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Comment on the White Ribbon Campaign

Fri 13th July 2012:

There has been some debate on the White Ribbon Campaign’s Facebook page under a picture of a woman with bullet holes all around her face and the words “Killing me softly with his words”, and elsewhere. The nice white ribbon people have now removed my comments and seem to have blocked me from further input.

Sentencing Trust a Misandrist Organisation

Thu 12th July 2012:

I’m interested in others’ thoughts on this. I say It’s time we officially recognize the so-called ‘Sensible’ Sentencing Trust as an anti-male group. Garth McVicker will become another nominee for the 2012 Miss Andry Male Bashing Award.

Boshier has gone! But will it be better the devil we knew or the next

Wed 11th July 2012:

New appointment to Law Commission Think how much damage he can do here 🙁

Is Misandry in Society becoming excessive?

Sat 7th July 2012:

Back in January 2010; the “Futurist” published an expose on misandry; entitled The Misandry Bubble. Today a poll is being taken by the author asking one simple question; Is Misandry in Society becoming excessive? If you would like to cast your vote; then the link is here: A First Quarter Poll on the Misandry Bubble […]

Gender research about medical services

Thu 5th July 2012:

FYI, my letter to Prof Crampton whose interview with Radio NZ showed some fine feminist reasoning (find it at http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20120704) I also sent a letter summarizing my concerns to the editor of the journal, who happens to be Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith!

Protecting yourself from Perjury

Wed 4th July 2012:

With the familycaught$ heading into a period of extreme change, there may be an increase in manipulation and perjury. Entitlement leads to immunity from other people’s rules. This is a dangerous disease, so try to be careful not to catch it yourself. As Machiavelli said, time is the greatest innovator. When the invisible rules of […]

Response from Minister

Mon 2nd July 2012:

As expected the reply from the Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne was a fob off, in response to my clear expose of anti-male gender bias by the Ministry of Health in the way it reports and responds to suicide. I publish Mr Dunne’s letter here for all to see the extent to which it […]

Surprise!

Sun 1st July 2012:

Many years ago, in 1960s USA there was a telephone technician strike. The technicians predicted that within a month, there would be so many faults that had occurred in the telephone exchanges and not been repaired, that most calls would fail to get through. The employers also nervously awaited the expected degradation of the quality […]

Sex Education – Tell it like it Is

I have been concerned about messages given to our children, at school. I am in favour of schools giving sex education, when it is factually correct. My criticism might be seen as being over small peripheral issues, such as safety and risk.

Male workers’ sacrifice hidden again

This article in the NZ Herald today reports on the funeral of yet another male forestry worker and tells us that 183 ‘workers’ and ‘people’ were seriously injured and 3 killed in forestry last year. My letter to the journalist was as follows:

Reliable child abuse measure vital for NZ

Reliable child abuse measure vital for NZ MARIKA HILL Last updated 05:00 01/07/2012 New Zealand’s child abuse record is brutally laid bare in one of the most comprehensive releases of Government data on the nation’s bruised and broken children. There are 22,000 substantiated child abuse cases each year, resulting in around 1000 prosecutions and 128 […]

Women driven to abortion

Sat 30th June 2012:

An article in today’s NZ Herald by Simon Collins gives publicity without challenge or analysis to claims by a previous MENZ Issues poster, Julie Whitehouse, that women will be driven to have abortions or to hide their new babies from authorities by planned changes to the DPB.

Prejudice Rears its Ugly Head?

One shortcoming of many investigations, is to pre-judge the situation, or to latch onto the first obvious correlation and then to fail to complete a competent, broad and open minded investigation. Evidence is easily swept away by Sympathy Our friends at Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International have published a paper comparing available tools […]

Kill the Family Court Protests

Thu 28th June 2012:

The first protest took place last Friday 22 June, to highlight the need for a rebirthing level of change to our family law and Family Court. A small but vocal group made this need clear to those involved with the Court and to many public passing through the area. A toy suction gun was used […]

Male Suicide and the social determinants of health

Tue 26th June 2012:

The Tip of the Iceberg: Male Suicide and the social determinants of health Keynote presentation by Professor John Macdonald President, Australasian Men’s Health Forum. Co-Director MHIRC UWS The tip of the iceberg theme will be used to suggest that we need to look beneath the surface of things, in many areas of life: often we […]

The New Zealand Marriage Strike

Mon 25th June 2012:

One thing that gets little press is that New Zealand men are on a marriage strike. This is not something feminsists want to hear so it is not reported or is dismissed. Sticking their head in the sand is not stopping the marriage strike though. The rate of marraiges has fallen sharply in the last […]

UK familycaught$ routinely uses “unqualified experts”

Sun 24th June 2012:

Scandal of ‘unqualified’ experts who advise our family courts: Decisions about the care of thousands of children routinely flawed By KATHERINE FAULKNER PUBLISHED: 01:48 GMT, 13 March 2012 | UPDATED: 09:31 GMT, 13 March 2012 Life-changing decisions about the care of thousands of children are routinely being made on flawed evidence from poorly qualified “experts’ […]

How courts and the culture disrespect dad Barbara Kay

Tue 19th June 2012:

A Father’s Day downer How courts and the culture disrespect dad 16th June 2012 By Barbara Kay / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS From the loving, engaged portrayals of fathers featured in recent popular movies like “The Descendants,” “Moneyball” and “A Better Life” – all three performances were nominated for Academy Awards – one might conclude […]

It’s Happening

http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/news/tiny-tots-and-dads-turn-out-to-plunket/1422790/#comments Holding Well Child checks on a Saturday was such a success that Wanganui Plunket clinical leader Anne Wild may do it monthly. She said 10 babies and children came to be checked, some of them with their fathers. “It’s really nice that the dads came along. There was one of them that had never […]

It’s fathers day outside of New Zealand this weekend

Sat 16th June 2012:

For example; this man needs YOUR help. Please read the article. Please put as much pressure on child youth and family to ensure this man gets his children this Sunday or at the very minimum, has contact with his children on Sunday. Perhaps, some media interest in NZ would be great although, I’m not confident […]

If your partner defrauds MSD National wants you to be responsible.

Thu 14th June 2012:

Partners of DPB fraudsters may be targeted to make repayments

Would Someone Please Wakeup The Driver?

Fri 8th June 2012:

Efficacy of ban on abusive men questioned – Radio NZ News Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says the Government could go further than stopping abusive parents from having more babies, by banning abusive men from living or working with children. Ms Bennett says the proposal is being discussed as part of the Government’s white paper […]

Punishment or Child Protection?

Wed 6th June 2012:

Severe sanctions considered for abusive parents NewstalkZB | 12:39pm Wed 06 Jun 2012 Forced sterilisation is off the table, but the Government is considering severe sanctions for people who have babies after committing serious crimes such as murder or abuse of children. Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has been forced to defend herself after last […]

Fees introduced for civil disputes in Family Court

Fri 1st June 2012:

The Family Court is about to introduce fees.

Change of Dates To Kill The Family Court

Sun 20th May 2012:

Due to unforseen circumstances the dates for the protests outside Family Courts will change. The new dates are as follows, and each protest will be held betwwen 11am and 2pm. Please diary one or more dates, put on your woollies and join us to remind the government that major rebirth is required to turn family […]

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