| Whānau Tahi Aotearoa | |
 Logo of Family First | |
| Formation | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bob McCoskrie |
| Founded at | Auckland |
| Type | Nonprofit NGO |
| Legal status | Trust |
| Purpose | Influencing public policy affecting families. |
| Headquarters | Manukau, Auckland |
Region served | New Zealand |
National Director | Bob McCoskrie |
Key people | Board of Reference: Ian and Mary Grant, Sue and Jim Hickey, Nick and Vasa Tuitasi, Stu and Chris Hight, Dr Mary Daly and Chris Martin, Anthony and Shannon Samuels, Tony and Kay Jurgeleit[1] |
| Website | https://familyfirst.org.nz |
| Remarks | Conservative Christian lobby group |
Formerly called | Family First Lobby |
Family First New Zealand is a conservative Christian lobby group in New Zealand. It was founded in March 2006 by former Radio Rhema talkback radio host and South Auckland social-worker Bob McCoskrie who continues to be its National Director. Its 2006 stated objectives were to "seek to influence public policy affecting the rights and protection of families and promote a culture that values the family".[2] In 2009 Victoria University religious studies professor Paul Morris said Family First was "successfully broadening the Christian agenda in New Zealand politics in a way never seen before".[3] In 2020 Family First was described as "New Zealand's most formidable conservative campaigners".[4] Family First was established by a trust deed under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 in 2006, was registered as a charity in 2007 and deregistered in 2022.[5]
- ^ "Family First Board of Reference". Family First New Zealand. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Introducing the Family First Lobby" (PDF). Family First New Zealand. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "Who is Family First?". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Braae, Alex (25 September 2020). "A night in Gore with New Zealand's most formidable conservative campaigners". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Court Judgement" (PDF). Courts of NZ. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.