McBlog by Bob McCoskrie

'Conversion therapy' law destroys family

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:30:00 +1200

The mother of a just-turned-17 year old who died alone in 'emergency accommodation' says it appeared there was "wilful blindness" on the part of professionals in health, education and social welfare, who were so focused on affirming her daughter's transgender identity, but did not pay the same attention to the eating disorder which would kill her. This story is just one of many that we have heard – of the chilling effect and the harm that this ideology and the ‘conversion therapy’ ban is doing to young people, to families and parents, and to counsellors and pastors who want the very best for people.

Theologian Gets It Wrong On Abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +1200

New Testament theologian NT Wright has held a variety of both academic and chaplaincy posts at Oxford, Cambridge, and McGill University, Montreal. He was Canon of Westminster in 2000, before serving as Bishop of Durham between 2003-2010. He is currently Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary’s College in the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. But in his latest podcast, he has confused the pro-life issue, and it needs to be corrected.

The Media’s Lovefest With Jacinda (& Her Book)

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +1200

There’s a new book on the shelves - a memoir from former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – entitled “A Different Kind of Power”. There has been no shortage of coverage from certain major news outlets in both NZ & overseas. This episode of McBlog is not focusing on the author and her responses in the various interviews (which you may be relieved to hear). What we are going to examine and call out is the woeful lovefest from the so-called news media which is supposed to be the 'fourth estate' – but now is predominantly a cheerleader for the left. Their interviewing of Jacinda Ardern proved just how pathetic they have become. It will also show why Mike Hosking, Heather du Plessis-Allen, Sean Plunket and FOX News never stood a chance of being granted an interview.

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‘Pride’ Week OR Samoan Language Week? – Easy Choice Eh

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +1200

This week there’s the so-called ‘Pride’ week in schools – ‘pride’ in extreme sexuality indoctrination and gender confusion – and there’s also Samoan Language week – celebrating a culture. We can learn the words and greetings that are important to Samoans in their language OR we can indoctrinate ourselves with terms such as asexual, bisexual, cisgender, heteronormativity, intersex, non-binary, pansexual, sex assigned at birth, transitioning, transsexual. Not really a tough choice, is it.

Long-Term Divorce Harms For Children

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 28 May 2025 10:15:00 +1200

A new research report published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research charts new findings in how divorce is not a temporary bump in the road for children. It has long-term, negative effects far into adulthood. This is not a new finding overall, but this important new study does chart some important new ground. We speak to Glenn Stanton, director of Global Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, about this new study.

Media's Moral Panic Over 'Tradwives'

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 27 May 2025 14:00:00 +1200

Have you heard about the terrorist group comprising those who hold a 'traditional' view of wives as mothers and homemakers, focusing on raising children. They’re called tradwives. But the cultural left & the media are very concerned about tradwives. Even Jacinda Ardern’s Christchurch Call expressed concerns about this terrorist group of women – and a couple of months ago the NZ Herald really panicked about it. So much so that they even did a podcast on it. For some light humour, we’re gonna to have a listen to some excerpts.

Abortion 'Stigma Concerns Health Ministry

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 26 May 2025 10:00:00 +1200

The five-year review of Jacinda Ardern’s radical extreme abortion law which opened the door to late term abortions was quietly released by the Ministry of Health last month. It’s unapologetically pro-abortion. It celebrates more abortion – not less. It refuses to acknowledge the risks and harms to the women. It makes no recognition of the unborn child – despite other health messages which encourage women to consider the health of the unborn child such as drug use, alcohol use during pregnancy etc. There is no consideration of the benefits of reducing abortions. We do not have a Ministry of Health. It’s a Ministry of Ideas. Dangerous ideas.

The Delusion of Porn's Harmlessness

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 22 May 2025 14:00:00 +1200

An op-ed in the New York Times and reprinted in the NZ Herald this week points to a cultural tipping point. Those who argued that pornography did no harm are now admitting that conservative Christians were probably right. The radical left and libertarians are only now connecting the dots between the role that pornography plays and the harm that it does to attitudes and actions.

The Child Report Card That NZ Doesn't Want familyfirstnz 23.5K subscribers Analytics Edit video

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:00 +1200

UNICEF have released their latest report card on the wellbeing of children and it surveys 43 countries that are members of the European Union (EU) and/or the OECD – high-income countries. Our suicide rate is the highest - almost three times higher than the average for high-income countries. We have the second-worst rate of bullying. Our teens have the 6th lowest rate of 'life satisfaction'. The problem with UNICEF and these reports is that they can identify the problem. That’s the easy part. They just can’t – or won’t – point to the obvious and time-tested solutions. But we will.

MPs Behaving Badly - A "House Of Chaos"

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 15 May 2025 14:00:00 +1200

One of our longest serving politicians and current Deputy Prime Minister says that our House of Representatives has become a "House of Chaos" due to bad language and bad behaviour. Has this been a recent trend - and can the standard be raised again. We speak to Winston Peters.

Visiting Present-Day Israel

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 14 May 2025 10:00:00 +1200

We talk to Simon O'Connor about his recent trip to Israel and the Gaza border, including the sites he visited, the people he met, the experiences he heard, and the emotions that he felt during his short visit there.

BLM & Pride, but definitely not Jesus

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 08 May 2025 14:00:00 +1200

Virtue signaling, being woke and adhering to diversity equity and inclusion is exhausting. Not only for those trying to meet the expectations, but for the rest of us normal people trying to understand it and trying to figure out why those who shout about “diversity and inclusion” are often the worst at demonstrating both of those. And there were two classic examples last week in the UK.

Australia's Post-Mortem Examination

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 06 May 2025 14:00:00 +1200

We speak to Australian commentator Lyle Shelton, National Director of the Family First political party, who breaks down the vote and the implications of the weekend's shock poll result. We also hear comments from political commentator Dr Stephen Chavura from Campion College. Where to from here for Australia.

Another Nail In The Coffin Of Trans-ing Kids

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 05 May 2025 10:15:00 +1200

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a major new report urging exploratory therapy for youth with gender dysphoria rather than the chemicalisation and surgical intervention approach. We back up the findings of this report with previous research and analysis. It’s yet another nail in the coffin of the destructive ideology of transing kids.

Aussies go to the polls

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 01 May 2025 10:00:00 +1200

We speak to our correspondent Wendy Francis about some of the issues (including the controversial moral issues) that Australian voters are thinking about as they head to the polling booth this weekend, & some of the topics which the politicians and media have made off-limits. You may not be surprised by what they are!

Why They Keep Yelling “Imported Culture Wars!”

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1200

Everybody is saying it. The phrase that everyone is using. Well, everyone mainly on the left and the news media is using. We don’t want “imported culture wars”. It’s designed to shut down any debate on the destruction of the nuclear family or moral or Christian ethics and Truth. Any opposition to the radical gender ideology and hedonistic & radical sexuality agenda. The problem is that those saying they don’t want it – these so-called “imported culture wars” - are actually the most guilty of doing exactly that. With the finger they’re pointing at you, there’s three pointing back at them.

Winston On Woke, 'Woman' & DEI

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +1200

NZ First has submitted a Member's Bill for the term 'woman' to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female". We speak to Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of NZ First Winston Peters about his ‘war on woke’, including DEI and the RSE curriculum. We even critique Chloe Swarbrick’s response to the new bill defining 'woman'!

Speak Up On New RSE Framework

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1200

The Ministry of Education have published proposed guidelines to replace the previous explicit, extreme and age-inappropriate 2020 guidelines that were loaded with radical sexuality, gender ideology, preferred pronouns, and also allowed for schools to hide important health information about students from their own parents! The new framework is now available for feedback and insights from concerned parents and community leaders like you. We highlight the good stuff, but also the bad stuff.

The Hot Cross Bun's Easter Message

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1200

The different components of the yummy hot cross bun each tell an aspect of the Easter story.

'LGBT-Indoctrination' Shirt Day Is Coming

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1200

Many parents are not aware that, while well-intentioned, Pink Shirt Day is being used by activists to indoctrinate gender theory and sexual identity of school children under the guise of anti-bullying programmes, rather than deal appropriately with the issue of school bullying which we’re all concerned about. Pink Shirt Days are predominantly and have always been about promoting an LGBT-narrative. And it’s back for another year. Here’s another reminder why you should avoid it.

NEW REPORT - Still Only 1 in 3 Trust Media

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1200

There’s a new report that’s just been released which measures how much NZers trust the news media. Despite the media spin you will read, the report makes grim reading. As you hear this latest data, ask yourself - What other industry would not be hugely embarrassed by these stats, and then wouldnt make significant changes rather than digging their heels in? Nobody in the media appears to be asking – why do 2 in 3 kiwis still not trust us?

'Trust Barometer' Gets Even Chillier Towards Media

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +1200

New polling has been released which continues to confirm the severe lack of trust that the NZ public has in the mainstream legacy news media, despite a worldwide trend of increased trust in media. And a recent decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority against two 6pm news bulletin stories confirms just how bad the standard of reporting in NZ has got.

Kiwibank Responds To Claims Of Wokeness... Badly!

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +1200

It appears that the heads of Kiwibank may have been watching McBlog, because they’ve responded to accusations of wokeness – and they’ve actually confirmed just how bad it is. It’s quite an eye opener. If you thought we were over-egging the issue, you’ll see we definitely weren’t.

Media Doxxing Protestors They Disagree With

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +1200

There’s a subtle trend towards doxxing in New Zealand – by the legacy news media. But it depends on who the person is and what they’re protesting about. And, it seems, whether the media like them or not. We show you five examples.

MBIE In The Business Of... Wokeness

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +1200

The government body that promotes business, innovation and employment in NZ (MBIE) is no different to MFAT (New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) when it comes to DEI and wokeness. They even have special training courses to indoctrinate you. The only problem is that they’re failing at their own wokeness.

Heeadsss-Up Warning To Parents

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +1200

Have you heard of GoodSpace? And also the HEEADSSS Assessment. GoodSpace Schools is presented as a schoolwide support system that “empowers school teams to create positive environments where every student can overcome wellbeing challenges and achieve their best learning outcome." But what information is GoodSpace (and HEEADSSS) asking students about, what age group, what happens to the information, and what involvement and notification do parents have in all of this. One parent is on a search to find out – and we thought we’d help.

It's time to stop the act, drag queens

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1200

State broadcaster TVNZ’s Seven Sharp is desperate to normalise drag queens. But it’s not what they show you that’s the problem. It’s what they don’t show you – but of course, that is their strategy. Are you falling for their sales pitch?

MFAT should be renamed Ministry of LGBTQIA+

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +1200

The government body that represents NZ to other governments & to negotiate trade agreements has become fully captive to DEI & wokeness. They even have a special dictionary just to help you be, er... woker.

Human Rights Commission ignore risks of puberty blockers

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +1200

The Submission made by the Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of Health team considering puberty blockers displays their hostility to families and the welfare of children.

Heal the mind rather than cut the body

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:15:00 +1200

A trope repeated by media and politicians is “gender affirmative care saves lives.” Across the legacy (but dying) media they push this narrative. But yet another study has just been released proving once again that the statement has no credibility and actually does more harm than good.

Why we resigned as OT caregivers

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +1200

Mel and Jim Taylor have had the privilege of serving as Specialist Caregivers for Oranga Tamariki (OT) for over 23 years. During this time, they have cared for over 450 youth, primarily teenage boys, who have been placed with them, generally due to their high and complex needs. But last month, they resigned. We talk to Mel about their decision to resign.

Yes, you're funding the drag queen indoctrination

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +1200

Drag queens are desperate to get in front of children and read books to them. But who is funding all of this normalisation & indoctrination of adult entertainers who emphasise LGBT culture, adult entertainment, gender fluidity and sexuality. Sadly, it’s you!

Wanna be happy? Be a conservative

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1200

A popular narrative is that young people are liberal and getting more liberal. And that liberals in general are very happy with themselves. What if that was fake news? And what is the effect of this so-called liberalism.

JD Vance makes no apology for his faith

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1200

US Vice President JD Vance spoke to the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last week, and he addressed his faith, his pro-life views and using the opportunity to counsel young men. It was refreshing to hear a conservative politician stick to his values without compromise or apology.

Trust in media tanks to new low

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1200

There’s more bad news for the legacy news media which is already suffering a terminal distrust prognosis. A new survey suggests that trust in the news media is sinking to a new low. But the large survey of New Zealanders also suggests that ratepayers are also sick of funding woke things.

So there’s two warnings in this episode – one for the legacy media – and one for Councils pushing leftist views.

Drag Queens try to cancel critics (Aust)

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:30:00 +1200

Lyle Shelton from Australia who spoke at our Forum on the Family last year has spent the past five years defending a blog where he wrote that sexualised and gender-fluid drag queens are dangerous role models for children. We completely agree with Lyle. His case was back in court this week – the Queensland Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal - with a new accusation of “cissexism”.

A case study in wokeness - Kiwibank

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +1200

What does a woke DEI company look like, and what are they obsessed with? It’s definitely not focused on the customer. The staff will be okay though – as long as they play along.

Boycotting 'pride' is okay - for some

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +1200

If you’re a sportsperson, when can you opt out of the celebration of LGBT genders & sexualities and not have to wear and virtue-signal with special armbands? The answer depends on an important question - which god.

Off-White & 7 Pronouns - Um, Pass

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1200

Here's the latest developments with a classic Disney movie that is likely to be destroyed by wokesters when it’s finally released in a month or two, and there’s another movie that proves that movie makers and Hollywood are focused purely on indoctrination – not entertainment. But you’d probably already figured that out.

RSE is still in some schools - check yours!

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:15:00 +1200

The Ministry of Education, Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa (formerly Family Planning) & InsideOut are ignoring the government and still pushing their indoctrination in some schools. Are they in your child's school still? Check!

A media masterclass from Pierre Poilievre

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:30:00 +1200

The likely next Canadian PM is a master at showing how to deal with news media who aren't interested in asking questions on behalf of the viewer but are more interested in pushing their own narrative. It also happens here in NZ. We look at some examples from Poilievre and also ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and then we give you a test to see how well you would do.

Bye bye Joe, Justin and 'fact' checkers

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:45:00 +1200

Over the break, there were a number of farewells, resignations & sackings. And they were all excellent. January was not just a "good day" but a "good month"!

DEI is (thankfully) DIE-ing

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +1200

DEI has been about simply ramming down and enforcing left-wing viewpoints and ideologies rather than delivering good services and products and rewarding effort and excellence. But there has been a cultural tipping point - finally.

Growing up (traumatised) in NZ?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +1200

According to the NZ Herald, "nine in 10 Kiwi kids endure trauma by age 8 - new research". But the media’s hysterical coverage of the latest research on families is a manufactured crisis. The academics have done nothing to help their cause either.

The media's inauguration meltdown

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:45:00 +1200

We all knew that the media would really struggle on the 20th January 2025 to remain impartial and report the facts around the Inauguration of the President. Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is difficult to manage – but it’s so easy to observe. Here’s just four examples from the first 12 hours of the Trump presidency - in order of stupid to stupider to downright idiotic.

The media missed the (trust) memo

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:30:00 +1200

The NZ media is facing further criticism about its bias - but interestingly, it's coming from its own senior journalists.

Jacinda's "Act" of kindness has increased abortions 23%

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +1200

According to a Ministry of Health report released today, abortions have increased 23% since Jacinda’s ‘kind’ law was passed. And there was a 67% increase in late term abortions between 2021 and 2023. 45 children per day are killed in the womb in New Zealand. Anybody who has viewed the ultrasound of an unborn child will know that abortion is a gross abuse of human rights. It worked in the 70s but it’s flat earth science now. We’ve seen the ultrasounds. We’ve seen the foetal development. To support abortion, you have to park your conscience and science in a deep dark vault.

The ERO is not your friend

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The Education Review Office (ERO) wants to treat parental input as ‘hostile’ when it comes to sexuality and gender indoctrination in schools, including primary schools. You need to treat the ERO as hostile. We take a deep dive into their report released this week (including some of their downright misleading statements), and explain what you need to do to protect your children.

COVID Report - Media & MPs are suddenly... listening.

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Wow – what a difference a COVID report makes which is allowed to examine both sides without being pilloried by the media, by the politicians, by the cultural elite. Suddenly the media are asking the right questions and thinking about both sides of the debate. Suddenly the politicians are starting to acknowledge the diversity of opinion and views on this issue, and that they were valid. But that still didn’t stop the then-Minister of COVID Response Chris Hipkins still telling some 'porkies' last week.

When can a sportsperson speak?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +1200

It depends on who's speaking - and whether the legacy media and political left agree with them. We examine the reaction to TJ Perenara's haka compared with Israel Folau's personal social media post. There's quite a contrast in the reaction from the cultural left.

Green Party goes from bad to worse (if that's possible)

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +1200

If you thought standards of dress were declining in Parliament (which they are), wait until you see and hear the newest Member of Parliament. It had to be a Green MP eh.

WARNING: This episode contains some offensive images. We advise discretion.

Jaguar goes draguar, Volvo goes pro-life

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +1200

Some businesses are waking up to their wokeness. Others - like Jaguar - aren't. Apparently, the American “marketing guru” who masterminded Jaguar’s woke rebrand is Black Lives Matter-supporting Santino from New York, who has a Scottish husband. DEI 101. Don’t worry about building good cars. It’s all about helping the staff to change their sex and indoctrinating sexuality and gender in the letters of LGBTQIA and any others you want to add.

The transgender agenda sunk Kamala

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +1200

One of the key reasons Kamala Harris was defeated by Donald Trump wasn’t just because she was a terrible candidate, obsessed with killing the unborn child in the womb, but she promoted transgenderism – the false notion that you can choose and change your sex. And Americans weren’t buying it. Even Democrats are admitting that now. It’s NZ’s time to also vote down the harmful transgender ideology. But there’s a Minister (or two) in the way.

Mainstream news media are turning on themselves

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +1200

The media is turning on itself, and that was especially noticeable last week when Newstalk ZB’s Heather de Plessis-Allan - who used to be a reporter on 1News (!) – went ballistic about the bias of TVNZ’s coverage of the hikoi to Parliament. And she had a number of reasons for making that call. But it's not the only news outlet that needs calling out.

"Trans & Pregnant" - Biology trumps gender ideology

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +1200

The TVNZ taxpayer-funded documentary “Trans & Pregnant” was not only a celebration of biology and new life, but it probably affirmed what the producers never wanted you to realise. Biology always wins. Mothers and fathers matter.

US election - anti drugs & more pro-life than expected

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +1200

In the recent US election, there were a number of state-specific ballots regarding abortion, cannabis and euthanasia. We look at the results because if you listened to the media, you would think that all these ballots would have succeeded with massive majorities. Guess what – they didn’t.

