Family First New Zealand
Family number one New Zealand is a conservative Christian lobby group in New Zealand. It was founded in March 2006 by former Radio Rhema talkback radio host and South Auckland social-worker Bob McCoskrie who manages to be its National Director. Its 2006 stated objectives were to "seek to influence public policy affecting a rights as well as security degree of families together with promote a culture that values the family". In 2009 Victoria University religious studies professor Paul Morris said vintage number one was "successfully broadening the Christian agenda in New Zealand politics in a way never seen before". In 2020 breed First was mentioned as "New Zealand's nearly formidable conservative campaigners".