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.

Maxim Institute Lecture: Breakthrough New Zealand? On Monday 3 November in Auckland, UK family policy expert Dr Samantha Callan delivered a lecture for Maxim Institute about why tackling family breakdown is an important social justice issue. “I want to talk about what we’re doing in Britain to tackle family breakdown. I’m a long way from […]

International Men’s Day is an international holiday, celebrated on the first Saturday of November. It was suggested by Mikhail Gorbachev and was supported by the United Nations in Vienna, and other organisations[1]. The tradition began in 1999, probably by analogy to International Women’s Day. Recognition and support of the day is limited; in Malta it […]

A spectacular, spectacular where… Mo Bros, dressed to suit their Mos will be judged by an expert panel for their chance to be crowned the Gala Parté Man of Movember or Best Mo in Class. Mo Sistas, dressed to suit their Mo Bro or fancy dress will also be judged, with one Sista crowned Miss […]

Co-counselling is a personal development system that confronts limiting behaviour at its deepest level. Working in peer relationships with others it enables us to heal hurts from the past, build on our present strengths, and live into emerging potentials. Learning to co-counsel means learning a series of simple techniques that allows us to work with […]

Crime TelstraClear Father relieved abduction case is over Wednesday, 29, Oct, 2008 4:04PM The father of an eight-year-old boy at the centre of a high profile abduction case is relieved the ordeal has come to an end. The boy was missing for five months after he was taken from Hamilton City Library two years ago. […]

National Party leader John Key has promised Mr Dunne a seat around his cabinet table after the United Future leader yesterday ruled out supporting a future Labour government. Its official a vote for United Failure is a vote for National. National has one view on Child Tax, lets get more draconian.All dads are deadbeats in the eyes of […]

Hey, Boshier, check this out… http://www.stuff.co.nz/4738796a11.html

Would we have a better family unit if we stopped Sunday trading?  This is a throw away question but I would like to know what everybody thinks.  I think a lot of parents are missing out on family time because of weekend work.  Let me know your thoughts…

Some food for thought : Lyn Craig wants us to believe: And overall .. Australian fathers spend an average of just under an hour between Monday and Friday caring for the children .. with 90 per cent of that care done alongside the mother Compare this to the just published UK study: Children who spend […]

A headline article in the latest newsletter of the NZ Psychological Society expresses delight that the number of complaints reaching the Psychos’ Board has fallen dramatically. This has enabled an insurance company to reduce professional indemnity premiums for Family Court psychos. However, don’t imagine this indicates any improvement in Family Court psycho assessments. Don’t imagine […]

Press Release by United Future at 12:57 pm, 21 Oct 2008 Reports today that Wellington Zoo has solved the mystery of who fathered their baby chimpanzee through a DNA paternity test perfectly highlight the ludicrousness of family law in New Zealand, according to UnitedFuture deputy leader, Judy Turner. “It’s an insult that we extend monkeys […]

While I don’t condone party political broadcasts on a forum like this I believe what happened last night is a positive step forward in our cause. There I was sitting with 13 other candidates for Wellington Central with a crowd of maybe 200. I was the newbie in the room pressing flesh with the likes […]

Happiness is really important, for an effective, relevant, working justice system. Trust is key for happiest people in world As economists probe better ways to measure well-being than pure wealth, they say the Danes — who are also among the world’s most prosperous people — have a tradition of equality and trust that is not […]

Enforcing accountability and responsibility is essential for protecting children’s interests. Stuff article Family breakdown and decreasing marriage rates is costing New Zealand taxpayers at least $1 billion a year, according to new research. Prepared by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), the research was commissioned by Family First NZ. “The study shows that […]

FYI, my email to Elections NZ, concerning their special section naming all women who have served in parliament: I notice that your website has a special section entitled “Women in Parliament 1933-2005”. This section stands out because there is no similar section for other subgroups in parliament. There is a section about the number of […]

FYI, my letter to Dr McGregor, in relation to a recent case of false complaint in which the offender was, as usual, treated with undue leniency by the Court. Dear Dr McGregor You were quoted in the Waikato Times on 08.10.08 as follows: “Dr Kim McGregor, director of Auckland-based group Rape Prevention Education, said that […]

I noticed that the UK is doing quite well with a men’s movement and I think this group is making it’s voice heard. Real Father’s for justice Anyhow, while reading the relevant information on the Auckland City Council website I came across the pages for event organising and noticed that they will direct you and […]