Today we have an interesting case being heard in the New Zealand High Court, on the right of a prisoner to vote. Not a prisoner, eh … … not expecting to be a prisoner anytime soon? … doesn’t affect me? Go back to The Rights of Men.

We often talk about the disposable male; I attribute this phrase to Warren Farrell, but only because that’s where I heard it first. In being disposable the corollary is that male rights must also be disposable. Just to be clear, I am not talking male rights v female rights (which we often compare on this […]

Sexist or not. The 2014 lotto promotion for Fathers Day featured 20 prizes….. The 2014 lotto Mothers Day promotion featured 100 prizes…… I have asked lotto why, but as yet have not received a reply…….

What I have learnt in this life is- 1. Injustice or the the lack of justice is unavoidable. 2. Justice is finite. It is estimated there is only 2 billion tons of justice in the universe.

The continuing story of John the Grain Farmer and The Drained Man. It was a small funeral, mostly the grain farmers from the hostel. The children sat with their mother, listening intently to the few men that got up and spoke about John, hoping they might hear a little about the father they never knew. […]

The continuing story of John the Grain Farmer. John was too old to be a farm labourer now, and nobody wanted to hire him anymore – he had no choice but to move to the city. He didn’t like the city but he hoped he could find work there. The officer of the city always […]

There was once a grain farmer named John, who worked hard on his land and produced 10 tons of grain a year. His wife became annoyed with him, saying, the land was his mistress and that he did not pay enough attention to her. She took their children and moved to the city. John’s wife […]

IRD pursued David Sharp for unrealistic fees and late payments for child support payments. Indeed there are three male suicides the news article. Establishing a pattern perhaps.

When STUFF NATION put up their recent assignment, inviting writers to contribute to a debate on Equality in New Zealand (whether women have achieved equality in New Zealand society) I thought it might be interesting to look at this from the point of view of the background-role media play: whether media actually support equality of […]

A Stuff Nation Assignment running at the moment – Are Women Equal in New Zealand poses questions about equality: Maybe you think the fight for equality has gone too far the other way and it’s now men who are discriminated against in some areas…? What do you think it would take, and what should we […]

You see someone doing something excellent for people and then you see them hurting people ….. which matters to you?

Tauawhi (Maori) to hug, embrace, support (one another) Tauawhi Men’s Centre is located in Gisborne and its co-ordinator Tim Marshall has announced via STUFF NATION their intention to hold a hui – a hui promoting a men’s response to violence in Aotearoa.

My 15 year old daughter was taken to Canada by her mother a few months ago. The Courts allowed this because they allow mothers to do most things don’t they, but I don’t know where she is now.

When I saw this article the other day it confirmed my thoughts – the ones I’ve been sharing in recent posts – that we are now seeing an overt feminist political-position. Internet-Mana is a feminist party. No I didn’t say that. They did. Dr Pani Farvid, an Iranian-born psychologist at AUT, [The Party’s gender issues […]

Chief Coroner Judge Neil MacLean today released the provisional annual suicide figures for the year ending 30 June 2014. The total for the year was 529, which is the lowest number by two since the annual coronial figures were first produced for the 2007/08 year. There were 12 fewer suicides compared to last year, and […]

Join us on Fathers Day for a Picnic/BBQ at Ambury Farm, on Sunday, September 7th 2014, from 11am – 4pm Father and Child Trust welcomes families and friends, come and enjoy the animal fun and lambing season. Low cost sausages, drinks, steak sandwiches, ice-creams and coffee will be available. Local music, community and dad support […]

A comment from the post – Gendered Justice in New Zealand: Tell us more about the red fems. The way to sink em is to get women onside who see this too. It must be said that all this “system” does is perpetuate and create violence rather than reducing it. It’s a discussion we need […]

Three years ago I was newly separated in auckland and I joined the single parents trust. I wanted to see how other parents remained close to thier children after separation. I found support and new friendships and the experience was extremely rewarding. My daughter and I joined in many exiting activities, well organised and without […]

If Robin Williams had been a New Zealander we would not be having a discussion about his suicide, and certainly not publishing the method of execution, but the law in the US state in which Williams died is exactly the opposite – police are required to release all the relevant details of his death. The […]

I’ve seen women’s advocates in the Waitakere Court. They wander around the court like they own it and make the judge look like a clingon to the proceedings. When I saw a news article showing their direct influence in sentencing, I put up the post Women’s Refuge Justice System I had been waiting for another […]

This is a staggering article that brings to life the feminist philosophy that many people cannot accept exists in the Family Court. Worse the article highlights the disparity between what would normally be considered intolerable domestic violence and what is increasingly being considered acceptable female violence.

In the last post we looked at Robin Williams as a men’s advocate and his political messages. Here is an article by Christopher Bucktin looking at Williams’ personal life and the cost of his two divorces.

Yesterday the world reeled from the sudden death of Actor/Comedian Robin Williams. Today tributes will flow, and rightfully so, from all corners of the earth, from those who knew him and worked with him, to those who respected and enjoyed his immense talent – he was a rare talent that could seize any moment, and […]

For someone who has lived a lifetime with a loving wife they could easily hold the view that all women are loving honest souls – then later in life – finding themselves alone in their old age could easily become the victim of the less honest. A woman has been held in custody following the […]

A female paedophile has been jailed for having sex with an eight-year-old boy more than fifty times. That’s seems reasonable. Loren Morris, 21, started sleeping with the boy five years ago She continued doing it for two years, until the boy was ten She was convicted of sexual intercourse with a child last month Today […]