May 25, 2013

NEW RESOURCE To Help You Defend Marriage

Family First has put together a one page summary of the key points to help you defend marriage as it has always been defined.

Perfect to slip in your wallet or handbag or have on your smartphone. Leave it lying around on the coffee table, or include it in your newsletters or church bulletins or public notices. It will be a great conversaton starter!

It quickly and succintly deals with all the issues including the ‘right’ to marry, marriage ‘equality’, why gender matters, what will be next, and the effect of changing the definition of marriage.

DOWNLOAD IT NOW

ORAL SUBMISSIONS
Family First’s understanding is that oral submissions will be called up over the next month or so. Remember that even if you can’t appear in person, you can make your oral submission by telephone or teleconference. They have some basic guidelines and advice for you as you prepare for your submission. CLICK HERE

 

FAMILY FIRST IS STILL COLLECTING SIGNATURES

To view all this information:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0cd68702160c587ec85116fce&id=fc5bab969a&e=2aba54cb41

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 5 October 2012:  One year on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

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Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill

Make a submission: Reject compulsory Early Education for 3 year olds

Marriage Website: please sign the petition

Marriage Website Launched

Dear Barbara
A website to protect the current definition of marriage as ‘one man one woman’ has been launched today. The website is www.protectmarriage.org.nzand has been launched in response to the private members bill of Labour MP Louisa Wall which seeks to redefine marriage.“The website will provide research, latest news, quotes of interest, free downloadable resources about the role and function of marriage, and will host an online petition which will be presented to Parliament,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. “It also has the haveyoursaytool which enables people to easily contact their local MP, all MP’s, or a select group of MP’s to express their view.”

“Politicians have been hammered recently with the reasons for taking the twink bottle to the dictionary and to redefine ‘marriage’. This website will help balance the debate. Ultimately, the state – which did not invent marriage – has no authority to re-invent it.”

Family First also rejects the notion that NZ’ers are ready for same-sex marriage. In the US, polls have also shown support for same-sex marriage increasing, yet in every state where the issue has been on the ballet, voters have rejected it.

“Equality does not mean we must redefine marriage. Same-sex couples have the option of civil unions to recognise their relationship so there is no need for redefining marriage. If the law was redefined to allow same-sex marriage, and only same-sex marriage, we would then be discriminating against those seeking, for example, polygamous, polyamorous, or adult incest unions,” says Mr McCoskrie. “If we are going to have a debate about same-sex marriage and liberalising adoption laws, it is essential that the politicians acknowledge just how far this is going to go.”

“Almost every culture in every time and place has had some institution that resembles what we know as marriage, and it has always been associated with procreation. Every society needs natural marriage. Nature also discriminates against same-sex couples. Same-sex couples cannot have children. Only a man and a woman can produce children. This discloses something of the purposes and providence of nature, and the role and purpose of marriage,”

“We would encourage politicians to spend their valuable time focussing on major issues such as family poverty, negotiating our way through the world recession, child abuse, and getting people employed – rather than taking to the dictionary with a twink bottle,” says Mr McCoskrie.
ENDS

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE
www.protectmarriage.org.nz
Kind regards
Bob McCoskrie
National Director

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated  28 July 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Colin Craig is a homeschool Dad!

From Jillian Wilson a home educator in Auckland:

Colin Craig is a homeschool Dad!

Today I got talking to Colin’s wife, Helen. and I believe that Colin is a man of integrity and ability. They also homeschool their 6 year old daughter, Mckenzie.
If your family would like to learn about government and the electoral process perhaps you might like to volunteer for a few hours this week at Conservative HQ, stuffing envelopes.  You might end up sitting next to a former mayor of North Shore Council, as I did, this afternoon :-)
Conservative HQ is at 29 Gillies Ave, Epsom.  Volunteers can work from 9am this week. Ph 520 2082 or better still send a txt to Abigail on 021 024 89478.  Homeschoolers would be very welcome to come in and help during the day, when the office is fairly quiet.
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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

New 14/11/11: Craig Smith’s Health page 6 click here

 

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/
and
http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

My Mummy’s A Criminal

WWW.PROTECTGOODPARENTS.ORG.NZ – In 2007 the NZ Parliament removed the right of Kiwi parents to use reasonable force to physically discipline their children for the purpose of correction. Despite assurances to the contrary, families have been torn apart, accused of lying and dragged through the courts with disturbing results. These are just a few of the many examples….http://www.protectgoodparents.org.nz

Post-Earthquake Schooling Options

9 April 2011

New Link on earthquake affected families, Truancy and applying for an exemption:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/earthquake-affected-families-and-truancy/

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  • Some schools in both Islands can accommodate those extra students who can shift to another city.
  • The Ministry of Education (MoE) will not consider any Christchurch students to be truant for the time being. All truancy operations are frozen.
  • The MoE, some commercial curriculum providers and the Internet all provide massive amounts of educational resources and activities free of charge.
  • If you are unable to find a suitable school, you are presently free to do schooling at home with no fear of truancy proceedings.

