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!
June 7, 2015
This is a special invite for you to attend our Forum on the Family 2015. We have a superb line-up of international and local experts, covering the crucial issues of MARRIAGE, EUTHANASIA, MARIJUANA, SURROGACY, and...
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FAMILY MATTERS: Marriage ‘Equality’ Is Growing – In Numbers!
May 13, 2015
The debate about whether the definition of marriage should be further redefined to allow polygamy and group marriage has surfaced in the UK, with the Green Party leader declaring that they are open to consultation...
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Where Do Green Party Stand on Three-Way Marriage?
May 3, 2015
Media Release 3 May 2015 Family First NZ is calling on the Green Party to declare their policy on three-way marriages and polygamy in light of the UK Green Party leader declaring that they are...
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Outrage Over Mock Marriage Ironic
September 11, 2014
Media Release 11 Sep 2014 Family First says that the outrage being expressed by gay rights groups against a radio competition involving a same-sex ‘marriage’ is ironic. “We have always argued that by redefining marriage,...
