Weeks after gay ‘marriage’ passes, New Zealand family group stripped of charitable status
results in seek to deregister Family First as a Charity AUCKLAND, New Zealand , – Three weeks after the passage of homosexual ‘marriage’ in New Zealand, a pro-family group has been stripped of charitable status . Family First New Zealand , a charity which speaks up for families, and holds a traditional view of marriage and family, have received notice from the independent Charities Registration Board that they will be removed from the Charities Register on May 27 th . During the same-sex ‘marriage’ debate prior to the April 17 passage of the Marriage ( Definition of Marriage ) Amendment Bill, Family First was a major force in educating and mobilising the public to stand up for marriage being between one man and one woman. According to Bob McCoskrie, the National Director of Family First, the Charities Registration Board cited that view as one of the reasons for the deregistration. Brendon Ward, the General Manager of Charities Services, said “Family First’s main purpose