Media defeated by US election

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Last week wasn’t a good week for the news media. Trump won. The media were defeated – in perhaps a mortal blow to their trust and integrity. X (formerly Twitter) is now the news platform of choice, as the mainstream media worldwide disappears in a cloud of distrust.

Remember the Algerian Olympic boxer in the women's ring?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +1200

Here's a breaking story that the NZ media don't seem to keen too tell you, after lecturing you in August for questioning the gender of the 'female' boxer at the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said 'nothing to see here'. Now we find out that there were some things to see – including testicles, a micro-penis and the absence of a uterus. XY.

Who is Kemi Badenoch?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Kemi Badenoch has won the Conservative Party leadership contest and becomes the first black person ever to lead a major party in Britain. How socially conservative is the new leader of the UK Conservative Party? And why does it matter.

NZ media's "propagandisation" of the US Election

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +1200

The NZ news media think you're idiots and that you'll fall for anything. The real question is - will you. And if they’re propagandising coverage of the US election, you can be sure they’re doing it to many other issues as well. We’ve already proved that. We deserve better from the news media.

Revealed! Puberty blocker research being suppressed

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +1200

Trans allies ask parents of transgender identifying youth the shocking question, “Would you rather have a living son than a dead daughter?” It has no basis in science or research. But that doesn’t stop them using the suicide trope to get their way. Now it's been revealed that they’re suppressing any research which goes against the trope.

Washington Post owner admits the bias

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +1200

The owner of one of the most prestigious newspapers has admitted that what we’re all thinking is correct - "Most people believe the media is biased. Anyone who doesn’t see this is paying scant attention to reality, and those who fight reality lose. Reality is an undefeated champion." Will it change anything and save the industry? Good question.

New Zealand - capital of the world for... herpes.

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Sir Ashley Bloomfield, Sir Graham Henry & Sir Buck Shelford have fronted a campaign for the NZ Herpes Foundation to help fight the stigma associated with herpes. This is yet another campaign about removing the natural consequences and stigma associated with sexually related diseases, actions and outcomes. It’s a health campaign which doesn’t tell the inconvenient truths. But health advice should always be based on biological truth, prevention and treatment – not hurty feelings. Perhaps we could add AIDS and Gonorrhoea to the list. Let’s give that a clap as well.

White extremist center closed... due to white extremism

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +1200

The government has pulled funding from the country's flagship research centre into violent extremism. But just white extremism. What the media didn’t tell you – conveniently – is the real reason that the group targeting white extremism was closed down. It was headed by an extremist who was white.

NZ media's Trump Derangement Syndrome - A case study

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +1200

Trump Derangement Syndrome is defined as a mental condition in which a person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason. The NZ Media appear to have it. They proved it this week.

Supreme Court's activism is called out

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +1200

A new paper released this week and written by the chairman of the think-tank The NZ Initiative, Roger Partridge, argues that the NZ Supreme Court is ‘overreaching’ its role, and that ‘judicial supremacy’ must be reined in. We did warn you about this judicial activism – after the Family First case in the Supreme Court two years ago. Let us remind you of what that was all about.

We're also AVOIDING the news media

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:45:00 +1200

More bad news for the news media in New Zealand. We have some of the highest rates of news avoidance in the world. We not only don't trust the news media. We're now deliberately avoiding it. As the news media goes under, they can't say they weren't warned. We check out this new study.

We speak to President Trump… sort of

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:30:00 +1200

Check this one out. We speak to President Trump… sort of. It’s the amazing Shawn Farash! Close your eyes. You’ll be sold.

Euthanasia's 'safeguards' up in smoke

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +1200

When the euthanasia law was introduced to New Zealand by ACT leader David Seymour and Brooke van Velden and other euthanasia activists, we were told that it would be 'safe' - that the safeguards were all in place, and that nobody would be killed without their express request. We now know that this was a big fat lie. But what’s even worse is that both the Ministry of Health in NZ and most of the mainstream media are keen to bury the story (pardon the pun). But you need to know about it.

McBLOG: My Eulogy for the Disinformation Project

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Break open the knitting, Pinterest, home cooking and trad wives. Let out your red head children. The Disinformation Project which has specialised in churning out disinformation with taxpayer’s funding thanks to Jacinda Ardern has died from natural causes. Everyone thinks they’re raving mad. And in preparation for this very sad event, I have been asked to share a eulogy at this somber event.

Stats NZ's LGBT data disaster

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +1200

There was a ‘dump’ of 2023 census data yesterday by government agency Stats NZ. It should be based on biological reality and observable data - but Stats NZ is more keen to push gender & sexuality ideology & fabricated data. We show you just how confused they are.

Trump is the only option when the alternative is Kamala

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:45:00 +1200

With the influence that the President and vice-President can have on the direction of our culture and the values that we hold as a society, even here in NZ, we need to know just who the candidates are, their values, and what direction they will indirectly lead the world in. Where do they stand on the issues that matter to us – life, marriage, family, religious freedom. What is their agenda in the areas of identity politics (LGBTQ++), gender ideology, critical theory, environmental alarmism, drugs, abortion, euthanasia, social engineering and many others.

We've covered Tim Walz, JD Vance and Kamala Harris. In this episode, its Donald Trump.

"I will always put policy above personality – IF I can’t have both." - Bob McCoskrie

"Male teachers who were pregnant" - PPTA

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +1200

The PPTA Te Wehengarua Annual Conference 2024 is happening this week. And as expected, there’s some wacky things being suggested – especially around identity politics and gender ideology – because that’s all some teachers seem to care about. Not the maths, reading and writing as most parents are expecting.

Who is Kamala Harris?

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Yesterday was JD Vance and the day before was Tim Walz. Today we focus on Kamala Harris…

RECAP - Who is Tim Walz?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +1200

Today we focus on Tim Walz…

More woke research to ignore

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +1200

Recently we have been responding to some woke research and surveys. One was a survey from Massey University about whether Principals were indoctrinating their children with InsideOut material, and the second was the study from Victoria University in Wellington which was trying to practice conversion therapy on Bob and make him more loving and accepting of paedophilia. It didn’t work. Today we do a survey from Western Sydney University about the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health in the medical curriculum across NZ and Australia. This should be fun.

"Our babies have barcodes"

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The new Government is super-keen to ram through a law making surrogacy way more easier. The question that nobody is asking: Should we be making surrogacy and sperm / egg donation “easier”? We will ask that question. We.'ll also show you some disturbing examples of the commodification of children, and how the rights of children are not being considered.

Kamala’s dangerous abortion lies are costing lives

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +1200

According to Kamala Harris and the pro abortion mainstream media, women are dying in the US because pro-life laws don’t allow abortion on demand. Last week, in an attempt to try and bolster their argument, they were jumping on the tragic cases of two women who died in Georgia. But here’s what most of the media won’t tell you about these two sad cases. These women died after attempting chemical or so-called “medication abortions.” But that didn’t stop the abortion lobby and the media blaming… Trump.

Yes, the NZ Herald did sink this low

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +1200

The agenda of the once great NZ Herald is becoming very clear – and for those who weren’t sure, this week removed any doubt. In a specifically child-focused section on the newspaper website, they featured a 7-year-old child in stilettos pushing catwalking, crossdressing and even some twerking. Who needs drag queens in libraries to indoctrinate our children when we have the NZ Herald.

Did Victoria University’s ‘conversion therapy’ work on me?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:30:00 +1200

A ‘study’ by Victoria University says that reducing stigma towards people with a sexual attraction to children (aka "paedophile") is important for mitigating the negative consequences of stigma towards their 'orientation'. Bob enrolled in the survey and started the ‘conversion therapy’. Did it work on him?

Massey University pushes "viewpoint out of place in a primary school

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +1200

We’ve been sent a survey which has been sent to primary school principals around NZ by an “Educational Psychologist and Senior Lecturer” at Massey University. One principal told us “Most primary school principals and school communities.. do not see it as age appropriate to be promoting policies of gender & sexuality at a primary school level.”. We analyse this latest academic push on primary schools under the guise of a 'survey'.

Paedophiles & ‘stigma’, ‘orientation’, ‘victim’ – Where did it come from?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Activists and academics want to play linguistic gymnastics with the term “paedophile”. The movement is even going so far as to claim that paedophilia should be understood as a sexual 'orientation' and that the ‘stigma’ is making the paedophile the ‘victim’. The danger is that trying to destigmatise morally eroded behaviour generally ends up normalising it. In this episode, we examine the history of this movement and some of the key players.

Paedophiles portrayed as ‘victims’ by Victoria Uni

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Just over a month ago, the Royal Commission’s final report, Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light, was presented to Parliament and published on the Royal Commission’s website. It was a disturbing read as we learnt about the extent of sexual abuse – especially of minors – in both state care and religious institutions. It is therefore especially galling and sickening that coming so soon after this, one of NZ’s major universities – Victoria University in Wellington – appeared to be rebranding paedophiles as ‘victims’ of stigma whose only guilt was having a sexual ‘preference’ or ‘orientation’.

Dear woke media, my preferred pronouns are hu/hu

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

As a champion of rescuing small bugs like daddy long-legs, cockroaches and small spiders from my daughters' screaming, it seems fitting that my personal pronouns should now be hu/hu. But former Green MP Darleen Tana just changes hers back-and-forth - all within the space of a month. Was that all a joke?

1News' social media policy... good for some

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

1News claims that “comments that are discriminatory or harmful will not be tolerated” on their social media accounts. We do a fact check - and find that it often depends on who the comments are aimed at.

Even the left are getting sick of the left-wing media bias

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

We highlight two recent fascinating interviews from the USA regarding the left wing bias of CNN, and two news media examples from New Zealand, which show why trust in the media being balanced and fair is at an all-time low. But what's most interesting is that even the political left are getting sick of the bias.

Bob schools the media & politicians on personal pronouns

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

You've probably all heard of disgraced Green MP Darleen Tana. Tana left the Green Party in July, when it received the findings of an independent investigation into her knowledge of migrant worker exploitation allegations at her husband’s bike shop. But it's not her treatment by the Green Party that should be causing significant emotional harm. It's actually the misgendering. The problem is trying to figure out who's doing the misgendering.

Human Rights Commission treds on new 'terf'

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The Government has just appointed some new Human Rights Commissioners. The problem is that they believe in free speech, believe that only a woman can be a woman, and a few other unacceptable views. But according to the cultural elites like Helen Clark, you can only hold views that the cultural elite agree with. Human rights.... for some.

Project 2025 - Why you'll love it, but the media don’t

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Project 2025 report was unveiled in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation and supported by 100+ conservative organisations, but left-wing opposition to the document exploded when Trump took the lead over Biden in the polling earlier this year. The NZ media have also attacked it - including just this week by the taxpayer-funded Radio NZ. We do a fact-check. You can probably guess the result!

Who is Tim Walz? (and why you should be worried)

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate. You’ve probably never heard of him. Neither have I. But he could be the next Vice-President alongside Kamala Harris as President. Could! So you do need to get to know him – and what you learn should deeply trouble you.

Who is Kamala Harris?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +1200

In this slightly longer-than-usual episode, we check out US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ legacy, policies, and what may happen if she becomes the next President. It's quite an eye-opener.

Netanyahu's speech to Congress that you probably didn't hear

Bob McCoskrie — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 12:15:00 +1200

Last week I was in Washington DC and with all the shenanigans going on with Biden stepping down from the Democrat nomination and Kamala Harris becoming the heir apparent, there was also the visit from the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netenyahu. Netanyahu's visit was his first since before former President Donald Trump left office in 2020, and he addressed a joint session of Congress last Wednesday afternoon. You deserve to hear all sides of this issue – not just what the mainstream media feeds you.

DEI is DIE-ing

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Have you heard of DEI – it stands for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. The problem is that it’s anything but that. The argument was that it would improve profitability for businesses. It doesn't. And now businesses are going back to focusing on.... customers. What a great idea!

Ohio Senator JD Vance has been announced as the running mate for Donald Trump

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:30:00 +1200

Ohio Senator JD Vance has been announced as the running mate for Donald Trump at the upcoming presidential election in November. He’s only been in the Senate since 2022. But this means he could be the next Vice President of the USA. So who is JD Vance- and is he a friend or foe of social conservatives?

Did we see a new version of Trump?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +1200

Near-death experiences can change a person's perspective on life. Did we see that with Trump's speech at the recent Republican National Convention? And more importantly, will it continue. Trump also pays appropriate tribute to a heroic dad who lost his life protecting his family.

Attempted assassination on Trump

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Michael Geer is the founding President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Institute – an organisation similar to Family First in NZ. Today we speak to him about the disturbing event in his home state, his family connection to the area where it happened, the mood in the US, and the impact on the upcoming elections in November.

No more offensive school urinals and boy/girl signs

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:15:00 +1200

Do you remember when NZ First and Winston Peters suggested that toilets should get back to basics of male and female because women simply didn’t want biological men in their toilets – no matter who they thought they were - and he was told that nobody is thinking about toilets. They were wrong and Winston was right. The Ministry of Education are obsessed with school toilets – and with urinals – and with signage - and most importantly, with gender ideology. Their latest policy document proves that.

Trump & Biden debate abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The first presidential debate last week featured President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. While most of the debate focus has been on President Biden’s confusion and his often-muddled delivery, there were nonetheless key moments on policy, especially abortion.

The left are revolting...

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:45:00 +1200

Are the left starting to turn on themselves? Have liberals had enough of their own wokeness? More and more of them are leaving US states that push a liberal woke worldview because they're seeing the consequences. The woke are awokening!

Some MP's need to man up and protect women

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +1200

It’s time some senior politicians including Chris Hipkins, Chris Bishop and Willie Jackson manned up on the transgender issue and protected female sports rather than listening to 'theologian' and head of Sports NZ Raelene Castle. Sports should be focused on biology because that means safety and fairness come first. Transgender people do have a basic human right to play sport, in their biological sex as has been done since at least 1745. We analyse the weak responses made last week by these MPs.

Interview with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +1200

The NZ First-led coalition agreement made it a policy to potentially withhold public funding from New Zealand sports bodies if they do not comply with a requirement to separate transgender athletes from grassroots competitions (I.e. preventing biological men from competing against girls and women in grassroots sports). According to the NZ Herald this morning, the coalition government has backtracked on this and will just 'watch' the issue. But have they? We talk to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, leader of NZ First. We also touch on puberty blockers for children, and the RSE guidelines in schools.

Has the govt dropped the ball re trans sports

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:30:00 +1200

According to the NZ Herald this morning, the coalition government has backtracked on restricting male and female sports teams to be based on biological sex only. But have they? We talk to Ro Edge from Save Women's Sports Australasia.

Wow! Disney makes a family-friendly movie

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Has Disney finally figured out that wokeness leads to brokenness, and have decided to return to founder Walt Disney’s dream of entertaining families. Possibly.

Cancelling the cervix

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The cultural left want to destroy the nuclear family and one of their strategies is to redefine the language. The attack on the definition of marriage transitioned (pardon the pun!) to the attack on gender. And then the definition of 'woman'. And now its an attack on…. the cervix. And whether men can have one.

Melissa Ohden at Forum on the Family 2024

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +1200

Today’s episode of McBlog is an interview with abortion survivor Melissa Ohden, who will be speaking at our upcoming Forum on the Family 2024.

The Forum on the Family is one of the premier family conferences held each year with international and national speakers and political leaders. This year’s conference will again be held at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau City on Friday 5th July which is just over three weeks away. There is also a gala dinner the night before on Thursday 4th. This year’s theme is Protecting the next Generation. It’s time for all of us to push back against the harmful agendas and ideologies being targeted at our children – including the ones in the womb.

Once again we have an amazing lineup of speakers from the US, Australia and NZ. And this week – in a special series of McBLOG, we want to introduce you to four of the key speakers who we had a chance to have a quick interview with. Today, it’s abortion survivor Melissa Ohden.

Chloe Cole at Forum on the Family 2024

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +1200

This year’s theme is Protecting the next Generation. It’s time for all of us to push back against the harmful agendas and ideologies being targeted at our children – including the ones in the womb.

And once again we have an amazing lineup of speakers from the US, Australia and NZ.

And this week – in a special series of McBLOG, we want to introduce you to four of the key speakers who we had a chance to have a quick interview with.

Today, it’s 19 year old Chloe Cole.

Disney turns Star Wars into Woke Wars

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The new Disney “Star Wars” show, “The Acolyte.” has been promoted as the gayest “Star Wars” show yet. A commenter wrote, “Disney keeps doubling down because it would rather engage in political activism than return value.” But it’s not just Disney. Many programmes aimed at children – including even Sesame Street – are promoting gender diversity and sexuality for very young children.

Guess who's still pushing RSE

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +1200

Despite the intention of the new Government coalition to review the radical RSE programme in schools, both the Ministry of Education and InsideOut are going full steam ahead, promoting the guidelines, running courses with teachers, and basically 'giving the bird' to the new government and the Minister of Education. We also show you the shocking training materials that InsideOut use.

Euthanasia's slippery-as slope

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The push is on to expand the euthanasia law. We knew it was coming. We knew it was coming when the law was first passed. The slippery slope. But we were told by politicians, the media and the supporters of euthanasia "oh don’t be silly, there’s no slippery slope." It’s taken them less than three years to prove us right.

Progress on the demolition of RSE

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

If you spoke up against the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum over the past 12 months – then all we can say is – thank you! You have been heard. There has been huge progress. But we must remain vigilant. Here's an update on the progress - including a car-crash interview from one of the activists.

'Pride' isn't a virtue for our kids

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 May 2024 09:00:00 +1200

There are so many 'LGBT'-focused days, campaigns and flags during the year that it may be easier to mark the days when it’s not being showcased. But following on quickly from Pink Shirt Day is the next one being targeted at children - Pride Week. We warn you about the activities, messaging and books being used to sexualise and confuse your children. There's nothing to be proud about when you're sexualising children.

My controversial Wellington talk - beware, my precious

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Last weekend, a controversial (according to the Mayor & media) conference was held to talk about gender ideology and the harm it is doing to young people. Despite efforts to 'cancel' the event by activists & some councillors who are only "inclusive" if they agree with you, and who wear pink shirts against bullying except when disagree with you, the conference went ahead with protestors outside for a short time, faeces and urine being thrown on some cops, and the cafe in the venue throwing their toys out of the cot and closing for the day for fear of being.... upset. Here's my very very very controversial speech. Buckle up, my precious.

The speech that triggered the woke

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 21 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The name Harrison Butker is trending on social media at the moment. Why? Because the three-time Super Bowl champion NFL kicker who is also a Catholic dared to speak about Catholic teaching at a Catholic school to Catholic students. In the words of Greta Thunberg, "how dare you".

