In NZ, the debate about domestic violence hasn’t got past the “90% of domestic violence victims are women, so provide support services only for the women”. (The values are wrong AND the statistics are wrong!) In NZ, 90% of serious assault victims and murder victims are male. In UK, there are working helpline services which […]

For me, it is sad that the conditions around our children’s upbringing, did not receive much discussion during the recent election campaign. Issues include: almost complete absence of men among preschool and primary teachers <10% relatively few men among secondary school teachers <25% Unskilled familycaughts failing to make care decisions based on the real life […]

An Auckland woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum non parole period of 17 years for the murder of ten month old baby Jynia Te Awa. Tiana Kapea, who was the child’s minder, has also been sentenced to three years jail on a cruelty charge – that is to be served concurrently with […]

Two young lesbian murderers are defying the wishes of a Supreme Court judge in Perth by spending recreational time in prison together, Attorney-General Christian Porter said yesterday. In March, Judge Peter Blaxell sentenced 21-year-old Jessica Stasinowsky and 19-year-old Valerie Parashumti to life in prison for the wilful murder of teenager Stacey Mitchell. Their friend of […]

The case was struck out but (a) it should never have gone to trial in the first place and (b) what about perjury? From http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2426849.htm?section=sport Rape charges against New Zealand Warriors NRL player Michael Crockett have been dismissed by a Sydney court. Crockett, 25, fronted a committal hearing on Friday at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local […]

Hans made a good point in one of his comments stating that the Domestic Violence laws in New Zealand are biased against men. Canada has a solid Men’s Movement and since the 80’s have tried to find fairness for fathers, men and boys as well as stop the bias and hatred feminism tries so hard […]

Many people don’t appear to realise how vulnerable the NZ Family Court is. The weakest point of the NZ Family Court is public confidence in it. Once the public confidence in the Family Court drops below a certain level the Family Court looses all power and authority. This is the greatest threat to the family […]

Nia Glassie’s siblings are thriving in Tokoroa with their grandparents and father as their mother and others implicated in  their sister’s death face jail. Lisa Kuka, 35, was found guilty of two charges of manslaughter in the High Court at Rotorua yesterday after a month-long trial that revealed shocking details of months of abuse that ended […]

I don’t know how to go about it but I think this is an opportunity to press for the state apparatus to support father involvement. Fatherless children are at risk children. Tariana Turia states “Families need to stay strongly connected so that they are able pick up on any issues that arise.” So now is […]

My story is pretty bad but so are many fathers.  One thing I learnt years ago is that there is always another father with an even worse experience than yours.  Mine is a bad one all the same. When I tell people about my story with my ex, the family court and so on,  I […]

Nov 16 2008 A Brisbane woman has been charged with torturing a two-year-old boy admitted to hospital with serious injuries. Queensland Police charged the 29-year-old woman from Regents Park, in Brisbane’s south, with one count each of torture, cruelty to a child and two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. She was arrested after police […]

For people who are falsely accused of rape, the extent goes much deeper than a bad reputation. Lost spouses, lost jobs — lives left in ruins. But the damage doesn’t stop with them. There are people who are not receiving police attention because the valuable police resources are tied up with these false complaints. Genuine […]

It seems that men’s intuition is more than good enough, to be used in familycaught, as evidence? Interestingly, scientific checking shows that women’s intuition is less sensitive and less accurate. Men’s suspicious minds better at spotting infidelity Suspicious dads spark surge in sales of DNA kits Is this a bit of a turnaround from the […]

If you are interested in joining a Skype Conference Call to discuss planning a thorough and complete strategy to respond to the proposed on the spot protection orders please email [email protected] You need to have Skype. You need to be committed to action. You need to understand working as team with diverse people with different […]

An organisation called the World Economic Forum has released a report on how much the world’s countries have closed the “gender gap”. New Zealand ranks fifth behind Iceland and the Nordic countries. Here is an excerpt from their web pages: New Zealand (5) and Australia (21) continue to perform well in the rankings. Both countries […]

This is a draught of the letter to be sent to Mr Key, please read over it and comment about what changes, additions or subtractions you feel are necessary. A week from now I will circulate for signatory from men’s groups. Dear Prime Minister John Key, Congratulations on your appointment to Prime Minister of New […]

I have taken a keen interest in family law and men’s issues. I worked with Judy to draft and get the DNA bill on the order paper, where it now languishes because United fell 0.3% short of getting Judy Turner back into Parliament.

Original article… http://www.stuff.co.nz/vote08/4757899a28477.html It is also understood Key plans to relieve Judith Collins of the welfare portfolio and offer it to up-and-coming Waitakere MP and solo mother Paula Bennett. Let’s hope she is not a bitter, anti-male solo mother.

Paternity tests prove hundreds of men duped EXCLUSIVE by Kelvin Bissett November 11, 2008 12:00am MOTHERS are having to pay back as much as $60,000 to men who were wrongly claimed to be the father following reform of child support laws in Australia. More than 300 men have been cleared by DNA of being fathers. […]

Today is Armistice Day. Ninety years ago today, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 11.00 am on 11/11/18, hostilities ended in the First World War. Although there was no formal peace treaty until the following year, the approximately eight million people who died have been remembered every year since […]

Following on from my last post concerning a Suicide Prevention Interagency Steering Group that just happened to omit any men’s or fathers’ represetative, their meeting highlighted high rates of suicide by Maori men and talked about needing Maori male representation in the group. However, no mention was made that men in general commit suicide several […]

I became aware of a local sucide prevention initiative recently. The minutes of their last meeting showed that in attendance were representatives of Schizophrenia Fellowship, the local District Health Board, Pull for Humanity, CYF and two female “educators” from the government Suicide Prevention Project. Others who had been invited included Ministry of Education, Police, Primary […]

Now the elections are over it is time, as Scrap has said, to start a proactive call to reform the CSA.  I have stood for a place in parliament but with very little time on my hands before polling day I was unable to get enough support to make that a reality.  But this is not […]

National’s policy is on the way. Police will gain the power to issue on-the-spot protection orders to protect victims of domestic violence. This type of policy sums up how National views men. Those who cast their vote for National, Act ,United Future and perhaps the Maori Party voted for this.  Child Tax is in Judith […]

From YouTube Sweden: Why is it a crime to be a man? Worth watching, as it seems to have a bit in common with NZ. Cheers, MurrayBacon.