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Media Stories about Today’s Man

Mon 14th August 2017:

Man, sole occupant of house, dies in fire Motorbike hits pole, father of three will be remembered Tetraplegic man, socially abandoned, calls to MP for help They got a hug, before he died Men dive for cover, as bullets fly I’m sure you’ve got the picture by now. If you find a story about any […]

Employee Minimum Rights, ALL GONE, overnight

Sun 13th August 2017:

It’s ALL gone! GONE – Relevant minimum wage must be paid GONE – Overtime paid at minimum wage per hour GONE – Four weeks’ paid annual holiday per year GONE – Eleven public holidays per year GONE – Payment of time and a half for working on public holidays GONE – Rest and meal breaks […]

Dangerous Stuff

We are all too aware of the Feminist bent, in this woman’s magazine. It’s been the new, woman’s day, for a few years now, and a distant cry from the Dominion Post, its news-stand ancestor. When it comes to admissions of age, yes I can remember the news criers on the street corners, “read all […]

Engaging With Dads Lecture at University of Auckland

GreatFathers, Family Start Manukau, Father and Child present Dave Owens, David Ringrose and Brendon Smith On Engaging Dads Early, Converting Tricky Fathers into Involved Dads and Engaging Dads around Perinatal Mental Health issues. This is a rare opportunity to hear from latest research, front-line experts and experienced support workers who have helped families and fathers, […]

Media Stories about the Bad Gender

Fri 11th August 2017:

This story from London shows a video monitoring clip of a male jogger pushing a female pedestrian causing her to fall and almost hit by a passing bus. The news stories all implied that pushing her into the path of the bus was deliberate and apparently the male jogger has been charged with causing grievous […]

Bottom Feeding

Mon 7th August 2017:

Most paid it little attention. Last Wednesday, when the news broke, the nation was preoccupied with discussing what most considered a far greater outrage: that a reporter had the audacity to ask new Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern saw motherhood anywhere on her horizon. The Ardern story on stuff.co.nz collected over forty reader comments.

Barry Taylor Male Suicide Prevention Workshops

Fri 4th August 2017:

We have not yet attended these workshops so can’t yet endorse them, but the web page information suggests Mr Taylor is on the right track. We will send a representative to one of the workshops, and post this information here in case anyone else might be interested. Link to view website https://www.taylormadetrainingconsulting.com/workshop-calendar

Is Jacinda Ardern a Feminist?

Tue 1st August 2017:

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Court Action against the Government

Sun 30th July 2017:

Some of you may be aware of some of the issues that I have had over the past two or three years that have spilled over into issues with the New Zealand Police and the Ministry of Justice. I will spare you many of the details for now but I have been assaulted a number […]

Fathers at Parliament Event

Sat 29th July 2017:

FATHERS AT PARLIAMENT The Fathers at Parliament Event will be on the lawn at Parliament on Friday 1st September from 11:00am until 4:00pm. This is the Friday before Fathers Day. All are welcome, especially groups that support the role of fathers in our families. MPs have been invited to attend. This is an opportunity for […]

Use of language ….

Isn’t it odd how this crime is described …. “she was a respected teacher who had made a fundamental error in judgement”. Could you imagine an article about a male teacher saying the same thing or would be instantly be labelled a paedophile ? News Source http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11892675

Stepfather-Stepson Relational Study

Thu 27th July 2017:

Hi, my name is Sebastian Nunez and I’m a Psychology Honours student at AUT. As part of my dissertation, I am exploring the perspectives of stepfathers on building positive relationships with their stepsons (with the help of my supervisors Rhoda Scherman and Warwick Pudney). As a stepson myself, I found the information on the topic […]

Where are all the Children?

Thu 20th July 2017:

Natural reproduction hits an all time low. Our fertility rate has dropped to 1.87 Whether men want children is probably not the issue here. Women are capable of aquiring a pregnancy if they want, knowing the decision will be fully funded by the State. I’ve heard some misplaced fear amongst the younger generation, but even […]

Virtual Justice

Video links have been used for some time now, within the Justice System, to eliminate minor appearances, for a person in custody. In September the Police arrest process in Central Auckland will be transferred to a new processing unit near Mt Eden Prison. Along with this will come virtual court appearances, where overnight arrests will […]

Gender Equality, Non-Discrimination, Yeah Right

Wed 19th July 2017:

Special Grants only for women to promote leadership skills

Protection Orders – Court of Appeal Decision

Sun 9th July 2017:

News Source This is mostly Catriona Mc whatsit blowing her own trumpet, but the actual decision may be worth looking at for those interested.

Presentations from the International Conference on Men’s Issues 2017

Thu 6th July 2017:

These are now being published on the Ear For Men YouTube channel. The latest one at time of writing: Augusto Zimmermann – The Abuse of Domestic Violence Orders in Australia

Referral for Auckland Legal Aid Lawyer experienced in de facto /sham-constructive trust court proceedings

Wed 5th July 2017:

Can anyone recommend an Auckland or maybe Hamilton based legal aid lawyer competent in de facto relationship and sham/constructive family trust proceedings. Thanks

Suicide And The Hidden Reality

Tue 4th July 2017:

The NZ Herald has run a story on youth suicide. Any story helping to drop the suicide rate is to be commended but why pick youth suicide as though that’s where the BIG PROBLEM lie. Check out this bar chart and you might see my point. For the website go here It should stick out […]

Paula Bennett the Victim of Preposterous Allegations

Mon 3rd July 2017:

A guy called Ashley Farrell claims he was a child when he shared company with Paula Bennett and he experienced her doing things that may have been illegal, while he also claims to have been aware of other things she was doing at the time that may have been illegal in her capacity as a […]

Motion To Amend The Purpose of This Site and to Amend the Governance Policies.

Sun 2nd July 2017:

I have not been a member of this site for very long relative to some of the others, but I find that it’s rules are draconian and support adult censorship; specifically the involvement of John Potter who proclaims to own the site and his minions you proclaim to remove content on the grounds that it […]

The Death of a Child

Fri 30th June 2017:

We are seeing more often the death of children due to distracted ‘carers’ and convictions for manslaughter. Mother and grandmother jailed for death of baby Isaiah in hot car In this case the comparison is drawn in the article about one other case and the sentence. There is also a question of the presence or […]

Our Submission to Ministry of Health Concerning Suicide Prevention Strategy

Tue 27th June 2017:

MoMA asked Hans Laven to prepare a submission and we post it here with thanks for his hard work. It’s not short but hopefully worthwhile. We draw attention here particularly to Section 2, Section 3 and Section 6.1. And the sentence that pretty well sums up the previous and the currently proposed Suicide Prevention Strategy: […]

The Perverse Effects of Child Support

Sun 25th June 2017:

We need to be aware in our conversations with other men (and women), that within the depth of our ongoing experiences, we hold valuable information which needs to be collected, if by no other means than the addition to this reservoir of experiences. The voice of men is too often drowned out in the flow […]

Feminism, it’s not about equality.

Sat 24th June 2017:

A response to this article http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/women-of-influence/94016874/women-of-influence-feminism-has-been-around-for-over-150-years-and-its-still-needed that I’m sure wont be published in Stuff.co.nz Story Here I recently read an opinion by Anna Guenther concerning the future of feminism. She started her opinion off with a tale of some casual sexism, but don’t worry it was sexism against men so that’s okay in feminist world. […]

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