Heal the mind, not cut the body

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

We live in a culture that emphasises personal identity against holistic health – ideology against biology – and we saw a screaming example of that last week when the media trumpeted a tragic case of a teenager who needed counselling and care, not castration and confusion.

Charter schools are back!

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 17 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The Government is bringing back charter schools, an education model scrapped by the Labour-led coalition in 2017. We speak to Alwyn Poole who, from 2013 - 2018, was involved in founding and running two successful Charter Schools after designing the model and the curriculum.

The pro-drug crowd's own goal

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 15 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The pro drugs crowd are back. More than 150 'experts' have signed an open letter to the Government calling for the legalisation of ALL drugs. But most of the "experts" who signed their letter aren't the experts that you're thinking of. Some of them are even from America! (shock, horror!)

Preaching personal pronouns in the Public Service

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 15 May 2024 08:30:00 +1200

You would think that at this time, the Public Service Commission would be concerned about jobs being lost and redundancies and all that sort of important and urgent stuff. But nope – the focus is on counselling, safe spaces and indoctrination for incorrect use of personal pronouns.

Winston's straight flush

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

A bill called the “Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill” has been introduced as a private members bill to Parliament by NZ First. It's pretty easy to understand, but the media and other opponents of the bill did everything they could to misrepresent it.

Oranga Tamariki v parents who believe in biology

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 May 2024 09:00:00 +1200

Oranga Tamariki has just signalled it’s ready to knock on family doors if they refuse to let their children change gender. A loving family who want to protect their child from confusion, chemicalisation and castration will warrant possible removal of the child from that loving family in the interests of radical gender theory.

Pink Shirt Day is RSE in drag

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 08 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Many parents are not aware that, while well-intentioned, Pink Shirt Day (coming up on May 17) is being used by activists to politicise gender theory and sexual identity of school children under the guise of anti-bullying programmes, rather than deal appropriately with the issue of school bullying which we’re all concerned about. Pink Shirt Days are predominantly and have always been about promoting an LGBT-narrative. Here's the proof.

Christchurch Call well past expiry date

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 02 May 2024 14:00:00 +1200

There are calls for the Government to stop funding Jacinda Ardern's Christchurch Call. We agree. The 'Christchurch Call' is being used to ram down certain ideologies and to silence dissenters – especially real dangerous people like 'tradwives'. You know - full time mums who are married and do other weird things. They’re comin' for ya, mum!

They picked who to review puberty blockers!

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The Ministry of Health is reviewing the use of puberty blockers here in NZ – and you won’t believe who they’ve asked to help review the evidence… a cheerleader for “transing” our children!

The public’s view of ‘transing’ children that the media won’t share

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

What do kiwi families think about children trying to change their sex, puberty blockers, and gender ideology in classrooms? A new nationwide poll tells us, but the media have ignored it. You'll soon see why.

Jacinda’s legacy – Increasing number of abortions

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The latest abortion statistics make grim and upsetting reading, with a 25% increase in abortions since the decriminalisation of abortion in March 2020 – four years ago. The focus on Maori being able to abort their babies – even late-term – is equally sickening.

Puberty blocker story backfires

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

There's been a lot of discussion about the UK's CASS review which nailed the final nail in the coffin of sending our vulnerable children down the path of believing they can change their sex. But the NZ media were all keen to push back on the research with a local anecdotal story – and they found one, which they all reprinted word for word. The problem was that it did more to back up the conclusions of the CASS review.

They're desperate to indoctrinate your children

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Activist groups and politicians who are desperate to indoctrinate your children with radical sexuality and gender fluidity are concerned about the agreement between National & NZ First to review the curriculum, and they realise that the age-inappropriate programme is on the way out. So they’re doing everything they can to try and stop the the review, and the latest attempt comes from the Mental Health Foundation who should know better.

Is the state coming for churches?

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

There are four categories of charitable purposes under our law - poverty, education, religion, & public benefit - but the media and the politicians only seem to be interested in the tax status of one of them. Can you guess which one? It tells you everything about the real agenda.

CASS review - the trans agenda suffers mortal blow

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The justification for confusing, chemicalising and castrating our children in the name of gender ideology is crumbling before our eyes. A major report out of the UK last week has all but nailed the coffin shut on a grand social experiment that should never have happened. But New Zealand still sleepwalks its way thru the issue because the Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora are working with radical activists, and the politicians are either turning a blind eye or they’ve been captured by the ideology.

The unborn will be voting for Trump

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Former President Donald Trump’s position on abortion has previously been unclear looking toward the 2024 presidential election, despite the fact that the former president appointed three Supreme Court justices who ultimately made it possible to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022 by a majority vote. He now says each state should follow “the will of the people” and pass state-specific laws on abortion. It’s a pretty clear binary choice for choosing the next President. Trump for Life of the Unborn. Biden for Killing the Unborn.

'Woman' (and biology) on trial in Australia

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +1200

There is a landmark case that will determine whether sex or gender identity take precedence in law. Tickle v Giggle. Yes it sounds like a comedy – but its actually a very serious and significant case that could have ramifications for New Zealand as to how we define the word 'woman'.

Trust in Media Scorecard = 'F'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

A new report measures how much Kiwis trust the news media, and it has plummeted to a new low. It should actually be a wake-up call to the media if they want to avoid going bust, but it appears their desire to push their own agenda & opinion outweighs their desire to survive. Individually there are some fantastic, committed journalists with integrity. But as an industry it’s on its knees.

Puberty heals gender dysphoria - Dutch research

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +1200

One of the problems with the whole push to allow children to try and change their sex through preferred pronouns, puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, and ultimately castration of health body parts, is that because it’s a relatively new phenomenon, the trans activists have been able to make outlandish claims – and there really hasn’t been the evidence for us to push back. Those days are well and truly over. The research and the evidence continues to pour in, and there was a really significant study just last week - but the media didn't tell you about it. We will.

Drag queens say the quiet bit out loud

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +1200

The mainstream media, left wing politicians and commentators say that the opposition to sexualised drag queens reading to children in libraries ( but not to elderly people in rest homes, interestingly) is just “imported American culture wars from the far right”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Even the drag queens themselves admit that.

Vandalism is a 'hate' crime... sometimes

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +1200

There have been four recent acts of public vandalism. Only one is being treated as a 'hate' crime, and one was even celebrated! If you want to know which ones are crimes, you'll need to ask Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick. And that's the problem.

Woke US gym is paying the cost

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

There are calls in the US for the fitness chain Planet Fitness to receive the "Bud Light" treatment after an uproar over its transgender locker room policy created a social media stir. The company revoked the gym membership of an Alaskan woman Patricia Silva who complained about a man shaving in the women’s locker room while a 12-year-old girl wrapped in a towel was present. Will they 'go woke go broke'?

No 'pride month' for Down Syndrome

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Last Thursday was World Down Syndrome Day – and as part of the celebration they encouraged a #LotsOfSocks day. Did your workplace have a #LotsofSocks day? Probably not. It was about celebrating 'diversity'. Woke media, companies and schools love diversity. Just not this diversity as much as the letters one, sadly.

A powerful testimony at the Waitangi dawn service

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +1200

Angela Pehi-Bellas was asked to sing a waiata at the recent Waitangi Day dawn service. Just sing. But due to traffic she was late, just made it there in time, and didn’t quite get the memo that she was just to sing. When she did get up to share her song, she briefly but powerfully also shared her testimony. The political leaders, the media, and the nation certainly heard that message on Waitangi Day this year - even if it wasn’t on the programme.

A vote for Biden is a vote for abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Amongst all the issues affecting the US, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have identified the key issue. Is it the border, Hamas terrorism or the threat of Iran, or the concerns about the economy and rocketing petrol and food prices, or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Nope – they all pale into significance compared with one thing – abortion - killing the unborn child. It’s one reason why Donald Trump – despite all his shortfalls – is the only option if you’re pro-life.

No, I don't trust the news either

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +1200

In the weekend media coverage of Donald Trump's "bloodbath" comments and Winston Peter’s "Nazi Germany" comments, they were misrepresented. They weren’t given with appropriate context. And the outrage to both comments has been inconsistent from the media. If the media were consistently calling out both sides of the debate for the rhetoric, I’d support them. But they’re not. And sadly, they’re paying the price because, like you, I don’t trust them like I used to. Only they can fix that. But it seems they don’t want to.

The child transgender agenda is crumbling

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +1200

It was a good week for biology, the medical profession and children with gender dysphoria last week. The narrative that children can change their sex with the aid of social transitioning, puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, chest binders and tucking is exploding before our eyes. Around the world, medical professionals are finally waking up to a radical activist experiment on our most vulnerable children, Unfortunately New Zealand is still to come to the party – courtesy of an atrocious mainstream media who refuse to debate this issue as they protect the radical ideology and its adherents. But we’ll tell you. The house of cards has started to fall.

No, I won't miss TVNZ's Sunday programme

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +1200

Despite the widespread wailing about the demise of TVNZ’s Sunday programme due to costs and restructures at the state broadcaster, the show won’t be missed. For too long we have watched coverage of important social issues with such a bias that it's got our blood boiling. It’s part of the reason that trust in media is reaching new lows. We deserve better.

WPATH Files exposes bad medicine - Doctor

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The release of internal files from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) suggests that the guidelines of WPATH are neither scientific nor medical. Today we speak to Dr Carrie Mendoza from GENSPECT (USA) regarding WPATH and what the "WPATH files" means for the future of the gender affirmation model which pushes young people towards trying to change their sex through puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

EXPOSED! Harmful trans guidelines from WPATH

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT EPISODES: Advocates of gender-affirming care say it’s evidence-based. But now, newly released internal files from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) prove that the practice of transgender medicine is neither scientific nor medical. Thousands of doctors worldwide rely on WPATH including our own Ministry of Health Te Whatu Ora – and it's pushed by a group of NZ activists called PATHA. WPATH is considered the leading global authority on gender medicine – but it’s now been exposed as the wild west of western medicine. The NZ government should immediately pause the transing of our young people.

One rule for him, one for them

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

There have been some sports stories which the media have covered – but they’ve covered them in very different ways. It’s very clear that there’s one rule for some, and another rule for others - depending on who they agree with.

Meet the grandmother who was punched in the head

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Yesterday we talked about the anti-Posie Parker protestor (20) who repeatedly punched a 71 year old woman / grandmother in the head getting discharged without conviction and permanent name suppression. Today, we talk one-on-one with Judith - the victim.

Punching a grandmother is not a crime now?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

It was a sad day for women yesterday – and for justice. Repeatedly punching a 71 year old woman – a grandmother - will not even get you a conviction. We compare the outcome of this case with two other cases - connected in different ways.

The media say the quiet bit out loud

Bob McCoskrie — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

In quite an incredible admission, the previous head of TV3 news Mark Jennings confessed that senior journalists around the country discussed the possibility of the media not reporting Winston Peters if and when he spoke about the Labour government’s $55m public interest journalism fund. But it’s not the first time this type of collusion amongst media has happened. A similar discussion happened when Family First tried to place a full page advertisement asking “what is a woman?”

Scott Morrison - can faith & politics mix

Bob McCoskrie — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

In his valedictory speech this week, former Australian PM Scott Morrison (ScoMo) called for the nation to return to its Judeo-Christian roots. But the former head of the Australian Christian Lobby Lyle Shelton says “Morrison had 17 years, including three as Prime Minister, to champion these values. Time and time again he let down Christians and conservatives who thought his faith might translate into public and political advocacy for the values he now calls the nation back to.” We speak with Lyle.

Ardern & Biden target 'tradwives' (& other social conservatives)

Bob McCoskrie — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +1200

We reveal documentation that shows that Biden’s US State Department is launching a global campaign against pro life and family groups – including NZ. But it’s not the only action to target such groups. The 'Christchurch Call' is also being used to ram down certain ideologies and to silence dissenters – especially real dangerous people like 'tradwives'. You know - full time mums who are married and do other weird things. They’re coming for you, mum!

The media are trying to prove us... right!

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Last week we did a McBLOG on the mainstream media’s obsession with the coalition agreement between National and NZ First which scraps and replaces the controversial and radical RSE curriculum. If you think that what we're saying is all conspiracy theory, think again. The media are proving us to be spot on. And they did it at the weekend.

Chloe proves the danger of 'hate speech' laws

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1200

In a recent interview on TVNZ"s Q&A, a promoter of hate speech laws – Green MP Chloe Swarbrick – proved to us just how flawed & dangerous hate speech laws would be. This is because 'hate speech' is generally defined by the promoters of such a law, who then use them inconsistently but always to their advantage.

The media panic about sex education changes

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +1200

One of the superb parts of the coalition agreement between National and NZ First was the plan to scrap the controversial & radical RSE curriculum being indoctrinated in schools by harmful groups such as InsideOut (RainbowYouth) and Family Planning Association. But the media and the teacher unions are mad! And they’ve already started campaigning against any changes to their agenda.

'Midwife' to be renamed 'Midthingamy'

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +1200

The Midwifery Council in NZ wants to cancel any mention of women. 'Midwife' is to be renamed 'Midthingamy'. You'll also be astounded to hear their response to the simple question "what is a woman?" But they're not the only wokesters in the health field.

Help woke companies wake up!

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +1200

When companies go woke, they often go broke. And the reason they go broke is because people like you and me choose to purchase from companies and retailers who don’t lecture us with woke gender and sexuality virtue signalling as part of our purchase. But more and more companies are going woke - Budlight, Target, Ford, Nike, Adidas, Bonds, Rip Curl, Oreo, and more. You need to be aware of them – so that you can exercise your purchasing power.

Dr Jordan Peterson's perfect response

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +1200

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a renowned Canadian psychologist, author, and online educator. He first really came to fame in 2016 when he posted a video on YouTube criticising personal pronouns, gender ideology and political correctness in Canada which went viral. The College of Psychologists of Ontario want to force him to be woke. He has written a fabulous response.

Update from Israel

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +1200

Four months ago, war returned to the Middle East with a surprise terrorist attack by Palestinian terror group Hamas which killed 1200 people and wounded thousands more in land assaults and airstrikes. The images of those attacks were truly frightening and disturbing. Hamas also took dozens of Israelis hostage. In response Israel ordered a ‘complete siege’ of Gaza in order to eliminate Hamas once and for all. Today we speak to our Israel correspondent David Silver from Out of Zion Ministries.

Did our interview change the election outcome?

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +1200

As we speak, there are currently negotiations going on to form a three-party coalition. For many months leading up to the election, it was believed that it would be a simple process with just two parties – National and ACT. Then a couple of things happened, and one interview in particular on our online weekly programme "StraightTalk". Did it change the election outcome?

La Leche League ignores biology

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +1200

Breastfeeders, chest feeders, birthing people etc. 😳😳😳

La Leche League is an organisation that works in over 80 countries, and exists to help mothers to breastfeed. It even has status at the U.N. But no longer is it just mothers who can breastfeed, according to La Leche League. They have become super woke, sadly. Just like some other groups in NZ, who should all know better.

#parenting #mothers #biologymatters #familyfirstnz

Child psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer challenges gender ideology

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:30:00 +1200

Here's the interview you won't get from the mainstream media - a child psychiatrist challenging gender ideology, pushing back against directives from health authorities.

Dr Jillian Spencer is an expert in her field, with over 20 years of experience as a medical practitioner and 10 as a specialist psychiatrist. She was recently stood down from her job as a senior staff specialist at a public children’s hospital in Queensland. She has been open about preferring a cautious and holistic approach to the treatment of gender dysphoria cases, rather than an automatic ‘affirmation’-only approach.

Abortions on the increase in NZ :-(

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +1200

The Ministry of Health has just released the latest abortion statistics. We take a look at the latest disturbing trends and dumb (and woke) comments in the report. The report comes just over three years on from when our politicians decriminalised abortion and introduced one of the most liberal and extreme laws in the world, effectively legalising abortion up to 40 weeks with token safeguards. We need to continue to fight for the rights of the unborn child and the welfare of the pregnant mum.

Do two parents matter more than ever?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:15:00 +1200

Here's our latest episode of Family Matters with a really important topic in our current cultural setting.

Brad Wilcox is Professor of Sociology, Director of the National Marriage Project and is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. He is a renowned expert in family studies, and co-author of “Why Marriage Matters, Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences”. He is also the author of a forthcoming book “Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization,” due to be published on February 14, 2024.

The Institute for Family Studies has just published a report he co-authored entitled “Do Two Parents Matter More Than Ever?” We talk to Brad Wilcox about the findings of this new report, his new book due out soon, and what the research actually says about marriage.

Canada’s 6-year experiment with euthanasia

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +1200

Euthanasia became legal in Canada in 2016. If we want to see where New Zealand could be headed , then looking at the trend of Canada’s experiment is a good place to start. And as expected, it’s not pretty.

Pressure to push gender ideology on preschoolers

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +1200

There's pressure on Early Childhood Education centers to push gender ideology on pre-schoolers, yes preschool kids! A parent who is also an ECE (early childhood education) teacher told us at a recent parents' meeting that there is pressure on ECE centers to push gender ideology on preschoolers. What we found after some research should concern every parent. Gender and sexuality ideology is starting way earlier than you possibly thought, and as some people have warned, they’re coming for your kids. It's time to push back.

Britney reveals uncomfortable truths about abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +1200

Britney Spears has revealed she had an abortion while she was dating Justin Timberlake. But contrary to the narrative that the media and the pro-abortion lobby push, this wasn’t a good thing. It wasn’t 'a good day' – ironically – and her experience exposes a number of myths around the pro-abortion pro-killing narrative.

A masterclass in media training

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +1200

The leader of the Conservative party in Canada, Pierre Poilievre, recently gave a masterclass on how to handle left-wing media and journalists. The video went viral – for good reason. And he eats an apple while he's doing it.

Canada’s cannabis chaos 5 years on

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +1200

In October 2018, Canada was the first G-20 nation to legalise recreational cannabis. Five years on, public health experts say legalisation hasn’t created any health benefits — but it has been linked to some serious concerns. None of the negative outcomes are unexpected. What’s really interesting is who’s now expressing concern.

A 'clean slate' for politicians?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +1200

The low point of the Election Campaign came during the final leaders' debate between Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon. Luxon took a shot at the five ministers who have left Labour this year, to which Hipkins replied with a reference to the accusations against a National MP from his youth. Do our dumb actions as teenagers disqualify us from leadership? Do even our past actions as adults permanently disqualify us? Or does it depend on what the action was, what the consequence at the time was, and how we responded?

The minor parties - where to from here?

