3 News 6 June 2012 The Government is considering the introduction of court orders allowing babies to be removed from parents at birth if they’ve previously abused or killed a …
Jail term for child abusers increases
3News 15 Sep 2011 The penalty for ill-treating or neglecting a child has been increased from five years to 10 years imprisonment under a bill passed by Parliament. The Crimes …
Sunday Programme ‘Misintepreted’ ‘Misled’ – BSA
The members of the Broadcasting Standards Authority have slammed the Sunday programme for misleading viewers on the success of abstinence programmes, as a result of a complaint about accuracy made …
Parents Maintain Right To Fair Trial
Media Release 15 September 2011 Family First NZ is welcoming news that their submission to the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill regarding maintaining jury trials has been accepted by …
Right to jury trial could be decided by courts
NZ Herald Sep 15, 2011 People accused of child-smacking or domestic violence crimes could keep the right to have their cases heard by a jury, under an eleventh hour proposal …
Divorce Website Is A Tragedy for Families and Children
Family First NZ is slamming a divorce website launched today, labeling it as tacky and destructive. “Divorce should be a last resort, and for the sake of children who are …
Raising Drinking Age, Not Just Purchase Age
Family First NZ is welcoming an amendment to the drinking age being proposed by National MP Tim Macindoe today, but says that both the purchase and the drinking age should …
Govt Denying Parents Right to ‘Fair Trial’
Family First NZ says that the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill being pushed through by the government is dangerous for parents who fall foul of the anti-smacking law, and …
Raising Drinking Age, Not Just Purchase Age
Media Release 13 September 2011 Family First NZ is welcoming an amendment to the drinking age being proposed by National MP Tim Macindoe today, but says that both the purchase …
Men ‘biologically wired’ to care for children
From the Telegraphin the UK A study found that men’s testosterone levels fell by around a third in the days and months after their partner gave birth. The more caring …