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Gay marriage provides an even playing field.

Tue 21st May 2013:

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 […]

DV debate rumbles on quietly

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

A Better Intervention to Reduce House Prices

Sat 18th May 2013:

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

Then and Now

Tue 14th May 2013:

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 […]

More Dishonest Spin from Women’s Refuge

Sat 4th May 2013:

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

Rapid rise in global family disputes

Thu 2nd May 2013:

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.

“Remembering Those Killed on the Job?”

Sun 28th April 2013:

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 […]

Jobs To Go At so-called ‘Human Rights Commission’

Sun 21st April 2013:

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:

Penalty plea over child cash

Thu 18th April 2013:

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 […]

Police too strict on domestics

Sat 13th April 2013:

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

Time’s up for familycaught$ secret bullies

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.

FUD Submissions

Sun 7th April 2013:

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.

A Debate on “Is Feminism a Bad Word?”

Sat 6th April 2013:

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

Law Commission Panders to War Against Men

Fri 5th April 2013:

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.

Airline Charging Discriminates Against Men

Thu 4th April 2013:

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 Comments on Jesse Ryder Assault

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.

Politicians frightened to admit fathers are vital

Tue 19th March 2013:

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 […]

Child Support Changes Overdue

From the ODT, http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/249830/child-support-changes-overdue Note the spin doctoring from Dunne, particuarly the claim this version of child tax is fairer.

Do Men Become Better Fathers after Divorce?

Wed 13th March 2013:

Before you read this is a totally Australian Article! http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/8415439/Do-men-become-better-fathers-after-divorce

Maximum percentage of CS tax based on PAYE income

Sat 9th March 2013:

Hi All I remember hearing somewhere that IRD CS aren’t allowed to take more than 25% of a liable parents income per month. Can anyone confirm if that’s true or not? If this is so is it based on gross or nett income? The other thing I was wondering is about arrears? Is arrears regarded […]

Paternity testing when father is deceased or not available

Fri 8th March 2013:

Paternity testing is carried out as a proof of biological relations between a child and an alleged father. In a normal case, obtaining a sample from the said father is as simple as a swab from the mouth. If the alleged parent is deceased however, the entire process is a bit more complicated. Fortunately, it […]

CYF, do they do anything useful??

Mon 4th March 2013:

OK, this is probably a rhetorical question and I would imagine that the answer is ‘no they are completely useless’ , but my daughter is at risk and I don’t know where to turn.

Here we go again …..

Once again a man dies and the headline is about his wife and child. Typical feminist journalism at it’s finest. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10868980

Child support deby excedes 2.6bn

Thu 28th February 2013:

Child support debt exceeds $2.6b STACEY KIRK Child support debt has ballooned to more than $2.6 billion in New Zealand and shows no sign of abating, as Inland Revenue struggles to rein in those who are falling behind in payments.

Prosecuting Partners of DPB Fraudsters

Thu 21st February 2013:

Media Release: Prosecuting Partners of Benefit Fraudsters This proposed legislation reaches a new low in the financial exploitation of men and also represents a giant backward step for women to a past patriarchal era in which men were held legally responsible for their spouses’ behaviour.

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