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +1200

Despite the optimism, the significant effort of time and expense, the passion, the utter hard slog, the results are in for the minor parties. Politics is a brutal sport. Good on these parties for putting their hand up and being willing to get involved. We need their voice in the public domain. They must not give up heart. But where to from here...?

It's business as usual for us

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +1200

As we await the final count and watch the make-up of a National-led Government under Christopher Luxon’s leadership, not a lot will change for Family First. We might have a new conservative-leaning Government – but it’s not necessarily a socially-conservative-leaning Government. It's business as usual for us.

Raised voice a form of child abuse?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +1200

A new study came out last week that claims that shouting at children or using a raised voice can be as damaging as physical or sexual abuse. It raises a couple of important issues around parenting advice and why the anti-smacking law has been a failure.

Israel is under attack

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +1200

Israel is under attack. “Shooting babies in front of their parents” … “it’s a crime against humanity”. In today’s McBlog, we speak to kiwi David Silver live from Israel. David runs a ministry called Out Of Zion Ministries.

Your kids need family dinners

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +1200

We've been saying this for a while now, but recent research published in the Journal of Family Psychology continues to endorse just how important the dinner table is, as well as the presence of parents. Your kids need family dinners.

What Chris said in the 2nd debate

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:30:00 +1200

Last week was the 2nd Leader’s Debate between Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and the person who wants to be the next Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. There were a couple of interesting questions on abortion, gender ideology & policies in schools, and decriminalising cannabis. We check their responses.

Radical abortion group highlights who NOT to vote for

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +1200

ALRANZ which stands for Abortion Rights Aotearoa (yeah - not quite accurate eh!) are a tiny group that are radically pro-abortion and have an American activist as their leader. They've released their list of which parties are the most pro-death pro-abortion. If ALRANZ endorse the party, you should probably avoid them like the plague. You’ll be doing the unborn child and the pregnant mum a massive favour.

EXPLOSIVE interview with ACT leader David Seymour

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:15:00 +1200

And here it is ... a full replay of that EXPLOSIVE interview with ACT leader David Seymour on StraightTalk. Have a listen for yourself.

The Government’s trans ‘role model’ for your 9 y/o

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +1200

One of the books that the Ministry of Education and Family Planning recommend for your 9 year old to read as part of the RSE (Relationships & Sexuality) Curriculum is "I am Jazz" by Jazz Jennings. A recent examination of Jazz's life concludes, "Jazz Jennings was sold to us by the LGBTQ+ lobby as a shining example of the success of early gender reassignment for children. In truth, he’s been left sexless, sterilised and physically mutilated. Jazz is not an example to follow. His tragic life is an indictment of the trans movement." Judge for yourself whether you believe Jazz is a wonderful role model for your children. And why is Chloe Cole never mentioned?

US Catholic School sexuality & gender guidelines should surprise no-one

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Over 100 Catholic schools in Cleveland (USA) have set out clear guidelines for sexuality and gender based on Catholic teaching – and they should be music to your ears. The real question is – do NZ faith-based schools adopt similar biblical-based guidelines? If not, why not.

Some interesting answers from Chris

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +1200

We finally got to see the National party leader Chris Luxon up against current Prime Minister and Labour leader Chris Hipkins in the first Leaders Debate last night. There were some interesting questions and answers that we highlight. Bob also says with absolute confidence who won the debate.

Election 2023 - Are "wasted votes" really wasted?

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:15:00 +1200

It’s General Election time – and because we operate under an MMP mixed member proportional voting system, the concept of the “wasted vote” always comes up in discussion. Generally the statement is thrown around, something along the lines of, “If your vote is wasted, it goes to another party” – “Another party benefits”. But is this true? We explain how the wasted vote phenomenon works in practice – based on what happened in the General Election in 2020.

It still comes back to you though. You have a choice. They may call it a ‘wasted vote” but it’s not wasted if your goal is to send a message to both the party and to the public in general that you support the principles and policies of that party – even if they don’t get in – this time. On the other hand, you may decide that you don’t want the major parties to get extra seats because of wasted votes – as happened in 2020.

But at least you’ll now know how the system works.

Voice To Parliament (Australia) will divide, not unite - John Anderson

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +1200

On the same day as our General Election here in New Zealand, Australians will also be going to the polling booth to have their say in a referendum. The question on the ballot paper will be: “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?” We speak to John Anderson – former Deputy Prime Minister under the Howard Government and guest speaker at our recent conference – who is campaigning for a NO vote.

Mum speaks up for fairness in sports, but is taken to court

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:30:00 +1200

Australian Kirralie Smith is a passionate wife and mother who challenges Australia’s political leaders to protect children, parents’ rights, women’s spaces and services, sport, the military and education from radical gender ideology. In 2019 Kirralie formed Binary Australia. But it has all come at a cost - a huge cost. Let’s meet Kirralie and hear her story.

Will we see this documentary in New Zealand?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:15:00 +1200

Australia's 7News called it “the most controversial story of the year as Spotlight uncovers the irreparable damage being visited on a generation of confused kids wrongly diagnosed as transgender.” It was shown on mainstream television in Australia last Sunday. Will TVNZ's Sunday also broadcast it? We asked them. No response.

Did Chris Hipkins just seal his demise?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +1200

“There was no compulsory vaccination” … Hmm, I have a feeling that with that one statement Prime Minister Chris Hipkins just all but confirmed his demise on October 14. But you be the judge.

The public view of gender ideology that the media won't share

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 07:15:00 +1200

What do Kiwis think about gender ideology? In schools, in sports, getting teachers deregistered because they won’t use preferred pronouns and tell a biological lie, giving teenagers puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, and castrating and mutilating health body parts. The media will never tell you - but we will, because we asked Kiwis for their view. You may be surprised by the results.... or maybe not.

Labour female politicians struggle to define woman

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +1200

Over the last week, there have been two Labour politicians who have struggled to define or understand what a woman is – one an ex-Prime Minister of Australia - the first woman PM of Australia for that matter - and the other a current female MP in the NZ Labour Party. They need our help.

Meet Canadian pro-lifer Quiana

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Quiana Casamayor is from the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR). Having started in the pro-life movement as volunteer herself, she now equips volunteers with the tools they need as they reach Canadians with the truth about abortion through various outreach projects. Quiana was introduced to the issue of abortion and the work of CCBR at a young age by folding CCBR’s newsletters with her family. That’s one way to get your children hooked into your ministry. And next month she’s coming to New Zealand. I had the opportunity to speak to Quiana about her upcoming visit. Quiana will be speaking at the March for Life Rotorua on Saturday 23 September 10am.

Chris Hipkins' divisive speech on "unity"

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +1200

Chris Hipkins turned up to do a speech yesterday. Apparently, it was supposed to be about 'unity' and refusing to talk about the so-called 'culture wars'. Rather than unifying, it was divisive, and focused extensively on the culture wars including the Labour party’s obsession with abortion. Chris Hipkins gave the media the perfect opportunity to rush off to the other nominee for PM - Christopher Luxon - to get a commitment out of Luxon on abortion.

Protecting kids from drag queens isn't "vilification" (Australia)

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

In early 2020, two drag queens sued Australian family advocate Lyle Shelton for “vilification”. His alleged crime was to write a blog that highlighted that drag queens were promoting gender-fluid ideology to children and that they were “dangerous role models” after they appeared at a drag queen story time event for children at a Brisbane City Council library. The drag queens made a complaint to the Queensland Human Rights Commission alleging that his post was vilification because it incited hatred, severe ridicule and serious contempt towards them. We talk to Lyle about the court decision that has just been released.

Media excited about marriage?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Last week the media were talking about something they don’t normally talk about – marriage. So what was it that got the media so excited about marriage. And what didn’t they seem so excited about?

Transgender agenda on the campaign trail

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

If you want to talk about the transgender issue and women safety in bathrooms, changing rooms, sports, prisons, domestic violence refuges, and in public policy in general, you’ll get shouted down and shouted out of the public domain. Think Posie Parker at Albert Park and the storm that was shamefully whipped up by the media on that. But suddenly, the political leaders are suddenly talking about it on the campaign trail. In fact, some political leaders who support gender ideology are suddenly questioning gender ideology. How can that be?

Check out our new voting guide just released

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Value Your Vote 2023 is now available to view. You can view the information on the website, or you can download the 16-page pamphlet. You can also order free copies for your church or community group.

Nicola Willis' decisive indecisiveness

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +1200

The deputy leader of the National party made some encouraging remarks recently about the role of parents in sexuality education and where the school fits in to it. Then she walked them back. And then she made further disturbing comments this week on the issue. She seems decisively indecisive, but it's probably not a surprise given her voting track record. It’s important you know where our politicians stand on these issues. We need to vote for political leaders who value what we value.

United they stand, divided they...

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

There’s quite a line up of conservative-leaning minor parties that want your vote at the General Election. What happens if you like them all but you can only pick one. And if everyone picks different ones, then what happens? Is there a solution? Bob puts forward his solution and the reasons for it.

The overreach of ‘hate speech’ laws

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

If you’re concerned about the overreach of hate speech laws, then you only need to look overseas to see that your fears are quite legitimate. A 16-year-old British girl with autism was taken into custody recently after committing the heinous crime…. of saying a police officer looked like a lesbian, just like her nana (who is actually ‘married’ to a woman). And a Christian preacher in the US was arrested after protesting a Pride event. He argued that the protection of children’s innocence is paramount and therefore drag queen events – particularly those with sexual dancing – should never be a place for children. This is now ‘hate speech’.

Euthanasia threat for the disabled

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +1200

When the euthanasia law was being promoted in New Zealand, disability groups were very concerned about the underlying message it sent. Disability rights groups said, “There are endless ways of telling disabled people time and time again that their life has no value.” So what happens when you combine disability, cost and euthanasia. You only need to look at Canada to see where we may be headed.

Celebrity finds his backbone on gender ideology

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Ne-Yo is a 43 year old Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He recently shared his thoughts on gender identity where he questioned parents who allow their kids to undergo gender-transition surgery. The reaction was swift. He quickly fell into line with the cultural elite – but then he found his backbone. We show why he found his backbone.

Almost-Snow White and er... only 1 dwarf?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Disney’s live-action remake of its 1937 animated classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is slated to hit theaters in March 2024. The only issue is that it’s not going to be strictly speaking Snow White – where’s the diversity in that? Oh – and we can’t have seven dwarfs. That is… completely unacceptable. In fact, there will be one dwarf. So it’s a Hispanic Snow White, one dwarf and some friends from the local diversity club. Woke as.

Social conservatives are happier & healthier

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +1200

New surveys in the USA show that high school boys are trending conservative. High school girls are becoming more socially liberal. However, that all changes as they get older. We check out the latest social trends and its effect on mental health. Because progressivism or liberalism is secular, it's also depressing. If you want to improve your mental health, become a social conservative.

Banking & Cancel Culture

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1200

It’s pretty hard to do life without a bank account. In fact, with our move to a cashless world, having a bank account has become an essential service. But what happens when banks cancel your accounts or don’t even want your business – because you happen to be a social conservative. It’s happening – at a disturbing level.

The legacy of the anti-smacking law is clear to see

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +1200

The headline in the Herald on Sunday screamed "School violence on the rise: Thousands of students stood-down or suspended for physically assaulting peers each year." Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be. Children born at or around the time of the passing of the anti-smacking law or after it are now teenagers and children. Using government data, we examine the result of this grand social experiment - data which political and academic leaders refuse to acknowledge, instead lazily blaming bad behaviour on COVID and the climate.

Who needs 'hate speech' laws when we have the NZ media

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +1200

In a disturbing display of media censorship in New Zealand, the major daily newspapers have banded together to pull a full page advertisement at the 11th hour. The advertisement asked the question "What is a woman?". We reveal how the media all worked together to suppress this campaign and the resulting furor. We also analyse a hysterical bias hit piece on the campaign by one of the newspapers who refused to run the advertisement.

Mum's the word!

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +1200

As more and more parents learn about what is in the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum being rammed down by the Ministry of Education into our schools aimed at children as young as 5 years old, those parents are starting to speak up and get actively involved in the process in order to protect children from the extreme sexuality and gender ideology which is confusing and stressing them. Today we speak to one such parent - Kathryn. You'll be encouraged by the simple and respectful actions that she took.

The WHO loves transing the children

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +1200

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is preparing its first ever global guideline on “transgender” medical protocols to fight the rapid spread of bans and restrictions on “transgender” surgeries and drugs, especially for children. The “guideline development group” chosen by the WHO staff is comprised entirely of “transgender” activists and medical providers. But at the same time, a damning letter in The Wall Street Journal from 21 clinicians and researchers from nine countries involved in direct care of the fast-growing numbers of teenagers presenting with gender distress, say there is no good evidence that medicalised gender change prevents suicide, and politicised medical societies are exaggerating the benefits of these medical interventions while playing down the risks.

Turfing out woke companies like Spark and One NZ

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Spark and ONE NZ (formerly Vodafone) decided to align themselves with activist Shaneel Lal to disparage "TERFS" - women who believe in biology and that a man cannot be a woman no matter how hard he tries. But what Spark and ONE NZ quickly learnt is that NZ'ers have had enough of having woke values rammed down their throat, and they’re starting to push back. As BudLight in the USA have found out, and even Target and Disney to a certain extent, there’s only so long that companies can lecture consumers before the consumers decide to turf THEM out and stop buying from them.

US Supreme Court backs freedom of conscience

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +1200

There was an important Supreme Court decision out of the US recently. In this 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that the government cannot force you to say or produce something that violates your religious beliefs. The decision was another good day for freedom, faith and conscience. That’s why the media didn’t like it.

Go to see "Sound Of Freedom"

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +1200

"Sound of Freedom" was America’s #1 movie taking the top spot at the box office on Independence Day. It's based on the life of Tim Ballard who left the Department of Homeland Security about 10 years ago and founded a group that works with local police to catch child sex traffickers in other countries — often by staging elaborate sting operations that it captures on video. It sounds like an amazing movie – but the mainstream media don’t seem to like it, which is why you should definitely go and see it.

We meet Josh & Toff from the 'Manly 7'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +1200

We traveled to Sydney and sat down for a chat with Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Josh Aloiai and Toafofoa Sipley. Both players were part of the “Manly 7” who refused to wear the 'pride' jersey last year. We interviewed them as part of the Forum on the Family 2023.

Meet de-transitioner Chloe Cole

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +1200

Chloe Cole is an 18 year old de-transitioner from The Central Valley of California. She started her transition at 12 years old, puberty blockers and testosterone at 13 and a double mastectomy at 15 years old. She is now a strong advocate against gender ideology. Family First New Zealand’s Bob McCoskrie spoke with her in Charleston, USA recently.

Hungary pushes back on the LGBT agenda

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +1200

President Biden’s administration in the US (like the UN and the EU) is desperate to push a radical sexuality and gender ideology on countries throughout the world. Fortunately many countries are standing up to the indoctrination and to the pressure. One of them is Hungary. The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary recently criticised the LGBTQ+ policies in Hungary. But the USA is certainly no role model for family policy and cultural cohesion at the moment.

Teachers must lie - or lose career

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +1200

A NZ high school teacher has had his teaching registration cancelled and has lost his career after he refused to use the preferred pronouns and name for a 14-year-old student who was in the process of transitioning from a girl to boy. When teachers are mandated to tell a biological untruth or lose their careers because of a flawed and harmful ideology which is ruining children's lives and futures, then you know we’re in a really dangerous place. It is not loving to affirm a lie.

Testimonies of gender ideology harm

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +1200

More and more testimonies are surfacing from both teenagers and from parents affected by gender ideology. Today we hear from a mother, and from a teenage detransitioner.

It’s our 250th episode of McBlog

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +1200

It’s our 250th episode of McBlog 🥳. On the 16th November 2021, we launched this regular almost-daily commentary on current social and family issues, and the audience has significantly grown over that time. We check out the most viewed episodes of McBlog on both YouTube and Facebook.

The 'cognitive dissonance' of Luxon’s abortion views

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +1200

If I told you that there was a politician who didn’t want to do anything about a law that allows child abuse or child mutilation, would that make you raise your eyebrows? Would you vote for them if they had that attitude? If you were the Prime Minister for a day and knew there was a law on the books of the land that resulted in people being murdered, would you immediately review it and try and overturn it? Most of us would. National leader Christopher Luxon believes that abortion is tantamount to murder - but he has pledged that he will not touch the law if he becomes Prime Minister. How can that be?

Oxfam blasted for wokeness

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +1200

Oxfam is a world-wide development organisation that mobilises the power of people against poverty. Well, that’s what they say they’re supposed to do. But they have entered the new religion of wokeness by pushing an extreme sexuality and gender ideology video, and have quickly alienated many of their supporters. But it’s not the first time…

Mum's message to the school board

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:10:00 +1200

We speak to a mother who challenged her local school board of trustees in a 10-minute speech on their policies around radical sexuality and gender ideology in the school. She explains how she gained the ability to speak at the meeting, and what preparation she did.

There's no 'pride' in sexualising our children

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:05:00 +1200

As part of indoctrinating a radical and extreme sexuality & gender ideology to our children, there is now "Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa" for NZ schools being held this week, overseen by the radical and government-funded charity InsideOUT. Have you checked with your school to see whether they're observing it? Children should not be exposed to such political and moral indoctrination by their schools. We show you what content your child may be exposed to, and how you can respond to protect your children.

What is a woman, man?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +1200

One year after its original release, The Daily Wire’s “What Is A Woman?” documentary soared to new heights, prompted by a Twitter premiere that featured a dramatic triumph over social media censorship. The tweet of the 90-minute film has amassed more than 170 million views since being posted by The Daily Wire’s Twitter account last Thursday — the first day of Pride Month. And part of the reason it’s gone viral is not only because it’s very good, very revealing, and very funny – but because the left tried to treat it as "hate speech" – in other words, speech they hate. But it backfired. We check out the documentary. And preview a new documentary - “What is a Man!”

The Muslim view of 'gender ideology'

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:30:00 +1200

If ever you hear about opposition to 'gender ideology', either the person will be labelled a "far-right Christian", or a "TERF" – a feminist who believes in biology and doesn’t think you can choose to be a woman. Perhaps you’ll be labelled as a "Christian TERF" - the ultimate in insults! But what you’ll never hear from the mainstream media and commentators is what Muslims say about 'gender ideology' and radical sexuality being targeted in schools and at their families. But they’ve got a strong opinion- and it’s very similar to yours.

An MP mentioned ‘mother’ and ‘father’ and all hell broke loose

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +1200

If you use the term ‘father’ and ‘mother’ in Parliament, that’s fine. But if you’re a social conservative and you use the term ‘father’ and ‘mother’ in Parliament – you’ll be labelled “homophobic”. Why? Because they want social conservatives to shut up. Ignore them - and keep talking about mothers, fathers, strong marriages and families.

