War on Parents
New Zealand’s Education Crisis: Parents vs. Ideology
Is NZ Education Anti-Parent?
In my latest video we compare what's happening with sex(uality) education in New Zealand with pro-parent US Executive Order & Billboard Chris's speech at the United Nations on gender ideology.
Stephen and I discuss the slow pace of change in New Zealand’s education system, where ideological Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) guidelines have eroded parental rights. We compare the long process we are enduring to see positive change in RSE (uncertain if the changes coming will be positive), with the 2022 fluoridation directive (see Fluoride Free NZ for more info) which saw relatively swift government action.
Why is RSE reform dragging on across there terms of parliament? Here’s why parents must act now.
Bureaucratic delays, parental betrayal
The National-New Zealand First Coalition Agreement (2023) promised to remove and replace ideological RSE guidelines with a focus on academic achievement. Yet, the draft RSE framework, open for consultation until May 9 2025, won’t be implemented until after the 2026 election.
Why the stall? Unlike Ashley Bloomfield’s rapid fluoridation mandate, RSE faces resistance from a system prioritising ideology over parents. NZFirst can’t do it alone.
Silence empowers control. As Stephen says, “What you can’t talk about controls you.” Parents, reclaim your authority and Let Kids Be Kids.
RSE: Social engineering, not education
The RSE framework, shaped by supposed “experts” and countries like Canada and Australia, pushes a ‘knowledge-rich’ curriculum based in the ‘science of learning’.
This doesn’t mean what parents may think it means. It doesn’t mean scientific truth, and biological reality. Children as young as eight are taught to question their gender, with some asking, “Am I a boy or a girl?” A 19-year-old caller to NewsTalk ZB revealed how this harmed him and his peers. This isn’t education - it’s indoctrination, targeting vulnerable kids.
Global warnings, local silence
Canadian father Billboard Chris, speaking at the UN, called out “gender-affirming care” as child harm, exposing puberty blockers as chemical castration drugs. In New Zealand, similar ideologies infiltrate schools, often without parental consent.
Meanwhile, Trump’s January 2025 Executive Order to End Radical Indoctrination in schools the U.S. - tying funding to parental rights - goes unreported here in New Zealand, leaving New Zealanders in the dark if they are only tuning into mainstream media.
Green Party’s agenda
The Green Party’s push for a “Rainbow Ministry” and anti-charter school stance signals state their desire for control over education. Parents are flocking to independent schools to escape ideology, yet Labour and Greens fight against this parent choice.
Check out my previous post - why are we battling for common sense in education?
Parents, take control
The RSE consultation is your chance to demand change, but don’t wait for 2027. Act now:
Send your feedback: Review the RSE framework and respond by May 9, 2025.
Engage with your child’s school: Demand transparency. Support charter and independent schools. See helpful resources at Let Kids Be Kids.
Protect your kids: Monitor what they’re taught and viewing online. Stay close, get alongside them.
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Brilliantly put Penny. Thank you for the empowerment of parents and stand you are making for the children of this nation.