In the Waikato Times: Fathers target judge’s home An activist group that has demonstrated outside the Auckland homes of 20 legal professionals and others connected with Family Court decisions to deny fathers access to their children is bringing its protests to the Waikato. About 15 members of the Fathers Coalition — an activist group set […]

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Justice in Action.
The Prodi-gal Daughter.
Bully Boys and Bully Girls.
State of Injustice.
Unprofessionalism.
A hopeful week for dads
It’s felt like a hopeful week for dads and for the stolen generation of children. Dpex has been hard at work generating a campaign. And for the first time, I noticed the notion of equal parenting rights gaining a mention in the mainstream media, which made me feel good. This has been thanks to the […]
Tamihere Meeting
Unfatherly Conduct TV3 News
The promo for the TV3 News story “unfatherly conduct”, screened last night reads: The fight for fathers to have equal parenting rights has moved too close to home for some family lawyers. A group of disgruntled fathers have taken to picketing outside the lawyer’s homes. But the Law Society says their actions amount to intimidation, […]
Statute of Limitations
TV3 News ran a story on 2nd April about the need for a statute of limitations. They interviewed Dr Felicity Goodyear-Smith (wife of MENZ Admin JohnP) Photo: Felicity being interviewed on TV 3 news. The call is endorsed by the doctor who launched a support group for men who claimed they had been wrongly accused […]
We Need A Champion
The adage, ‘The squeaky wheel gets the most grease,’ is, perhaps, an injuction we should all start to press with some vigour. It follows the CYFSterhood have their extraordinary power because they chased it and had sundry pieces of legislation passed into law becase they just kept squeaking. Word, by line, by law, they got […]
Two-home children
In last weekend’s NZ Herald article Two-home children can have best of both worlds, Simon Collins writes: The term “solo parent” no longer reflects reality for many split New Zealand families, says a new report. New terms such as “two-home child” or “two-household child” would indicate that many children now split their lives between two […]
TV Doco: Give My Children Back
INSIDE NEW ZEALAND: GIVE MY CHILDREN BACK International tug-of-love stories that will break your heart Thursday, April 6th at 8:30pm TV3 Inside New Zealand: Give My Children Back looks at two dramatic international custody disputes and how they are resolved under the Hague Convention. In an age of cheap travel and the “global village”, international […]
Why Child Support Won’t Change.
The Next Allegation.
Judge worried by increase in boys’ violent crimes
The Care of Children Act 2005
AND THE FAMILY COURT REVISITED By James Bagnall Having been a McKenzie Friend 86 times appearing both before and after the new Act came in force, how if at all has the Family Court changed? Strangely, under the Act a pilot scheme has been set up in the North Shore Family Court. Publications and DVDs […]