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MPs Out to Lunch on Male Welfare

Mon 3rd April 2017:

Media Release Ministry of Men’s Affairs 3 April 2017 MPs Out to Lunch on Male Welfare Despite long-standing concerns about the welfare of Kiwi men and boys, our politicians are “out to lunch” on Male Welfare, claims spokesman for the Ministry of Men’s Affairs, Kerry Bevin.

Drama Continues for the Men’s Summit

Hello everybody The drama continues. Disgruntled members of the Miramar Golf Club don’t like MEN meeting to discuss well-being and gender equality at their club. New venue: The Boardroom, Level One, Wellington Master Builders House, cnr Willis and Vivian streets.

Petition for Chris Ferguson?

Sun 2nd April 2017:

How do you all feel about some sort of a petition for Mr Ferguson; requesting that he receive compensation for the State’s error in convicting and jailing him? At the very least he is entitled to an apology from the Minister of Justice. Are there any IT experts who could draft up an on-line petition? […]

Male Contraceptive Safe and Effective

But of little interest to pharmaceutical companies. Interesting article.

A Developing Feminist War on Pornography

Feminists, white knights and moralists are currently mounting a campaign against pornography. False propaganda is rapidly being invented and disseminated (no pun intended…) through our media: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Women’s rights have morphed into denigrating men

Fri 31st March 2017:

There is nothing wrong in advocating for women’s rights- but when this morphs into denigrating men we need to speak out. Various newspapers print anti-male articles on a very regular basis. Unsubstantiated stories citing domestic abuse by men against women are common-never once have I seen an article of the reciprocal situation. There is evidence […]

Another poor bloke…..

Thu 30th March 2017:

Months in Jail I made it all up because I was having a hard time at home. I don’t think I could be as calm as this poor bloke seems to be

2017 Men’s Summit April 6th, New Venue

Sun 26th March 2017:

2nd Men’s Summit Male Wellbeing and Gender Equality Thursday 6th April 2017 The Bunker Lounge, Miramar Links Conference Centre, across the road from Wellington Airport. Programme • 9.00am Welcome, Facilitator Kerry Bevin, Ministry of Men’s Affairs. • • 9.15am- Bruce Tichbon, Families Apart Require Equality • 9.45am- TBA • 10.15am- Warwick Pudney, AUT Fathering • […]

What We Can Learn From Adele’s Popularity

Fri 24th March 2017:

The heartfelt response to Adele’s songs by so many young people, especially young women, teaches us things. They are songs of love, heartbreak and yearning. After a period in which popular music became harsh, violent, frenetic, disrespectful and unmelodic, youth now revert to being much more deeply moved by slow, musical songs about relationships, emotional […]

Change of schools

Mon 20th March 2017:

Hi all with shared custody of a child do you have to get agreement before changing school (primary school? many thanks!

Women Only Time at a Public Pool

Sat 18th March 2017:

At the same time that every men’s only club is harangued, threatened and denied funding unless and until it allows women to become members, numerous women’s only groups are operating and more are being created. Here is another example, this time using an Auckland Council owned (i.e. publicly owned and paid for by men and […]

This is what Labour MP thinks of a man’s rights

Fri 17th March 2017:

Stuart Nash who is a Labour MP and their police spokesperson, yesterday encouraged other inmates to SCALP Phillip John Smith, claiming Smith has no rights because he offended. Would Nash ever say such things regarding for female offenders who committed crimes as bad or worse than Phillip Smith did? Of course not.

Who dies first, husband or wife??

Thu 16th March 2017:

If death is the result of the collapse of the human anatomy then the surviving gender in a relationship must have had a pretty good life one would think. So which gender has it best?? Let Alan King reveal the facts.

Calling out abuse and seeking to resolve conflict

Tue 14th March 2017:

This is a warning to the lengths that police are willing to go to prosecute a man (me). I am not sure how much I should say as the matter is before the court. However I will just state the reasons that I was arrested on Friday which I think many will find concerning. I […]

Assaults and Detention at Wellington District Court

This is the first of two posts I am going to make here about my recent experiences. I would be interested in hearing from any others who have had any similar experiences with court staff. Here is a letter that I have written to Amy Adams and Paula Bennett about how court staff treat people. […]

Male Supportive Group in Upper Hutt

Wed 8th March 2017:

I’ve been facilitating groups in Wairarapa for over a year. We currently have a fortnightly Thursday group in Featherston 7-9pm (contact me if interested). I’m now organizing a regular Tuesday evening group in Upper Hutt. This group isn’t men only – I try to get a roughly even gender balance. It’s a format that men […]

More BS on the Gender Pay Gap

Tue 7th March 2017:

The following complaint to Radio NZ made by one of our members provides an explanation of this latest fiasco in the name of false feminist propaganda. The relevant broadcasts were in news bulletins at midday, 1:00pm and 6:00pm and the Checkpoint programme, all on Tuesday 7th March. The relevant sources are this article on the […]

Should a child be informed of a custody battle?

Thu 2nd March 2017:

Hi again Appreciate your views again here Should the child be informed or not? many thanks

Should a stepfather be responsible for costs of contact

Appreciate your views here, as legally the poor old step dad is right royally rogered If the mother has no income, the stepfather has enough income to look after the step child and 2 biological children, then should he have to contribute to travel costs to ensure contact between his step child and the biological […]

Men’s Summit

Mon 27th February 2017:

Here is your opportunity to create change on April 6th. Politics is about power and this summit is an essential platform in creating the ground work for a healthy future. Men’s Invite pdf

Research on Body Image

Thu 23rd February 2017:

Message from Darren Elliott: Kia ora. Together with Geoff Lealand and Lisa Perrott in Screen and Media Studies at the University of Waikato, I am researching and writing about perceptions of body shape and image, and the role of the media in shaping or reinforcing such perceptions. I am focusing on notions of body and […]

Pharmac Called Upon to Subsidize Feminine Products

Tue 21st February 2017:

The claim is that schoolgirls are missing school because women can’t afford tampons so Pharmac is being asked to subsidize them and other ‘feminine hygiene products’. Pharmac seems to be taking the request seriously and checking to see if its role could include this. Will the National govt court the female vote again for this […]

You are invited for a Pre-planning meeting in Auckland against the family court system

G’day brothers, A pre-planning meeting will be held in AUCKLAND at 1.30pm to 3.30pm -Saturday 25th February 2017 at Glen Eden Public Library. Click here Poster The attendees are just a group of fathers – mothers- grandparents -step mothers and fathers who are victims of the corrupt family court system. The response have been very […]

Psychologists Board

I have recently lodged a formal complaint to the Psychologists Board regarding the professional negligence of Sarah Calvert in her role as court appointed psychologist. This relates to her conduct back in 2011 when she was engaged to write a s133 report. Has anybody had any experience in these matters and what was the outcome?

Alien

Sun 19th February 2017:

The Alien series with Sigourney Weaver are well known science fiction movies. I have never thought of them with a feminist/anti-feminist twist before, and I have no idea why this suddenly occurs to me now. Weaver portrays the futuristic ultimate feminist independent amazon warrior and if you’ve seen the movies falls in love, so to […]

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