I watched this South Pacific Pictures movie last night and recommend it highly to all. It’s about Dave Henderson’s real-life fight against the IRD that shafted him. Many have been shafted by government departments and Courts, but few battle as effectively as Mr Henderson did. Notable in the story were the gender issues. The problem […]
Archive of November 2007
Justifiable Anger Management – Five Ways Forward
J.A.M has been developed by Jim Bagnall during and through his support for over 10,000 Fathers and a few Mothers going through the Family Court. The word justifiable applies to the context of the anger and its source and does not glorify anger in anyway. Justifiable is a word for an acceptance of that person’s […]
Small but important acknowledgement
Multi-Party Group Works On Family Violence Prevention Press Release by New Zealand Government at 3:28 pm, 22 Nov 2007 The Multi-Party Working Group on Family Violence is committed to working together to eliminate family violence in New Zealand, said Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson today. “The multi-party group is made up of MPs […]
A New Web Site for Men’s Groups
www.mensgroups.org.nz has been developed by David Brindley. Drawing on experience as a Trustee of MensTrust in Christchurch, his own growth through Men’s Work and as a participant and organiser of Men’s Groups, David has worked to create an informative web site to support Men currently in groups and to encourage Men to seek and join […]
Events for Novemeber and December
Sorry for the short notice but we have tickets for free parking in a city carpark and free tickets for a special area where children will not only see the Santa Parade but receive free goodies and such. Santa Parade for single parents (mums and dads) Also free tickets for a family show from Southern […]
Waitakere Men’s Health Week
. . An awareness week for Men’s Health featuring FREE Men’s Health Check-ups, FREE Men’s Gym Sessions and a FREE Men’s Health Forum. Waitakere Men’s Health Week. Waitakere City is to have it’s inaugural Men’s Health Week from 19 – 25 November. This week, which features FREE Men’s Health Checks at participating local medical practices, […]
SPECIAL REPORT: The trouble with men
Sunday Star Times Callister, a senior research fellow at Victoria University, is leading a three-year, $1.7 million study into what has happened to those “missing men”. He says the plight of New Zealand men has historically been desperately under-researched. He blames a mindset which goes like this: men still hold most of the top corporate […]
Gullible In Godzone.
Wake up my friends and fellow countrymen; it is not sufficient that we blame our errant youth, that we sacrifice their exuberance and energy to excuse our….. aberrance. It is us who have closed our mind to that essential propriety, which is the essence of society, and our children who suffer, not an enduring devolution, […]
We’re here to help
For all you good folk out there who have battled are battling IRD heres a must see movie. In February 1994, Christchurch businessman Dave Henderson walked into the Inland Revenue Department. Dave was not a happy man. His girlfriend had recently been there to collect a refund Dave’s company was owed. An IRD staff member […]
International child support convention
An international child support convention that will enter its final stages of negotiation on Monday is intended to ease the plight of single parents and their children worldwide. The International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance Convention, a widely-supported initiative that is due to be finalized later this month.
More Superbowl Myth
My email today to National Radio’s Nine to Noon is self-explanatory. I may make a complaint to the Broadcasting Standards organisation if the station does not correct the misinformation it has broadcast. Hello Nine to Noon Good on you for airing the challenge to t-shirts that appear to promote violence against women. The woman who […]
Mallard’s Violence in Parliament
Helen Clark has publicly described Mallard’s assault as “defending a woman’s honour” and on that basis has largely excused him for punching another parliamentarian. She believed that Mallard had already suffered enough consequences, although in fact he hasn’t suffered any of note. The tens of thousands of fathers who have had their paternal role relegated […]