The media's fake news on Israel Folau

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 31 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

It sounded like a tough day for Israel Folau at the weekend. According to media reports, Israel Folau was booed while playing for the World XV against the Barbarians at the weekend at Twickenham in England, and especially after scoring. We do a Fact Check on the reporting and make some interesting discoveries. Thankfully, Israel Folau isn’t listening to the media, and neither should we.

Academics feeling muzzled – Survey

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:00:00 +1200

Academics don’t feel free to air controversial opinions, according to a survey of academics by the Free Speech Union. Three of the taboo subjects were – not surprisingly - gender ideology, the Treaty of Waitangi and climate change. Academic freedom appears to ‘be on life support’ in our halls of learning. We speak to Jonathon Ayling, CE of the Free Speech Union.

Left-wing extremism tied to psychopathy & narcissism

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 29 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

If you listened to the media and to the Disinformation Project, you would think that only right-wing people are violent & aggressive protesters. The problem is that violent left-wing activism has cropped up frequently in the U.S. in recent years, most notably during the summer of 2020, when activists destroyed the downtown areas of major cities during protests around the death of George Floyd. And there was the attempted murder by a pro-abortionist of a Supreme Court justice after the leaking of the draft of an opinion by the Supreme Court signalling that it is positioned to overturn Roe v. Wade. Even here in NZ, we saw violence from trans rights activists at the Posie Parker rally. A new study came out over the weekend, arguing that left-wing extremism and aggression are linked to psychopathic and narcissistic tendencies.

We were right to vote NO to DOPE. Just look at the USA.

Bob McCoskrie — Sat, 27 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

One of the speakers we have at the upcoming Forum on the Family in June is Dr Kevin Sabet. Kevin is the head of SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) who were very supportive with research when we were battling the cannabis referendum in 2020.The reason they’re so helpful is because many US states have gone down the legalisation path – and are seeing the consequences of the disastrous policy firsthand. Here's the evidence.

Religious freedom being under attack

Bob McCoskrie — Sat, 27 May 2023 09:15:00 +1200

We highlight three current cases of religious freedom being under attack in Australia. A Christian conservative MP is sacked from a conservative party for attending the Posie Parker rally in Victoria; a mother is served with a non-violence order for speaking up against biological males playing in female soccer teams; and a Catholic hospital is to be taken over by the ACT Government because it won't perform abortions or euthanasia. No, it's not 1984 - but it feels like it.

More woke companies to avoid

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 24 May 2023 11:00:00 +1200

When companies go woke, they often go broke. And the reason they go broke is because people like you and me choose to purchase from companies and retailers who don’t lecture us with woke gender and sexuality virtue signalling as part of our purchase. But more and more companies are going woke. You need to be aware of them – so that you can increase your purchasing power and send them a powerful message.

Two more great reasons to attend the Forum on the Family

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The annual New Zealand Forum on the Family brings together a national network of family-focused organisations, scholars, leaders and individuals. The theme of this year’s forum is “Building a Courage Culture” – not a ‘cancel culture’, and we have an amazing line-up of speaker on key social issues. We give you 2 more important reasons to attend - John and Deb. (Our 3 previous reasons were Walt, Lila and Kevin!)

"Theybies" - a pandemic of bonkers

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 18 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

In a new 'pandemic of bonkers', some parents are wanting to raise their children as not baby boys or baby girls but as "theybies" - what is known as “gender creative parenting”. These parents are deliberately keeping the sex of their babies top secret because they say the children themselves should be free to decide – as they grow up - who they are. The good news is that while the media try and push the whole “theybies” thing, it’s not really catching on to most normal thinking parents. You just can’t quite get around the little issue of.... biology.

Protecting females in changing rooms

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 18 May 2023 13:00:00 +1200

Concerns have been raised over the Invercargill City Council allowing anyone 'identifying' as female to use the female changing rooms at Invercargill’s Splash Palace public swimming pool. More than 100 people turned up at a meeting with council staff about the issue last week concerned about the policy. We speak to two of the women who are leading the charge on this issue on behalf of many families.

The real issue behind the CDC claim that "1 in 4 teens are LGBT"

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 15 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The headline screamed “1 in 4 US teens identify as LGBTQ". But is it accurate – and what does it really mean? In this episode, we analyse the claim, and show that while sexual and gender confusion are increasing, at the same time, the mental health of our young people is deteriorating - not surprisingly. It’s time we spoke the truth about biology and about the biblical standard for sex. For the sake of our young people.

Books not appropriate for children

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 10 May 2023 13:00:00 +1200

The American Library Association released a list of the 13 most “challenged” books aimed at teens during 2022, blaming ‘anti-LGBT’ prejudice for what it calls censorship. The problem is that all the books contain sexually explicit content and other offensive & objectionable material. It’s not ‘prejudice’ or ‘anti-LGBT’. It’s about protecting young people from explicit, age-inappropriate, offensive and potentially upsetting material.

The Disinformation Project's Missing Information

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Last Friday, the Disinformation Project who specialise in reports oozing with disinformation released a new report which argued that questioning gender theory is a form of "genocide". And despite all the images we (and the rest of the world) were horrified to see on that day in Albert Park recently when an elderly woman was punched in the face, and women's campaigner Posie Parker was assaulted, shouted down and hounded out of a public meeting with police protection by a mob, according to the Disinformation Project, it was the mob who were the victims.

12yr old student sent home for wearing an offensive shirt, saying there are only 2 genders

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 04 May 2023 14:00:00 +1200

In the good old days, you could say statements and wear shirts that say things like 1+1=2, the world is round, the capital of NZ is Wellington, only women can get pregnant, and there are only two genders. Nowadays, it is almost an act of terrorism (except of course if it’s a pink shirt). And you know how upside down the world is when it takes a 12 year old to be bold and call all of this out. But that's exactly what 12-year-old Massachusetts boy Liam Morrison did.

Protecting sportswomen

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 03 May 2023 11:00:00 +1200

Female swimmers forced to share a locker room and then compete against a biological males!!

Riley Gaines is a 12 time All-American swimmer with 5 SEC titles and was a successful female swimmer at University of Kentucky with ambitions to pursue a dental degree. That post-graduate ambition and her entire life was changed when she was forced to share a locker room and then compete against a biological male Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship. She says biological men should not take opportunities for success in sports away from women, and that biological men should not share locker rooms with women.

The inconvenient truth about Pink Shirt Day

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 02 May 2023 10:00:00 +1200

Many parents are not aware that, while well-intentioned, Pink Shirt Day is being used by activists to indoctrinate gender theory and sexual identity of school children under the guise of anti-bullying programmes, rather than deal appropriately with the issue of school bullying in all its forms which we’re all concerned about. Pink Shirt Day is predominantly, and has always been, about promoting an LGBT-narrative. And they have proved our point by who they used in their promo video for this year’s event.

ACT really don't like social conservatives

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 01 May 2023 10:00:00 +1200

A lot of people believe that as a centre right party, ACT would be a social conservative party. Aren’t people on the centre right labelled as conservatives? Generally they are. But while ACT are fiscal conservatives wanting less government, lower government spending and more accountability (which is a good thing), they are definitely not social conservatives. And that was confirmed at the weekend. They’re about as socially conservative as a left-wing party, and actually don't like your values.

Conservative countries push back at the UN & EU

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +1200

Here’s two recent media reports (not in the mainstream media of course) which will encourage you and give you hope. Most non-western non-woke countries are concerned about housing, poverty, education – you know, the things that matter. Western countries in the UN including NZ and Australia are obsessed with your sexual orientation and gender identity, and the right to kill the unborn children. But conservative countries are pushing back.

LGBTTQIA++ on every school board?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Without any official announcement, the Government is attempting to change the make-up of school boards by inserting into a proposed bill that “…every [school] board should reflect the genders, sexualities, and sexes of the student body of the school and within the community served by the school…” Apparently (!) genders, sexualities, and sexes are all different. None of those terms are defined in the legislation. All schools, including religious schools (and especially Christian ones with biblical Statements of Faith and values in their DNA), will come under increasing pressure to have representatives from LGBTTQIA+++ activist organisations on their board.

United Nation's focus on abortion, trans, drugs & prostitution

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +1200

The UN seems obsessed with abortion, transgenderism, drugs & prostitution. In our last episode we talked about a shocking report issued by international legal experts with the backing of the United Nations which appears to open the floodgates to normalise sex with minors under the guise of a human rights approach. But the report also talks about laws concerning abortion, transgenderism, prostitution and drugs. You'll be shocked by what they're suggesting.

UN says minors can consent to sex

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +1200

A shocking report issued by international legal experts with the backing of the United Nations appears to open the floodgates to normalise sex with minors under the guise of a human rights approach. It does not actively call for decriminalising sex between adults and minors, but it states that children have both the capacity and the legal right to make sexual decisions. And the report does also not offer a suggested age of sexual consent. Sadly, it's not the first time this type of policy has been promoted.

Growing Up (Trans) in NZ

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +1200

The Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study (GUiNZ) is New Zealand’s largest ongoing cohort study. It is research which is so important and could have significant value – but, it’s been captured by gender ideologues and activists. It’s now even possible that families are dropping out of the study at an increasing rate because of confusing and harmful questioning of young children. In fact, we think parents may want to withdraw their involvement after watching this analysis.

Saving Children from Trans Ideology - A Mum’s Story

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +1200

Parents take notice! California mum, lawyer, a self-confessed “liberal-lefty” and long-time Democrat voter Erin Friday is a leader of the parent advocacy group "Our Duty" - an international support network for parents who wish to protect their children from gender ideology. And Erin’s involvement has come from personal involvement in this issue. It was her own daughter who she needed to rescue.

Don't let TV 'babysit' your kids

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Warning! Do you ever put your children in front of the television thinking that the tv can do some child supervision while you catch up on household chores or prepare dinner or maybe even just have a coffee and some peace? You may not be fully aware of just the type of 'feeding' of radical sexuality and gender ideology indoctrination being targeted at your children - even at 4pm on a weekday!

Hey bud, don't be so woke

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +1200

When companies go woke, they often go broke. Most of us just want to consume a product or buy something without getting a lecture on social or political commentary or someone’s sexual orientation. And there was a perfect example of this in the US recently. The top selling beer brand Bud Light decided to go real woke – and now has a major hangover.

3 great reasons to attend the Forum on the Family

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +1200

The annual New Zealand Forum on the Family brings together a national network of family-focused organisations, scholars, leaders and individuals. The theme of this year’s forum is “Building a Courage Culture” – not a ‘cancel culture’, and we have an amazing line-up of speaker on key social issues. We give you 3 important reasons to attend - Walt, Lila and Kevin.

Trust in news media continues to fall

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +1200

There’s a new report that’s just been released which measures how much NZ'ers trust the news media. It confirms what probably many of you are feeling about the news media at the moment– but wonder if you’re the only one who’s frustrated. You’re not. This report should actually be a wake-up call to the media if they want to avoid going bust as sadly TodayFM has just done, but we suspect it won’t be. And we all lose because of that.

National no longer a 'broad church'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +1200

During the marriage redefinition debate in 2013, we warned that If marriage is redefined once, what is to stop it being redefined again? Allowing only same-sex marriage on the basis of 'love is love', consenting adults and human rights would then open the door for those arguing for polygamous & group marriage and adult consensual incest - irrespective of our moral opposition. A new candidate for National expressed those very concerns during the earlier civil unions debate in 2003. And for that he’s been rebuked by the National party leader. Other MPs have been rebuked for their views on abortion and climate alarmism. It appears that National is no longer the 'broad church' it claims to be – either lock in step with the woke view or else.

Hey man, what is a woman?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was asked at the post-cabinet press conference yesterday afternoon one of the trickiest questions in the woke world – What is a woman? How did he cope with it? Well, not too well. And once again, NZ is the focus of the international media, for all the wrong reasons.

"BodySafe" isn't really that safe

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Last week we were alerted to yet another new sex education programme – which seems to be the replacement for cancelled "Mates & Dates". We’ve investigated some of the content and ideology of this new 'consent' programme called BodySafe which is being targeted at children aged 13-15 years old. Once again, parents should be concerned.

UK Bible college fires lecturer for tweet on biblical sexuality

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +1200

A Methodist Bible college in the UK has hit the headlines for sacking a Christian lecturer over tweets defending a Christian view of sexuality. Dr Aaron Edwards was sacked for misconduct by Cliff College in Derbyshire and was told that for sharing a Christian understanding of sexuality, he had brought the Methodist college "into disrepute." He was also threatened with being reported to Prevent (the anti-radicalisation unit). We meet Dr Edwards and hear his story.

NZ panned by international media

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +1200

NZ didn’t cover itself in glory with the horrendous scenes we saw in Auckland last weekend with the Posie Parker “women’s rights” speaking tour which was shut down with violence. We check out the international coverage and commentary. It’s not pretty.

Marama Davidson meant exactly what she said

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Marama Davidson, who is also Green Party co-leader, is facing flak from political opponents. They’re calling for her to resign after making comments on Saturday when questioned at a trans rights rally in Auckland, which acted as a counter-protest to a speaking event by British activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull - also known as “Posie Parker”. She says she didn’t quite mean what she said. Nope – she meant it, because she believes it.

Is NZ the “worst place for women”?

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +1200

Violence instead of Free Speech in NZ. British gender activist Posie Parker has left New Zealand, calling it the ‘worst place for women she has ever visited’. She left her rally at Albert Park in Auckland on Saturday without speaking, after being overwhelmed by thousands of heckling counter-protesters who broke the barriers, doused her with tomato juice, and the mob then hounding the event out of a public space. It was a sad day for free speech, and an atrocious day for women who simply want to stand up for their rights. We talk to free speech advocate and supporter of Speak Up For Women Ani O’Brien who was at the event at Albert Park.

When religious schools penalise their own

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Josh Alexander, a 16-year-old student at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Canada, was suspended recently for expressing objections to the school’s transgender bathroom policy which allows males identifying as transgender girls to use bathrooms designated for females. It’s not the first case where a religious school has lost sight of their founding document and ended up penalising their own.

The 2022 Parliament Protest - did the media feed us the facts?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +1200

A new report has reviewed the news media’s coverage of one of the most significant events in 2022 – the Parliament Protest - which lasted almost four weeks. Whatever your view of the merits of the protest, what the analysis found probably won’t surprise you – but it should concern you.

Is your school library safe?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Back in 2013, we alerted you to the book "Into The River" that had won the prestigious New Zealand Post Children’s Book Award – a book, according to the NZ Herald, laced with detailed descriptions of sex acts, the coarsest language and scenes of drug-taking. And then more recently, the book in the primary school library "How do you make a baby" by Anna Fiske which had explicit & offensive images also. There's more recent examples of books that you probably don't want in the school library. Have you checked what's on the shelves at your child's school?

Human Rights Commission desperately seeking 'conversion therapy' complaints

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The $2.2m taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the Human Rights Commission for receiving complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has admitted that there have been no formal complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ since the new law was passed, despite significant advertising about its services. In fact, there weren't any for the 10 years before the law either. This is a law looking for a problem that doesn't exist. But we all knew that.

Christian school exiting state system

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

TVNZ’s 1News reported that a Northland christian school is closing down because it can’t practice ‘conversion therapy’. We do a Fact-Check and speak to the Chair of the Proprietors (church) that oversees the school to find out the real story.

Comedians tell the truth about abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock are two very well known comedians – and they’ve both had Netflix Specials. Both of them have accidentally told the truth about abortion to a worldwide audience. They’re trying to be funny about the issue – but in the process, they tell it for what it truly is.

One speech stands out at Oxford Union debate on marriage

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The Oxford Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. Since 1823, the Union has been promoting debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe. A recent debate was “Should Christianity allow gay marriage?" One of the speeches went viral - by a person who was recently blocked from becoming a priest in the Church of England because of his views on marriage, wokeness, BLM and critical theory.

When the news media 'campaigns' rather than 'reports'

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +1200

In an excellent presentation from new website commonroomnz.com, Aaron Ironside - an experienced broadcaster - shares his experience of being a spokesperson for the No side during the 2020 cannabis referendum debate. He expected the news media to report both sides of the debate evenly and let the public make up their minds. What he experienced was the complete opposite. It's a fascinating insight as to what happened during the lead-up to the Referendum.

Lots of (media) love for throuples

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +1200

During the marriage redefinition debate in 2013, we argued that if marriage is redefined once, what is to stop it being redefined again? Allowing only same-sex marriage on the basis of love and human rights would then open the door for those arguing for polygamous and group marriage. Why would 'discrimination' against these loving adults be okay? At the weekend the Herald on Sunday proved our point right with a very long exposé entitled "The truth about life in a throuple: ‘You can love more than one person’". They even argue that threesomes could be a cure for infidelity!

International er.... Women's Day?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

How can we celebrate "International Women's Day" today when it can't be defined correctly. If you define a woman biologically – an adult human female – you immediately destroy gender ideology. And because gender theory is not rooted in reality but in ideology, it trips up at the most basic question. What is a woman?

Gender 'identity' but not Maori terms?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +1200

At the end of 2021, biology got voted out of parliament. Every party in Parliament (yes - even National & ACT) voted for a law that renders birth certificates as meaningless and which continues the relentless push to nullify biological sex and the scientific accuracy of male and female. But for some reason, Maori 'identifying' as Tahine, Whakawahine and Whakatane won't be allowed. But doesn't self-identification mean that there are no limits on the terminology? There's already 112 genders - apparently. Why not more?

Is "In Your Skin" in your child's school?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The good news late last year was that the 'Mates & Dates' programme in schools, which had been indoctrinating harmful and confusing gender fluidity and sexuality ideology into our schools for far too long, was scrapped. But now there’s a new show in town – called 'In Your Skin'. It’s a programme developed by two sexologists from Australia. We’ve investigated some of its content and ideology. Once again, parents should be concerned.

The Gospel v 'Social Justice'

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +1200

At the height of the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots in downtown Chicago, Juan Riesco, co-owner of Nini’s Deli, was pressured to proclaim support of BLM. But Juan is a Christian and could not endorse the anti-Christian anti-family pro-abortion beliefs of the Black Lives Matter organisation. He did believe black people, as well as all people, mattered to God. What happened next will amaze you - but hopefully also encourage you to be as bold as Juan, no matter the cost.

Checkout "Affirmation Generation"

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +1200

We check out another documentary just released on the medical ethics of the so-called 'gender-affirming care'. Its called "AFFIRMATION GENERATION". It’s a powerful documentary that gives voice to detransitioners and medical professionals that are pushing back on transgender ideology and the harm it's doing to our young people, and to our culture at large.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Stats NZ

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Census forms arrived to most kiwis this week. Before you fill out the form, you need to figure out your sex at birth - and then your gender. Apparently... they’re totally different. The census is an exercise in radical gender ideology by Stats NZ.

