FYI: Men’s Free Health Check Focuses On Prevention Friday, 7 June 2013, 4:56 pm Press Release: Men’s Health Week Men’s Free Health Check Focuses On Prevention During Men’s Health Week, 10-16 June 2013, New Zealand men are being given the opportunity to take charge of their health by completing a simple What’s Your Score survey […]

More than 10,000 parents have been saddled with debts to the Inland Revenue they were powerless to avoid, and one angry solo mum is calling for change. As well as collecting tax, the IRD administers child support arrangements, which are a financial lifeline to single parents. But one mother is facing a large debt as […]

Those of you who are forced to pay child tax will know the mantra of the tax police, “you have to pay … it’s the law.” I am sure many of you are aware of the harsh measures Mr Dunne’s tax police use to insure you comply with the law. Today saw NZ First walk […]

Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill (90-2) (4 June 2013) (as reported by the Justice and Electoral Committee) You can get this document in PDF format from the ‘Downloads’ panel.

NOTE:- One lone protest? How often have men protested at events organised by women? About the same number of times as we are ignored! What are they afraid of?

We were invited to donate money towards the booklet on Family Violence produced by the Police Managers Guild Trust. We asked to see the contents of the booklet first, explaining that we would not support inaccurate male-bashing propaganda.

We pass on this invitation from ‘Save Our Families’: To all Womens and Mens Organisations plus Organisations involved in reducing NZ’s Child Poverty and Child Abuse All MP’s , Managers and Staff We look forward to seeing you on Sunday . Invitation to Dinner to celebrate the Life Acheivements of Mr Jim Bagnall and the […]

If you are currently representing yourself in the Family, District or High Court in Auckland or Waikato you may be eligible to participate in a research project on the self-representation in the New Zealand civil courts. Have your say on how the system could be improved to better serve the needs of self-represented litigants. For […]

Having been deprived of the pleasure of active fatherhood by the State I was pleased to see that I am now able to ensure a more secure opportunity of fathering a child into adulthood. All I need do is enter a marriage with another man and adopt. Should we ever part company and the matter […]

To: Steve Kilgallon [email protected] [email protected] Response to Steve Kilgallon’s reporting of Ruth Herbert 12th May 2013 in Sunday Star Times

FYI, our media release today: Sole Parents Blamed for High House Prices

What a difference 50 years (2 generations) make. Woman begins an affair and has extensive written conversations with her lover. They head off to Aussie for a while. Her husband is distressed; he discovers the stash of love letters and follows them to Aussie but fails to locate them there. The lovers return home and […]

FYI, our letter to journalist Simon Collins regarding this recent article about Women’s Refuge complaining because they are not getting their way completely.

From the BBC: The number of international family legal disputes, in which UK courts intervene, has quadrupled in four years, a new report has shown. A total of 253 cases were handled in 2012 by the Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales, up from 65 in 2008.

This article tells us that today is Workers Memorial Day to remember those killed and injured on the job. However, it seems that everyone involved takes great care to avoid mentioning that men make up the vast majority of such workers. Not once is the word ‘men’ even used. The 28 forestry ‘workers’ who have […]

A letter in response to the journalist of this story about a reduction in staff at the Human Rights Commission, aka the Women’s Special Treatment Commission:

A huge nationwide Child Support debt made up mainly of penalties and interest has sparked claims by a Napier-based former MP that it is a “ruthless” scheme forcing people to shirk responsibilities to growing youngsters. Latest figures show Child Support principal comprises just $661 million of the $2.617 billion the Inland Revenue Department claims it […]

Too many minor domestic assaults are ending up in court, clogging the system and stretching resources.

Times up for familycaught$ secret bullies by Judith Collins Minister of Justice Judith Collins – some details lost in translation, some gained. 1 APRIL, 2013 Justice Minister Judith Collins has announced a raft of new proposals to hold familycaught$ bullies to account for their bullying and harmful behaviour.

Fear Uncertainty and Darkness (FUD) Instead of addressing the problems and looking for solutions, it seems that the beneficiaries in the existing familycaught$ system are distracting our attention away from the required outputs and a system for achieving them at a sensibly low cost.

You might like to contribute to this debate on Sodahead here.

MoMA MEDIA RELEASE: Law Commission Panders to War Against Men Community group the Ministry of Men’s Affairs today expressed concern that the latest changes recommended by the NZ Law Commission in sexual offence cases will further reduce the ability of defendants, mainly men, to protect themselves against false sexual allegations.

MoMA MEDIA RELEASE: Heavy Discrimination Against Men Community group the Ministry of Men’s Affairs has expressed concern that Samoa Air’s policy of charging according to passengers’ weight will heavily discriminate against men.

MoMA MEDIA RELEASE: Violence Towards Men Being Neglected Following the violent attack on cricketer Jesse Ryder, a community group called the Ministry of Men’s Affairs has accused the NZ Families Commission of contributing to violence towards men.

Conspiracy of silence on value of marriage: Politicians frightened to admit fathers are vital, says top family lawyer. Supporting marriage has become a ‘no go area’ for our politicians says Baroness Deech. She says an absence of fathers is ‘harming’ the next generation of children. Politicians are ‘too afraid’ of offending cohabiting partners or single […]