 

Many families just want to stick together, be close to one another and support each other at this time.  And the MoE agrees. So keep your children at home, read to them heaps and play board games and reconnect as a family together.

 

Options for parents are varied if they choose to keep their children at home:

  1. Correspondence School have put up their resources on their website just for you: http://www.correspondence.school.nz/subjects-and-courses/te-kura-resources
  2. There is a huge amount of free educational resources and activities on the web site of the Home Education Foundation: http://hef.org.nz/2011/free-stuff-on-the-web-for-home-schooling/
  3. There are many other helpful websites for those wanting to teach their children at home: http://hef.org.nz/2011/helpful-websites-for-those-wanting-to-teach-their-children-at-home/
  4. CurrClick.com have organised with a number of curriculum suppliers to supply curriculum to home schoolers affected by the earthquake. Please contact Darnia at: reardons@vodafone.co.nz or ph. (03) 329-4667. Darnia, too, has been affected by the earthquake, so please be patient.
  5. “LightHome” would like to donate free home school e-books to any New Zealand home schooling families who have lost their home and/or belongings in the earthquake. If you are one of those, please send us a message on Facebook and explain your situation. Or send us an e-mail to: LightHomepublications@gmail.com.

So just begin teaching your children at home and enjoy yourselves! If you decide later that you would like to continue home schooling once all the schools are open again, then you will need to file an Exemption Application with the MoE for each child. There are many folks who will help you with that. Normally children have to be attending a school while the MoE processes your Exemption Application, but we are talking with the MoE to see if all those affected by the earthquake can continue home schooling while they apply for their exemption. We will let you know more about this later.

 

A workshop about schooling at home is planned for Christchurch on April 7, to discuss more about the option and to help with filling out the Exemption Applications. For more about the workshop or any aspect of home schooling, contact Craig and Barbara Smith of the Home Education Foundation, ph. (06) 357-4399, barbara@hef.org.nz (email us your phone number and we will ring you back as soon as possible) or www.hef.org.nz.

The Canterbury Home Educators details are:  CHEInc@free.net.nz or www.che.org.nz. Please remember that many of them are still dealing with issues from this earthquake. So please be patient if you don’t hear from them straight away. If you want voice contact with someone, please contact Craig or Barbara with your initial questions.

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15 March 2011

Truancy is still frozen for Earthquake affected people. This is whether your old school has reopened or not. If your old school has reopened and you want to keep your children at home then please continue to keep them at home. Your children will not be considered truant.

We will advise when truancy is again back in force. At that time you will either have to send your children to a school, or go on Correspondence School or get an exemption to home school your children. At the moment the law says you have to have your child in school while you go through the process of getting an exemption. We are in the process, at the moment, with the MoE to see if they will lift this requirement for earthquake affected children.

We will add more information here as it comes to hand.

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9 April 2011

New Link on earthquake affected families, Truancy and applying for an exemption:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/earthquake-affected-families-and-truancy/

 

Update

Truancy is now back. So you will need to either have your children in school, on correspondence school or get and exemption to home educate your children. Unfortunately we were not able to organise it so that you could apply for an exemption while you keep your children at home. The law says that your children must be in school between the ages of 6 and 16 while you apply for your exemption. There are some exceptions so please ring us to see if you qualify for these.  Phone  06 357-4399 or 0800 100 692

For exemption and home schooling advise:

Contact

Canterbury Home Educators

CHEInc@free.net.nz

(03) 322 4824

http://www.che.org.nz

or

Home Education Foundation

craig@hef.org.nz

(06) 357-4399

http://www.hef.org.nz

 

For a booklet on the Exemption process

http://hef.org.nz/2011/applying-for-an-exemption-to-educate-at-home/

Applying for an Exemption to Educate at Home

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To order do one of the following:

send email to sales@hef.org.nz with visa number

post cheque or visa number to PO Box 9064, Palmerston North

fax: 06 357-4389

phone: 06 357-4399

Free Call 0800 100 692

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