Shhhh! More naughty words that must not be said.

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:05:00 +1200

Last year we reported to you that Washington University IT department had joined other university IT departments around the country to replace racist, sexist, ageist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise non-inclusive language. Stanford University has now joined the woke brigade, Their list of banned words came out last May but in December, after the index came to light on social media, Stanford hid it from public view. We got a hold of the list – hope you have your pen handy.

Disney's disenchanted kingdom

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Has Disney lost its way? Many Disney fans have noticed a sharp increase in the company’s political and social activism. A new documentary by the Catholic League reveals how Disney pushes an activist agenda and sexual ideology through children’s movies, cartoons and public political battles.

Family breakdown is costing all of us

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +1200

Family First has just released a new report which calculates that the fiscal cost to the taxpayer of family breakdown and decreasing marriage rates has been estimated at around $2 billion (around $520 per taxpayer) in 2020-2021. The cost has doubled since 2008-9 when the fiscal cost was just $1 billion or $300 per taxpayer. Over the last twelve years the total cost would be in the order of $21 billion. So not only does family breakdown impact adults and children both emotionally and financially, but it also costs taxpayers in helping repair the breakdown. Perhaps we should invest in strengthening marriages and families.

Associated Press' new abortion "reporting guidelines"

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +1200

The Associated Press (or AP as you will see on many articles in mainstream media in NZ) is a global news organisation, and is also notably the stylebook used by many news outlets, and it influences how many journalists choose to word and frame various issues. The Associated Press recently put out updated abortion guidelines – called an “Abortion Topical Guide” for journalists — guidance which pro-lifers say “demonstrates even further the extent of the media’s bias in favour of abortion.” You will see how they want to change the language to manipulate the narrative.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (D.I.E) doesn’t include you!

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:20:00 +1200

It’s pretty clear to most people that if you have a Christian faith and hold biblical values – especially around marriage, abortion and sexuality, you are public enemy #1 and must be shut down. It's no longer possible to sit on the fence and expect reasonableness and tolerance. The new religion of "Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (DIE)" only goes in one direction – and it’s definitely not in yours and mine. Here's three recent examples.

Criminalised for conversion

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +1200

Matthew Grech, a christian charity worker in Malta, faces potential fines and imprisonment for allegedly falling afoul of his country's ban on "conversion practices" when he explained to a local media outlet last year how he left homosexuality behind because he came to believe it was wrong. Matthew’s case and the actions of Malta (which NZ's law was partly modelled on) are exactly what the activists want – and you’re dreaming if you think that this won’t happen in NZ. But as our speaker from last year’s Forum on the Family Joe Dallas said, you can ban “conversion therapy” but you’ll never be able to ban conversion.

A whistleblower exposes the harms of transgender clinics

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +1200

One of the disturbing aspects around the whole gender identity debate and the push for gender affirming treatment for young people – i.e. puberty blockers, wrong sex hormones and the castration of healthy body parts – is that no dissent is allowed. Even medical professionals are scared to speak up. That was admitted in an article in the NZ Listener last September by Charlotte Paul, emeritus professor in the Department of Preventative and Social Medicine at the University of Otago. But a whistle blower in the US has now spoken out. It’s an article which is unlikely to be reprinted in our mainstream media – so we'll share it with you.

She said she wanted euthanasia, but....

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +1200

Last November we highlighted a case from Canada where a popular fashion brand Simons posted a video entitled "All Is Beauty". It tells the tale of a woman who has opted for euthanasia. It’s an attempt to normalise and even glamorise euthanasia in a country where the slippery slope is well and truly greased. BUT there’s a twist to the story which actually highlights the real danger of euthanasia. And, ironically, David Seymour also recently confirmed that danger.

The media's war for drugs continues

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:20:00 +1200

The mainstream media’s focus on the liberalisation of drug laws continues. Many of them have never got over the shock that a majority of NZers voted no to legalising cannabis in the 2020 referendum. But that hasn’t stopped their campaigning, In the space of a fortnight near the end of last year, there was Radio NZ’s documentary by Guyon Espiner called “Wasted”– also shown on TVNZ. Then it was Patrick Gower on Newshub. And just before Christmas, it was TodayFM and reporter Willemena Shrimpton who joined the 'drug campaign'. We check out the latest documentary on offer.

The battle for your child's innocence

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:10:00 +1200

As children prepare to return to the classroom, Family First has just released some essential reading for parents & caregivers. In fact, it could be one of the most important publications you read at the start of this term. The new Parent Guide will help you protect your children from the radical sexuality and gender indoctrination in schools.

January 19 was a good day, it's still business-as-usual

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +1200

We may all remember where we were when we heard the news on January 19 when the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unexpectedly resigned. Why was it a good day? Because a political leader who had championed and voted for a number of aspects of radical social engineering, especially against our most vulnerable - the unborn, had stepped down. But has the change of leadership changed the urgency and importance of our work?

'Mates & Dates' is being cancelled!

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:50:00 +1200

We have some great news about the 'Mates and Dates' programme which has been indoctrinating harmful and confusing gender fluidity and sexuality ideology into our schools for far too long – but we took the blowtorch to it.

What's it like as a 14 y/o sitting through 'Mates & Dates'?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:40:00 +1200

Jonah* is a 14 year old. He tells us what it's like to sit through a 'Mates & Dates' programme as the presenters extol the benefits of puberty blockers, announce their personal pronouns as "they / them", promote 72 sexualities, and instruct children that they can choose what gender they are irrespective of their genitalia. No wonder our young people are stressed!

(* not his real name)

More red flags on 'Mates & Dates' programme

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +1200

Hayley and her husband were both trained as a facilitator of the ACC 'Mates & Dates' programme. Hayley lasted one term because she quickly realised just how harmful and confusing the material was for young people. (Her husband resigned even before he got into the classroom!) Listen to her experience, and her warning to parents.

Glamorising euthanasia in Canada

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +1200

The problem with legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia is that something that was previously NOT an option is now clearly an option – it’s normalised. We show you how it's even being promoted by a Canadian fashion retailer to look wonderful. We also show you the story of a Canadian who earlier this year launched a landmark lawsuit alleging that health officials will not provide him with an assisted home care team of his choosing, instead offering, among other things, assisted suicide. He even has the audio to prove it.

Personal pronouns matter... except when they don't

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +1200

Apparently we all need to determine and display our personal pronouns. If you work for a woke government service or organisation, then you’ll be pressured and maybe even mandated to state what your personal pronouns are. The only evidence that needs to be provided in order to prove that someone is non-binary and has different pronouns is... they say it. So those are the rules. Pronouns matter – except when it doesn't suit the narrative.

Stuff reveals their bias - again!

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

You’ll remember our McBlog episode last week on yet another media hit-job on Bethlehem College - a successful school with values and a waiting list for enrolments. But within a few hours of publishing, the media outlet Stuff had to make a major retraction. Since then there’s been further developments on that particular story – and last weekend the NZ Media Council had to again hand out a rebuke to Stuff on yet another hit-job on a similar issue. The actions and comments by Stuff and the judgment by Media Council will amuse, surprise, and possibly even anger you.

A welcome drop in dope smoking

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +1200

There were some interesting stats out last week – but for some reason the media didn’t want to know about it and definitely didn’t want to report it. But we will. Guess what - cannabis use has fallen since the Referendum Debate ended. Yep – dope smoking is on the decrease, and that’s a reason to celebrate.

A mum's warning about 'Mates & Dates'

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +1200

The “Mates & Dates” programme in schools is an ACC programme for children 13 years up, and sold as a programme around healthy relationships, the harms of drugs and alcohol, and keeping safe together. What we’ve found is that it is linked closely to the Ministry of Education’s radical sexuality & gender ideology. We were contacted by a mum concerned by what her 13-year-old daughter told her after sitting through just one class of “Mates and Dates”.

A chat with Rev. Franklin Graham

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:00 +1200

We had 15 minutes with Rev Franklin Graham just before he preached the Gospel to a packed stadium in Auckland last weekend as part of the national "God Loves You Tour".

We discuss ‘cancel’ culture, ‘progressive’ Christianity, God’s ‘inclusive’ love for everyone, standing up with boldness in the culture, sin hell grace and love, why Christians should continue to proclaim that marriage is one man one woman and life begins at conception, and we even mention the words “Donald Trump”!

Major Government backdown on 'hate speech' laws

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:20:00 +1200

We speak to Professor Paul Moon from AUT about the significant backdown by the Government over the proposed hate speech laws. What does the proposed law now mean, should we be concerned that hate speech laws may be inserted elsewhere in other laws, and where to from here?

For the planet's sake, don't have babies!

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

TVNZ's Sunday programme was back with yet another anti-family narrative. This week, it was “don’t have babies – the environment can’t handle them”. Ironically, their own experts either countered that narrative, or didn’t follow their own advice! But New Zealand's disturbingly low fertility rate is an important issue about the future of NZ that we do need to talk about - but in a balanced and sensible way. Not surprisingly, Sunday programme certainly didn't do justice to that.

"Disinformation" Comedy Hour

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:50:00 +1200

At the same time as the government was making noises about hate speech laws, the government state broadcaster TVNZ coincidentally featured a documentary called “Web of Chaos” funded by you - via NZ on Air, and featuring the Disinformation Project. The problem is that there is a clear underlying left wing anti-family narrative and ideology which clouds their judgement. They clearly disagree with a morally conservative or traditional Christian worldview. We show two (hilarious) clips to confirm this.

Euthanasia's sllliiipppppery slope

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:30:00 +1200

NZ has had legal assisted suicide / euthanasia for a year now, so we take a look at the latest statistics. The overseas experience in the small number of countries that allow assisted suicide is that there is an inevitable push to extend such a ‘human right’ to a greater number of people, such as those with chronic conditions, disabilities, mental illness, those simply ‘tired of life’, or even children. Just 12 months on, those calls are already being made in New Zealand.

Media still bullying Bethlehem College

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Bethlehem College is back in the news again. Apparently – apparently - their school counselor has been accused of bullying and 'transphobia'. It’s yet another media hit-job on a successful school with values and a waiting list for enrollments. But within a few hours, the media outlet had to make a major and embarrassing retraction. We fact-check the whole article.

Poll shows biggest concerns for Kiwis

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:05:00 +1200

In a survey by Curia Market Research and commissioned by Family First NZ, 1,000 respondents were asked to name the three biggest issues that they are concerned about. However, unlike other similar polls, the respondents were given a blank sheet with no ‘suggestions’ of what might be a concern. This makes the survey unique in that there is no leading question. It is specifically what is top of mind for families in New Zealand at the moment.

Explicit books in primary school libraries

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

We received further evidence last week of just how dangerous some schools in New Zealand are to the moral innocence of our children.We look at a book in a primary school library that was referred to us by a horrified mother of a 9-year-old daughter.

Warning! This material is explicit and you may find it offensive.

(But apparently it's okay for children as young as 4)

Vancouver’s drug decriminalisation disaster

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

There are continued calls from drug advocates in NZ to decriminalise drugs and to adopt a ‘health approach’. We only need to look overseas to see what a social disaster it would be – Scotland, Oregon, San Francisco. The Drug Foundation recently trumpeted Vancouver as a good example. But is it? One of the most beautiful cities in North America has been beset by skyrocketing crime, violent attacks, and a crippling battle with addiction, based on a flawed ‘harm reduction’ method which ignores the harsh reality of normalising drug use.

Midwifery Council goes woke on "women"

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +1200

The Midwifery Council of NZ has revised its midwifery scope of practice guidelines to entirely remove the words “woman” and “mother”, because of "the need for a radical transformation of the health system, including midwifery”. "Radical" is correct. "Biologically tone deaf" would be another description, as would "woke stupidity". But aren’t they just following the wokeness of the government’s Ministry of Health?

Is the NZ media left wing?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +1200

Have you ever thought that most newsrooms in New Zealand – radio, newspaper and television – appear to have a left wing bias? And is that a fair assessment? A new survey of kiwi journalists has the answer as to whether your assumption is correct - a report that the media themselves haven't been too keen to share. But we will....

Meet detransitioner Cat Cattinson

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:30:00 +1200

Cat Cattinson is a singer, science enthusiast, and a detransitioned woman. If Cat had been 13 today, through the efforts of gender activists & therapists, politicians and health authorities, Cat could’ve been pushed through puberty blockers, cross sex hormones (should be called 'wrong sex hormones') and surgical operations to remove her breasts and have fake genitalia put on her body. Fortunately she didn’t. Have a listen to her story - and her warning.

The folly of hate speech laws

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

The government is renewing their commitment to introducing 'hate speech' laws, It is vital that families and faith communities understand what is really at stake with these proposals. We show you an example from the UK of just how flawed and harmful these laws could become, and who they will really be targeted at. Make no mistake - political activists and special interest groups will miss the important distinction between hate-speech, and merely speech they hate, and end up using such laws as tools of political intimidation to punish opponents and shut down debate in the marketplace of ideas.

The reality of medical abortions (which the media won't show you)

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +1200

The government, pro-abortion activists and the media were very excited this week. The government has just introduced an even easier way to get abortions. Dial an 0800 number and get the abortion pills couriered. DIY abortion. Remember the slogan "safe, legal and rare". It was a big fat lie. There’s this big push for easy access to medical abortions. We explain why, and we show you what actually happens in a medical abortion.

Ministry of "Health" continues to cheerlead for abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +1200

The Ministry of Health has just released the latest abortion statistics. One positive is that it uses the word “women” six times – so that’s progress because only women can get pregnant, but let’s take a look at the latest trends – just over two years on from when our politicians decriminalised abortion and introduced one of the most liberal and extreme laws in the world. You’ll be disturbed by the cheerleading for abortion being done by the so-called ‘health’ ministry. ‘Health’ - but only for some.

New UK PM Rishi Sunak - Friend or Foe?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +1200

The appointment of Britain’s first Hindu Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is a historic moment in the history of Great Britain. He also makes history as the first person of South Asian descent or of colour to take on the role. We look at his voting record and statements on issues such as abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, gender identity, conversion therapy laws, religious belief and free speech.

Biden's obsession with abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +1200

Amongst all the issues affecting the US, and as the Americans prepare to vote in the mid-term elections which could determine the make up of the Senate and whether the Republicans or the Democrats hold control, President Biden has identified THE key issue. It's the first piece of legislation he wants to sign if the Democrats take control of the Senate. Can you guess what it is? And who will celebrate the loudest if Biden doesn't get his way.

Listen to Chloe Cole (18) before any gender activist

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:18:00 +1200

Meet Chloe Cole. She’s 18 – and she is worth listening to – far more than any radical NZ politician, gender activist, or the Ministry of Health or radical doctor who wants to try and change the sex of a child with medicalisation and surgery. Chloe Cole is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful voices against transitioning children at a moment in which most politicians and media outlets lack the courage to speak out.

Italy's unashamedly, defiantly pro-family new leade

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:17:00 +1200

Italy has just voted in their first ever female Prime Minister. Normally the media would be praising and celebrating the appointment. Unfortunately, despite Giorgia Meloni’s capabilities, they are unwilling to deliver such flattery due to her ‘extreme’ views. You may be surprised at what they define as 'extreme'. Maybe not.

'Cancelling' the Bible

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:16:00 +1200

If you don’t bow down to today’s compulsory new ‘religion’ of sexuality & gender identity, and the support of killing children in the womb, you will be cancelled. If you hold to biblical views around sexuality, gender (male & female) or the sanctity of life, you will be cancelled. The so-called terminology of ‘tolerance and diversity’ is a crock. It’s meaningless. And that was made very clear just recently when a Christian was appointed CEO of the Aussie Rules club Essendon.

Are you prepared for your 'even-if' moment?

Hungary prioritises families

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:15:00 +1200

Bob has returned from a conference in Hungary, and during that visit he met with representatives from a governmental pro-family thinktank, and also checked out some of the government’s pro-family policies. These policies are designed to strengthen families, promote marriage, and protect the unborn child – and also include a policy of no radical sexuality and gender material in schools! Perhaps we should send our political parties to have their respective annual conferences in Budapest next year.

Parents, be aware & beware of WPATH

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:14:00 +1200

WPATH stands for The World Professional Association for Transgender Health. WPATH 'guidelines' are considered the gold standard for the field of health care for those diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But critics say that WPATH cites flawed, cherry-picked studies to support their conclusions, and betrays a strong bias toward studies promoting social and medical transition, and ignoring detransitioning and desistance. They're also at odds with a growing number of medical professionals and groups around the world who are sounding growing concern around the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery on young people.

Why should this concern you? It's because transgender research and policy in New Zealand comes out of the University of Waikato’s Transgender Health Research Lab. Unfortunately, the unit is driven by activists and an agenda, and the director just happens to be on the Executive Committee of WPATH.

Health Ministry quietly admits puberty blockers aren't 'safe'

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:13:00 +1200

The Ministry of Health quietly changed their advice last week on the safety of puberty blockers. It's a stunning turnaround, especially when the rest of the world is sounding growing caution around the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for young people who have gender dysphoria. It's time New Zealand adopted a do-no-harm approach rather than cowtowed to gender activists. It’s time we had watchful waiting, therapy, and healing of the mind - rather than chemicals and castration.

More pro-life men please

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:12:00 +1200

We need more men to speak up for human rights. The human rights of the unborn little girl or boy. Men who lead, protect, and are not intimidated by the abortion supporters saying that men cannot have a voice when it comes to the topic of abortion! Like this guy......

More experts are raising the 'red flag' regarding transgenderism

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:11:00 +1200

In last week’s edition of the NZ Listener was an essay by Charlotte Paul, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago. In the article, she rightly argued that because other countries have reviewed their use of puberty blockers for young people, New Zealand should also. She also said that she was writing the article because her colleagues were too afraid of potentially damaging their reputations by speaking up. And that tells you everything about the toxicity of gender activists pushing a dangerous agenda on our young people.

When euthanasia gets it wrong

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:08:00 +1200

One of the major concerns around the assisted suicide / euthanasia law is that the law relies on a diagnosis that a person suffers from a terminal illness which is “likely” to end his or her life within six months. But there’s a problem with that. A major problem. We are not God (even though some people would like to think they are.) There are many examples of individuals who have outlived their prognoses – sometimes by months, even years.

Disney continues its downhill slide

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:02:00 +1200

** Warning - contains offensive language **

Disney has taken yet another dangerous step with its new animated sitcom series, "Little Demon". Disney describes the storyline as follows: “Thirteen years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother and her Antichrist daughter attempt to live an ordinary life.” Listen to what warnings from a New York pastor, a US congressman, and and Dr. Ted Baehr, a Hollywood mainstay and the founder of Movieguide. This is no longer a game.

Parent power 1 v radical sex education 0

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +1200

Over the past couple of weeks, we've been exposing just how extreme and harmful the sexuality and gender ideology is in schools. It's been sanctioned by the Ministry of Education with the support of radical groups like Family Planning and RainbowYouth. But parents have started to speak up and voice their concerns and objections. And the results have been superb. Have you spoken with your school yet?

An “absolutely devastating” gender transition

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:20:00 +1200

We’re told that if we don’t ‘affirm’ young people with gender dysphoria towards puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, that they will suffer mental harm. But detransitioners are painting a very different picture. Transitioning leads to both physical and mental harm. This case (amongst a growing list of examples) proves that.

NZ's mental health crisis for children

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

In 2020, UNICEF ranked New Zealand last of 38 developed countries in child mental well-being. And when you look at the data, it’s pretty depressing reading. NZ has the worst youth suicide, self-harm and bullying statistics. Mental disorders have risen significantly, as has consumption of antidepressants and anti-psychotics. These increases are above what is occurring in the general population. We’ve just released a report on it.

The transgender agenda rolls on

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

The transgender propaganda continues – and the worst part is that it is exploiting and harming very young vulnerable children. It's coming not just from the media and gender activists, but even from children's hospitals and some mainline denominations. No wonder our children are confused. Adults who should know better have lost their way and forgotten biological truth.

Doctors & nurses reject abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Left wing website "The Spinoff" recently did a pro-abortion story – which is no surprise that they’re pushing that narrative – but it was the facts buried in the middle of the report that told the real story. A pro life story! As retired specialist gynecologist & obstetrician Dr Norman MacLean NZOM says, performing abortions is not the life giving, healing medicine that most medical professionals want to practice.

Radical sex ed – concerned mum speaks up

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +1200

Exposed - Concerned mum warns other parents about radical sex education (propaganda) in New Zealand schools.

We were alerted to some highly offensive sex education material that had been shared with a class of 11-12 year olds. It was so shocking that some of you rightly thought surely this can’t be true. We speak to one of the parents whose 12 year old daughter - along with her classmates - were exposed to this material. She's not the only parent who has contacted us - and it's not the only school either!

Shocking sex ed. Is this for real?!

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Earlier this week, we sent out a new Fact Sheet that we had developed exposing the radical sexuality and gender fluidity indoctrination that activists and the Ministry of Education want in as many schools as possible. Five minutes after sending it out we were alerted to some highly offensive material that had been shared in a class of 11-12 year olds. It was so shocking that some of you thought – surely this can’t be true.

But sadly it is. And we actually shouldn’t be surprised.

Our new Fact Sheet on gender / sexuality education in schools

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

We highlight a new Family First resource explaining the gender theory & sexuality curriculum which is rife in our schools. The Government declared at the beginning of 2022 that they were launching a new offensive to push radical sexuality and gender ideology at your children. There is a renewed effort by the Ministry of Education and activists to fully embed the programme in all schools at all levels. Let's not leave the door open for our children to be taught about sexuality and gender theory by the voices of people whose agendas and values don’t align with ours. It’s time to push back – for the sake of our children.

Our new Fact Sheet on the 'conversion therapy' law

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

We highlight a new Family First resource just released on the new 'conversion therapy' law. It’s a guide for parents, pastors and counsellors as to what the law says and its implications. We’ve also gone to a leading public law lawyer for advice and we include their legal advice in the Fact Sheet. To be frank, it’s fairly disturbing reading. While gender and sexuality is supposedly ‘fluid’, activists want the law to stipulate that it can only go in the direction they approve. Yet again, the state wants to dictate how you raise your children, and even how you live your life.

FAMILY MATTERS: Media shows significant bias in abortion discussion

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +1200

Clara was the result of a teen pregnancy outside of wedlock. She is very thankful her mother chose life - her life. But as she watched the media coverage of the recent and momentous Roe v Wade decision in the US Supreme Court, it quickly became evident that virtually all the mainstream media in New Zealand were furious with the decision, were strongly pro-abortion, and that anyone like Clara and millions of others who hold the view that the unborn child has a right to life, and that abortion harms both the child and the mother, should be silenced – and that their view meant nothing.

And an in-depth analysis of the media coverage backs up her perception of the coverage. It found that the significant media coverage by the NZ mainstream media was very heavily bias (82%) to a pro-abortion narrative.

Clara says we deserve better from the media.

The Government's 'kindness' to repeat violent criminals (part 2)

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

The Government along with the Greens and Maori Party have scrapped the Three Strikes Law in the middle of a crime wave of gangs, guns and ram raids. Did they have a public mandate to do it? And what type of criminal is actually being caught under the law? Nick Tuitasi also gives an amusing demonstration of how a 3-strike law works.

The Government's 'kindness' to repeat violent criminals

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +1200

In the midst of a crime wave involving gang turf battles, gun crimes and violent ram raids, the Government along with the Greens and the Maori Party have responded by scrapping the law that specifically targets repeat violent offenders - all of whom have a track record even before getting caught. In a previous issue of Family Matters, Bob presented the evidence for why the law is working and should have been retained.

The slippery slope of assisted suicide

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +1200

The first official report on the assisted suicide law in NZ has been released. It only covers the first five months of the law, so it's difficult to determine any trends. But what has been interesting is the comments made by euthanasia supporters about the law already needing to be expanded to allow for even non-terminal patients to access it. And the media only seems to want to tell us the 'good' stories about assisted suicide - but they ignore the 'not-so-happy' ones.

Thankfully we said nope to dope

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +1200

Remember the claims made by pro-drug activists in support of cannabis legalisation in New Zealand. According to the Government, the Green Party, NZ Drug Foundation and Helen Clark Foundation, we were supposed believe that legalising recreational cannabis would lead to significant health benefits, reduced black market, no increase in usage, reduction in mental health issues, reduced crime and so on. Thankfully, the majority of us weren’t fooled into believing this, and voted No. And there is continued mounting evidence refuting those pro-cannabis claims. Here's five key ones just from the last month.

Gender theory separates a mum and her daughter

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +1200

Jeannette Cooper, a former teacher and now a Ph.D. candidate in education at DePaul University, never imagined she’d lose custody of her child. But when, at age 12, Sophia suddenly claimed to be transgender, Jeannette was skeptical. But Sophia insisted, not only that she was trans, but that she was ‘unsafe’ around Jeannette. What followed was a disturbing series of court proceedings and therapy sessions. Nearly three years later, Jeannette can’t even visit with the daughter she loves, but can only communicate with Sophia by U.S. Mail. All because she insists that Sophia is a girl.

Detransitioner Chloe's story

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +1200

On the back of two great decisions last week including the closing of the Tavistock transgender clinic in the UK, and the US FDA slapping a warning label on puberty blockers, Californian teenager Chloe tells her story of puberty blockers at 13, a double mastectomy at 15. And why she detransitioned back to her biological sex.

Have we reached a tipping point on gender ideology?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +1200

It appears that we may be reaching the tipping point in the transgender agenda which is harming and confusing so many young people. Two key things happened last week which the NZ media didn’t seem that keen to talk about. But we are. One is the shutting down of the UK's Tavistock transgender clinic after a review found it is "not safe" for children. The other is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA issuing a warning label about the risk of puberty blockers. Will common sense finally prevail?

The cost of living hits home

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +1200

According to new polling, families are struggling to pay for essential items such as petrol, food and utilities. They’re also concerned about the effects the cost of living crisis is having on their communities. If families are expected to meet their budget, be accountable for what they spend, and not waste money, shouldn’t the government also?

A Manly supporter speaks up

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1200

Ronji Tanielu is a die-hard Manly supporter, a Samoan, and an evangelist. He shares his views on the stand being made by the seven Manly players regarding the wearing of the 'Pride' jersey.

The seven Manly men

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Why have you heard so much about Israel Folau and the Manly players, but not about Haneen Zreika or Fawad Ahmed. They're all Australian sportspeople, but the media have treated them very differently. Guess why?

The gospel of diversity, inclusion and equality (DIE) fails before it begins because contrary to its claim of 'diversity, inclusion and equality', the diverse opinion that there are biblical beliefs around sexuality, male and female, and marriage must be shut down. This new sexual and gender identity is so fragile it must be reinforced by the state. It must be rammed down by the media. It must be mandated by woke businesses.

Ministry of Education or Indoctrination

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +1200

Our children are back to school for the start of term 3. But are they going to be educated or indoctrinated - and is that indoctrination just in schools? Where is this gender ideology ultimately coming from?

Was the Supreme Court fair re Family First?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +1200

On TVNZ Q&A at the weekend, I discussed with host Jack Tame the reasons that the Supreme Court decision to deregister Family First was inconsistent, unfair and problematic.

Why Roe had to go

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:20:00 +1200

On TVNZ Q&A at the weekend, I discussed the reasons that Roe v Wade being overturned was a superb decision. Have a watch. To Jack Tame’s credit (and to the mainstream media’s shame), it’s one of the few times that this viewpoint has been allowed to be expressed in the media since the overturning of Roe.

Sunday programme fails drug testing debate

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:10:00 +1200

Current events programmes should be balanced and present both sides so that viewers can come to their own conclusion – based on the evidence and the arguments & counter arguments. But TVNZ’s Sunday programme isn’t too good at this. In their episode on drug testing last weekend, what Sunday programme didn’t do was allow the contrary view – the view opposing drug testing. The view which says that drug testing simply allows drug takers to play Russian roulette with their lives and that there is no such thing as a safe drug. Watch the view that Sunday programme didn’t want you to see.

Soft on crime, tough on families

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +1200

Gang-related shootings, stabbings and the use of firearms in general – including against our police – have become disturbingly normal. Firearm-related offences are nearly double that of just 10 years ago. And family violence is also sadly on the increase. Family First has released a short video clip to highlight the urgency of this issue. The focus always seems to be on the interest and well-being of the criminal and no mention of the rights and welfare of victims. It’s time we stopped being soft on crime, because crime is tough on families.

Legal Expert - Family First is being deregistered for engaging in the democratic process

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +1200

“Family First is being deregistered for engaging in the democratic process. It has not broken any laws”. Yet more expert opinion, expressing concerns about the court ruling to de-register Family First.

Sue Barker is a barrister and solicitor, and expert in charities law. She says: “if Family First can be deregistered for engaging in the democratic process, my concern is that any charity can be” … “what we are really undermining is our democracy”.

McBLOG: Deregistered - but not defeated

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +1200

The Supreme Court has supported the decision by the Government to deregister Family First as a charity. This is after the Government appealed an earlier decision (2020) by the Court of Appeal in favour of Family First retaining its charitable status. There have been four court cases over the last decade attempting to resolve this issue. The reasoning behind the Supreme Court overruling the decision of the Court of Appeal, and the justification for deregistering Family First, should concern anyone who values free speech and traditional / conservative views around family & marriage.

Those celebrating Supreme Court decision could be in for rude shock

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +1200

Please listen to this important interview with Heather Duplessis Allen, as Bob McCoskrie discusses the full implications of today's Supreme Court's ruling to remove Family First's charitable status.

We will use this court ruling as an incentive to grow stronger in our support for families. Thank you for your enduring support.

Roe v Wade is dead. Children can live

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion at any stage of the pregnancy. See how the NZ media went into meltdown over it. Listen to the wise and considered words of pediatrician Dr Ben Carson. And meet a wonderful woman who campaigned all her life for this momentous day.

Trans sanity breaks out in sports

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Sporting codes around the world are starting to wake up to the fact that biology matters in sports, and that fairness should be given more weight than the wokeness of ‘inclusion’. It’s been a good week for sports - and especially for female competitors.

Drag Queens preaching from the pulpit, what next?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Would it surprise you if drag queens were now being ordained as ministers in churches? The hyper-sexualised and gender confused indoctrination is being targeted at our children – in schools, in libraries, and even in some churches that have lost their way. It’s time to push back.

Gender ideology not welcome for children - poll

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

If you listened to and watched the media coverage on the transgender issue related to our children, you would think that if you believe that a boy is born a boy and a girl is born a girl, and if you oppose any indoctrination that 'you can choose your sex, it must mean you are completely out of touch with reality and public opinion. Maybe it’s time to think again. You’re actually with a strong majority who want children to be told the biological truth and to be affirmed with the gender they were born with.

When media become cheerleaders, not reporters

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +1200

The media already has an issue of trust. Here's an episode on both dodgy research and dodgy media 'reporting'... A recent Stuff article on the conversion therapy bill was taken to the Media Council who agreed with a number of concerns about the accuracy and integrity of both the research quoted and the reporting of it. It’s a good example of the media tripping over their own ideology to push a narrative. It’s also a good example of dodgy research by activists.

The disaster of decriminalising drugs

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Drug advocates in NZ want a decriminalisation and health approach to drug use, yet ironically this approach does not appear to be favoured by many drug users. The number of drug users wanting to engage with the Government’s recommended health referral service is "abysmally low". We also only need to look overseas at recent examples of this policy approach to see what liberalised drug laws actually look like in reality.

More work-burning of children's books

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +1200

The woke are looking for any children's books that don’t tick the critical theory intersectionality boxes of race, ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ identity or some other minority identity. And the list of naughty naughty books is growing! "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", "Hairy Maclary" and "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" are now being targeted.

My daddy's name is Donor

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:40:00 +1200

The NZ Herald article read “Serial sperm donor Kyle Gordy will soon have 58 kids - and is coming to NZ”. The article was a good example of everything that can go wrong with sperm donation. Despite the greatest intentions of the lawmakers, there’s no mandate that a donor is to be involved - or will want to be involved - in the child’s life. It may still effectively be anonymous, except for the disclosure of some of their genetic origin. But children have a deep longing to know who they belong to, where they come from, and who they look like. It's time we put their rights front and center in this discussion.

Guest Contributor - Leao

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +1200

Because of an adverse childhood experience, Leao Tildsley struggled with her gender identity. But it was counselling and trusted church support that helped her find the healing she needed. But turning to someone in a time of confusion and hurt could now be a criminal offence.

Let's talk about surrogacy

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Everybody's talking about surrogacy at the moment. The Law Commission. The politicians. The media. But the question that nobody seems to be asking is - should we be making sperm & egg donation and surrogacy (both traditional & gestational) more accessible? Does the discussion focus too much on the rights and needs of adults, with not enough weight being given to the rights and needs of the child?

The new weapon targeting children - drag queens!

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +1200

Our children are being bombarded by hyper-sexuality and gender-confusion messaging 24/7. Online. In the classroom. Everywhere. And now there’s a new show targeting young children - drag queens. But drag queens are an adult expression of LGBT communities. Even they admit that. It’s time to push back and say "no thanks".

Guest contributor Marianne - Why I oppose abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Our first guest contributor Marianne Davidson-Beker sent us her short video presentation on why she opposes abortion, and explains why the "right to choose" and "my body my choice" arguments don't work.

[Have you got something to say on an issue? Send us your video (3-5 minutes). It doesn't have to be flashy or super technical in production. We’re more interested in the content of what's being said. You never know. You might be one of our guest contributors on McBlog! Email it to bob@familyfirst.org.nz

FAMILY MATTERS: Should we be making surrogacy easier in New Zealand?

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +1200

June 2022: The Law Commission has just released its review of surrogacy laws in New Zealand, and argues that surrogacy and sperm & egg donation is a legitimate form of family building that requires a specific legal framework to promote and protect the rights and interests of surrogate-born children, surrogates and intended parents. There’s also a private members bill by Labour MP Tamati Coffey to make surrogacy easier which is currently before a Select Committee.

But the question that nobody seems to be asking is - should we be making surrogacy and sperm donation “easier”? Are we truly considering the rights of the child?

What is it like to find out that your true biological father’s only involvement in your life was the donation of his sperm? How do you deal with the feeling of loss and rejection from your biological mother who is labelled as your ‘surrogate’ or ‘gestational carrier’? Is it normal that when you see someone who resembles you, you wonder if they are related? Can you be blamed for feeling disturbed that some money or a contract may have been involved in your conception? What if the biological parent or parents don’t want any contact?

Increasing concerns about the child 'transgender trend'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:45:00 +1200

Popular American comedian Bill Maher who says he is an avowed atheist has joined others from the left in raising concerns about the 'transgender trend' – especially as it relates to our children. When even socially liberal people are questioning something which has always been labelled 'bigoted' and 'transphobic' if you dare oppose, then it’s worth checking out and listening to – because they’re a brave person to challenge their own.

US Democrats’ proposed abortion law. As extreme as….?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:15:00 +1200

With the possibility that the atrocious Roe v Wade case - which has resulted in millions of unborn US children being killed in the womb - may be overturned, the Democrats attempted to introduce a new law to supersede the possible Supreme Court decision. But the proposed law was more extreme than Roe v Wade, and very similar to another country’s liberal & radical abortion law. Guess whose.

How to be more woke

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 30 May 2022 13:00:00 +1200

We all want to be woke. It’s the ultimate in being human today. Being woke means waking up to the cause. What cause? Every far-left, radical, communist, Marxist cause you can think of. The entire agenda of the Left.

In this special episode of McBlog, we take an amusing look at the keys to being woke.

“OK” by Iisha Harris

Bob McCoskrie — Sat, 28 May 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Iisha Harris is a kiwi 9 year old who has written and performed a wonderful song for young people about mental health. We wanted to share the music video with you.

Why does the left hate free speech?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 27 May 2022 12:45:00 +1200

Universities always used to be the bastion of free speech – even radicalism and protest. But they’ve slowly changed to being woke, fragile, and only able to handle left wing views. Parliament recently reinforced that when they voted down a proposed bill to ensure free speech on campuses in NZ – but there was one superb speech which nailed the real issue. You’ve got to hear it.

Beware of The Disinformation Project

Bob McCoskrie — Thu, 26 May 2022 13:15:00 +1200

BEWARE: Propaganda can come from all quarters. It’s our job to research and sift out the fake stuff and find the credible stuff. The problem for “The Disinformation Project” is that within possibly some very valid facts and research, they clearly disagree with a morally conservative or traditional worldview. That’s probably why the media love them. And that’s why you should treat The Disinformation Project” information with extreme caution.

Taking (selective) offence

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:00:00 +1200

It's very likely you haven't heard of Haneen Zreika or Idrissa Gueye. But it's highly likely you’ve heard of Israel Folau and Margaret Court. They're all sportspeople who have expressed their faith publicly – but the media have treated them very differently. Can you guess why?

Disney's "woke world after all"

Bob McCoskrie — Tue, 24 May 2022 13:15:00 +1200

Disney has been captured by a small radical LGBTQQIP2SAA+ movement and is doing all it can to indoctrinate children as young as possible in this sexualised and gender confused agenda. Walt Disney’s dream has gone up in smoke, from wonderful to “woke.” For parents hoping that Disney will provide their children with family-friendly entertainment like they had growing up, think again.

Does the 'right to silence' law protect child abusers?

Bob McCoskrie — Fri, 20 May 2022 14:00:00 +1200

Most parents tell their children – Always tell the truth. If you’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve got nothing to hide or worry about. So does the right to silence law actually hide the truth and mean that people can get away with murder?

The rights of victims to justice and the urgent need for offenders to be held accountable far outweighs the right to silence and other privileges that families may seek to use to mask their guilt or involvement.

School-based culture war

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:59:00 +1200

Why would a teacher who loves teaching quit her job? Keli's answer should alarm us all. We need to stand with teachers like Keli – teachers who are in the state education system and who reject the radical gender and racial ideology being pushed in schools. This material is not what parents want, and it's definitely not what children need. We need to lock arms with teachers, educators and principals who agree with the concerns of parents. It's time to push back.

Sshhh! International Day of Families

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:56:00 +1200

You probably weren't aware but yesterday was International Day of Families - the day the UN chose to promote awareness of issues relating to families. And the reason you probably weren't aware was because the major media outlets in New Zealand didn't mention it - unlike their coverage of International Women's Day. But strong families matter. Even the UN can figure that out.

The bestselling book that has Amazon staff in tears

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:55:00 +1200

Johnny the Walrus was written by conservative political commentator Matt Walsh. The book quickly became one of Amazon's Best Sellers in LGBTQ+ Books, before being removed from that categorisation. The book allegorically compares being transgender to pretending to be a walrus, but Amazon staff have been 'traumatised' by it and want to see it banned from the platform altogether.

Fewer marriages, fewer children. Problem?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:50:00 +1200

According to the latest statistics, kiwi families are marrying less, and having less children. In fact, both our marriage rate and our fertility rate have reached an all-time low. Should we be worried? We say, yes!

Abortion supporters are spinning

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:49:00 +1200

Last week we found out that the 1973 abortion case Roe v Wade which effectively allowed abortion anywhere anytime in the US may be overturned and that the decision making process would go back to individual states. Abortion activists are enraged that their right to kill the unborn child could be impacted. But it’s been amusing to watch the pro-abortion and radical left trip over themselves in their spin & rhetoric.

Supreme leak - US abortion law to change?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:48:00 +1200

Yesterday a draft opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court case that would overturn Roe v. Wade, was leaked. Five Justices are poised to invalidate the disastrous 1973 Roe v Wade decision that led to the deaths of over 63 million preborn children in the US. Abortion activists (including President Biden) are enraged that their right to kill the unborn child anytime up to birth could be impacted.

You're teaching my child what? (part 3)

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:46:00 +1200

In the third of a three part series, we give you the tools to 'push back' on the harmful and flawed sexuality and gender ideology being pushed in the school curriculum by the Government, Ministry of Education and outside groups such as Family Planning. Parents need to be the loudest voice on this topic, and not leave the door open for the voices of radical groups and ideologies that don't align with your values. It's time to pushback - for the sake of our children.

You're teaching my child what? (part 2)

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:43:00 +1200

The Government is launching a new offensive to push radical sexuality and gender ideology at your children. As part of this three-part series, in this episode we show you some highly disturbing content contained in the Family Planning Association resource which may find its way into your child's classroom – but only if you let it. You’ll be shocked by what you see.

You're teaching my child what? (part 1)

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:42:00 +1200

Parents – be warned. The Government is launching a new offensive to push radical sexuality and gender ideology at your children and over the next couple of episodes, we'll give you a quick snapshot of the material you need to be aware of. If you’re a parent or caregiver with children at school, you need to take notice - and then 'push back'.

Detransitioners are warning us

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:15:00 +1200

What you won’t hear much about in the media is 'detransitioners' – people who go back to their biological sex after thinking or being persuaded that the solution to their confusion and pain is to take puberty blockers, wear chest binders, take cross sex hormones and then cut parts of their body. But the movement against the transgender trend is growing by the day – and the testimonies are so important for us to listen to.

Marriage 'equality' goes wild

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:13:00 +1200

Marriage 'equality' – it’s all about love. Love is love - apparently. But does that include marrying bridges? Rocks? Fictional characters? Marrying yourself? You may be surprised at just how wacky it's getting.

Shock horror - Free speech is coming to Twitter

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:12:00 +1200

Can you hear that? It's the sound of weeping and gnashing of teeth. Billionaire Elon Musk has just purchased Twitter, and the left are in meltdown because the new owner wants the free speech platform to actually allow free speech!

Disney confirms why parents must be alert

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:07:00 +1200

Senior Disney creators and now the CEO say that Disney is regularly "adding queerness" to children's programming. According to Duke University, "queerness" is now LGBTQQIP2SAA - lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, pansexual, two-spirit (2S), androgynous and asexual. So when they say “adding queerness”, it’s the indoctrination of all these things. Remember, we’re talking about indoctrinating children. But it's not just Disney that parents need to be monitoring.

The left are concerned that Twitter will allow opposing views

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:05:00 +1200

Billionaire Elon Musk is attempting to purchase Twitter because he is sick of its left-wing bias, and he wants the platform to allow free speech and to be more transparent about its decisions. But the left are not happy, because Twitter has traditionally been the weapon of choice for the left and the legacy media. We hope Musk is successful. Free speech is vital in the public square of social media.

The Ministry of Health has cancelled biology

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:04:00 +1200

Breaking News – we have official proof that the Ministry of Health no longer understands biology. Plunket gets it and so does the College of Midwives, but last week, the Health Ministry not only lost their Director-General, they also lost their way.

But they weren't the only group to trip up on gender ideology. It's all quite amusing - and exhausting!

Amnesty International and 'mission drift'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:02:00 +1200

If you thought Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ were about human rights, you might need to rethink that one. We examine their views on abortion, prostitution, gender ideology, 'conversion therapy' bans and antisemitism. It seems that human rights are not for everyone.

Biden's transgender agenda

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:00:00 +1200

President Biden's administration released a series of documents last week which shows just how radical and dangerous the current White House administration is when it comes to radical gender ideology – especially for children. They are captive to a dangerous radical leftist sexual agenda - the same agenda that can’t even define the word “woman”.

Disney goes Woke

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:58:00 +1200

Disney's response to the new Florida law (which protects children from radical sexuality & gender indoctrination), and a bombshell recording last week of a Disney meeting, reveals that Disney has picked a side to be on in the culture wars of sexual & gender ideology and indoctrination. Now it’s time for parents to pick which side they want to be on in order to protect their children. You’ll be shocked by just how radical Disney is becoming.

Why do the left hate parental rights so much?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:56:00 +1200

You may have heard about a 'terrible' bill just signed into law in Florida. It’s called the ‘don’t say gay’ bill. Well, that’s what the radical left, woke companies like Disney, and most of the mainstream media called it. Only one problem. The bill doesn’t say that. In fact, its such a good bill, we should have it in New Zealand.

The media's fictional 'facts'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:54:00 +1200

When claims of criminal activity are being made and then reported in the media, you would expect there to be some level of corroboration, research to ensure its veracity, some physical evidence, at least a report to the police. It doesn't seem too much to ask of our media. Or is it?

Watch a recent example reported in the media which seemed to be more about pushing a narrative - and then see the shocking response of the NZ Media Council to a complaint.

Boys vs women in sport

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:53:00 +1200

There’s been a huge furore around the issue of transgender women – in other words, biological males – competing against females in various sports including swimming, weightlifting and athletics. What happens when you compare the athletics and swimming times of teenage boys against female Olympians? You probably won't be surprised by the results.

Define the word 'woman'

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:50:00 +1200

President Biden promised to specifically appoint a "black woman" to the US Supreme Court. During her confirmation hearing, this "black woman" was asked to define the word "woman". Pretty simple. She was nominated partly because of this definition! Watch what happens when leftist woke gender ideology meets biology. It all gets a bit tricky to answer.

[The word 'woman' and 'female' is also used many times in New Zealand legislation. including the Crime Act, the Equal Pay Act and the Property (Relationships) Act.]

Woke book burning

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:45:00 +1200

Here's a list of books that should be banned under woke hate speech-type laws. What books do you have that need to be immediately burnt under the altar of wokism and virtue signalling? Send your list through. Make sure you include the reason for the book being banned so we can see just how woke you are.

Secret pronouns at school

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:43:00 +1200

Some schools are encouraging children to keep secrets from their parents - including the use of preferred pronouns (as part of identifying as the opposite sex) and accessing an abortion.

It's time that parents put the state in its place and reminded them who the parents actually are.

Detrans Awareness

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:40:00 +1200

There’s a movement that you’ll never have heard of. People who detransition. They go back to their biological sex after a period of gender dysphoria – of trying to be the opposite sex - sometimes after operations and chemicals and chest binding. But you won’t have heard about them. Gender activists do everything they can to hide these stories from you. Not any more.

W.H.O. loves abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:38:00 +1200

If you thought that the World Health Organisation (WHO) was a reliable credible health organisation who understood biology and science, then think again.

Their recent actions prove just how cautious we should be and how questionable their credibility is when it comes to health.

Beyond binary (and biology)

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:36:00 +1200

Spark and Stats NZ are quickly proving that government and businesses are more interested in woke ideology rather than factual biological-based data collection. But experts say that there is a great need to identify biologic and physiologic differences between men and women and to understand the implications of the differences for health and social policy development. But never mind that. We can mask the data, mask the truth, mask the biology - but be real woke.

Pro-abortion to pro-life

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:35:00 +1200

There’s an interesting trend of political and media celebrities who are very pro-abortion – the woman’s right to choose (but not the unborn child’s right, of course) – and demanding that abortion laws be liberalised to allow for abortion up to full term for any reason – as we tragically have now in NZ. But then these very same people become very pro-life -and champions for the unborn child. What happened?

Define "Women's" Day

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:32:00 +1200

Earlier this week it was International Women's Day!

But what happens if politicians can’t actually define what they mean by “women”. It all gets a bit tricky doesn’t it.

Biden v Trump on abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:30:00 +1200

President Joe Biden used the State of the Union speech last week to promote abortion under the guise of "healthcare" and "women's rights" - ignoring the "rights" and "healthcare" of the unborn little girl (and boy).

Contrast Biden's comments and agenda with the previous President's. It's like night and day. Which President would the unborn child be voting for?

Activists try to redefine "paedophilia"

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:00:00 +1200

There is a severely misguided and disturbing effort to normalise sexual attraction to children. The movement is even going so far as to claim that 'paedophilia' should be renamed and understood as a sexual orientation. Their goal is to remove the stigma.

But the stigma is there for a good reason. It’s a healthy stigma which hopefully redirects the offender, but more importantly, attempts to protect the victim.

NZ Doctors Mag Promotes Polyamory

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:18:00 +1200

The latest edition of the magazine for the Royal NZ College of GPs features a disturbing article which promotes the use of non-gendered terms such as "pregnant person" and cancels the term "mother" during the birthing process. But it also tries to promote and normalise polyamory.

Should we be surprised at this push to redefine relationships & marriage even further?

Not really. It's been happening for a while now. We did warn you.

'Meat' Critical Theory

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:12:00 +1200

In a hilarious (meant to be serious) speech at a recent Oxford Union debate, vegan feminist, author & animal rights advocate Carol Adams used Critical Theory to make meat eaters feel really really bad.

Do you feel bad now?

(BBQ at our place to discuss further)

This Government is obsessed with abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:08:00 +1200

At a time when there are so many health-based funding and resourcing needs throughout New Zealand for beds, ICUs, doctors, nurses, local GPs and mental health services, the Government proudly announced a new initiative yesterday - which revealed a lot about their priorities, and their ignorance of humanity.

Promised benefits of legalising cannabis are hot air

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:04:00 +1200

The LA Times newspaper endorsed the referendum 'Prop 64' in 2016 which resulted in cannabis being legalised for recreational use in California. Five years later, they have to admit that very little about the proposition is actually working as promised.

And new research has continued to highlight the harms of cannabis use - including acute cognitive impairments and psychosis.

"Woman" - an endangered species?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:02:00 +1200

Adele won the "Artist of the Year" at the Brits Awards in the UK last week. But she caused a furore with her speech when she said how much she loved "being a woman". Meanwhile, the Girl Guides in Australia are struggling with how to define the term "girl". See how ridiculous gender activism is getting.

Who defines "misinformation"?

Bob McCoskrie — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:00:00 +1200

The media and politicians seem to be quick to label things as "misinformation" and "disinformation"?

But who defines what is "misinformation"? Watch some very interesting examples of the shifting sand.

Whoopi's 'whoops' on Critical Race Theory

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:36:00 +1200

Whoopi Goldberg is a big supporter of Critical Race Theory – but Whoopi did a whoops recently – and it showed just how flawed Critical Race Theory actually is. It was a spectacular own goal.

'Celebrating" an abortion? Not for one person

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:34:00 +1200

“This Is Us” actress Milana Vayntrub decided to share the details of her abortion story because she’s haunted by the prospect of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

While we expect Hollywood to push a pro-abortion message which ignores biology and the rights of the unborn child, the Washington Post also went looking for small liberal (and confused) churches . They managed to find one.

You'll see the confusion for yourself.

'Woke' Media

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:32:00 +1200

But it’s not us saying this. It’s people from the media!

Veteran producer Tara Henley, who resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (public broadcaster) last month, says that the network has abandoned journalistic integrity to embrace "a radical political agenda."

Significantly, she says "It used to be that I was the one furthest to the left in any newsroom, occasionally causing strain in story meetings with my views on issues like the housing crisis. I am now easily the most conservative, frequently sparking tension by questioning identity politics. This happened in the span of about 18 months. My own politics did not change."

Have a listen to her concerns - and warnings - which more and more in the media are starting to find the freedom to express in public.

Euthanasia's slippery slope - already

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:30:00 +1200

Euthanasia has only been legal in New Zealand for less than three months, but already we are seeing some disturbing trends, including the speed with which someone can request and then receive it (despite claims that this was unlikely to happen). And check out the Ministry of Health’s (and Newshub’s) spectacular own goal!

Naughty, naughty words

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:28:00 +1200

Are you guilty of using "non-inclusive" language? Naughty you!!

The University of Washington in Seattle has released a list of words to "replace racist, sexist, ageist, ableist, homophobic (add transphobic) or otherwise non-inclusive language".

Find out whether you've been a naughty boy... er..... girl..... er..... person.

“Jessica then Tova” - the real background story

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:25:00 +1200

“Jessica then Tova” is now almost as much kiwi slang as the phrase “yeah right”.

There’s even merchandise available based around it.

But did you know where it came from? We don’t want to skite, but…

When we confuse biology, we destroy sports

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:24:00 +1200

Sporting competitions from time immemorial have segregated men and women. To do otherwise would give men an unfair advantage due to physical difference.

But in the brave new and confused world of 'gender ideology', the accomplishments of female athletes are being undermined.

Here's the latest example - this time in the sport of swimming.

California (Big Tech & Hollywood) love abortion

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:22:00 +1200

Despite all the more pressing social needs such as crime, homelessness, drug abuse and inequality, California wants to create a “sanctuary” for abortion.

Not only is that an oxymoron (to call it a “sanctuary”) but it shows their obsession with killing the unborn child.

'Critical theory' caught out

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:20:00 +1200

“Critical race theory” is a radical and dangerous new way of thinking about human identity and value. Depending on your race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, gender identity and disability, or a combination of those – termed as intersectionality – you ARE the victim. You HAVE been oppressed. The recent Jussie Smollett in the USA case highlights the flaws in this theory.

Abortion rights are pro-choice men's rights

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:18:00 +1200

Bob shares an enlightening video about abortion rights that he received over the weekend. He also exposes the confusion and contradictions in the weekend column by Stuff's Andrea Vance attacking Christopher Luxon's views on abortion.

Biology gets voted out of Parliament

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:15:00 +1200

Parliament this week passed a law that renders birth certificates as meaningless, and which continues the relentless push to nullify biological sex, and the scientific accuracy of male and female.

Another government strategy doomed to fail

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 14:00:00 +1200

A new well-intentioned Government strategy aims to eliminate family and sexual violence. Unfortunately, it fails to deal with a number of 'elephants in the room', and will simply add to the list of failed attempts by Governments over the past 4-5 decades.

Lies, damned lies and statistics

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:15:00 +1200

When the Government is developing policies around important social issues, the statistics that are being used to justify the policy should add to the credibility of the message. But in a number of cases, the opposite has happened.

NZ's radical abortion law is already showing its effect

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:00 +1200

In 2020, the majority of politicians (who ironically are already born) voted in one of the world's most extreme abortion laws - but they did a very good job of hiding its true effect.

It's time to expose their campaign of misinformation.

The media's war on Christianity

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:45:00 +1200

Most of the mainstream media were in full attack mode on the new leader of the National Party - because of his Christian faith and his views on abortion, euthanasia and cannabis.

When was an atheist last challenged about their values?

Did the government ride roughshod over democracy?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:30:00 +1200

Political commentators labelled the actions of the Government this week as a "constitutional disgrace".

What were they referring to, and should we be concerned?

What do kiwis really think about 3 Strikes Law?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:15:00 +1200

The Government wants to scrap the 'Three Strikes' law, saying that “the public don’t like this law”.

A poll has found that just 25% of New Zealanders want the ‘Three Strikes’ law repealed, including just 29% of Labour voters. Almost half of Labour voters want the law retained.

And is the law working?

(Some) media are raising the red flag

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:00:00 +1200

Some media in the media are raising the red flag about the Government controlling the narrative - via the media!

We should all be concerned by that.

Are you getting the full story from the media?

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 11:45:00 +1200

The NZ media are showing a selective silence on some key issues. Even ex-journalists are expressing concern.

The media watchdog doesn't want your media bias complaints anymore

Bob McCoskrie — Mon, 16 May 2022 11:30:00 +1200

The broadcasting watchdog (BSA) has said that they no longer will consider complaints of bias against a broadcaster. All the broadcaster has to argue is that the other side of the debate 'might' be heard on another programme or on another broadcasting platform.

But kiwis are concerned that the media are not always reporting the fact, but rather, pushing their own narrative. Now that accountability is even less.

The BSA reveals their double standards

Bob McCoskrie — Sun, 15 May 2022 14:00:00 +1200

If the Broadcasting Standards Authority didn't have double standards, they'd have no standards at all. Their hypocrisy and flawed thinking is exposed in their latest policy statement.