New research suggests a single joint of cannabis damages the lungs as much as smoking five cigarettes in one go. The study, carried out by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, found the drug forces the lungs to work harder by obstructing air flow and causes chest tightness and wheezing. The study found that […]

Cancer test ‘may save many lives’ link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6911677.stm

Hi All, For those with an interest in Mens Health it could well be worth your while considering standing for the DHB elections. District Health Boards (DHBs) provide (or fund the provision of) health and disability services to 21 districts covering New Zealand. DHBs are governed by boards, which consist of up to 11 members: […]

Govt ensures 850 sex abuse victims left in the cold It is a bitter shame that the only agency that is solely dedicated to helping male victims of sexual abuse is struggling to keep its doors open due to lack of funding, said United Future social services spokesperson Judy Turner today. “The Male Survivors of […]

Mr Cullen is not supporting his baby, and will revenue minister Peter Dunne be collecting child support from this delinquent deadbeat who is having a multi million dollar overseas fling at the expense of New Zealand Child Support Payers. Many Fathers simply have no choice, their child support is deducted from their pay at source […]

KiwiSaver Is KiwiSaver good for young men? That’s what their website says. In short I see many young men being bitterly disappointed down the line after separation when the ex and her lawyer through the assessment of future child support lay claim to KiwiSaver funds. Many are going to find it is not a retirement […]

John Carvel, social affairs editor Monday June 4, 2007 SocietyGuardian.co.uk An overhaul of NHS maternity services to stop doctors and midwives treating fathers as irrelevant is proposed today in a report from the charity Fathers Direct.

Republicans Law and Order Spokesman Bevan Berg said he was struggling to understand the attitude coming from the NZ First Youth Spokesman Ron Mark toward New Zealand’s youth. Full Release. Waving the big stick of criminal jurisdiction is a great way to divert public attention from the real issues facing ordinary New Zealanders, like whether […]

Male-female gap “bad for society” This article ran in the Dom-Post this morning. The implications for boys and young men of Professor Chapmans remarks reflect the danger of feminisation of the New Zealand education system and the lack of Male primary teachers. Regards Scrap

[email protected] I am looking at a recent copy of the Kapiti Observor highlighting letters to the Editor on domestic violence. Three of the four authors of these letters are well known amongst men’s groups, of which I am sure you are aware. It is a small orchestrated effort to make a point and obviously one […]

Stuff: Men marginalised as parents A Nelson research project on fathering has revealed natal support services focus on women, marginalising men and their role as parents in their own right. Men interviewed said they lacked preparation and information, and the process stressed their relationship. While this is not exactly earth-shattering news, it’s great to see […]

The Centre for Gambling Studies (CGS) is part of the University of Auckland’s Section of Social and Community Health and is committed to providing independent and quality research and learning, to minimise harm from gambling and to promote gambling related wellbeing within communities. (click for bigger version) This research has been commissioned by the Ministry […]

Movember – Changing the face of Men’s Health Movember (the month formally known as November) is a charity event held during November each year. At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants known as Mo Bros then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their […]

If you look past the Peter Davis editorial…… It certainly is The Smoking Gun Issue. There is an interesting article by Miranda Devine, entitiled women pulling the plug. “Some discussion at the forum revolved around a six year US study of 65 married couples that found that the secret to a lasting marriage was a […]

Stuff Link: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey, released by Health Minister Pete Hodgson yesterday, found that by the age of 75, 46 per cent of people would have experienced a mental health disorder. Dr Wilson believed these figures would help people be happier to talk about these kind of issues in everyday forums. “Things […]

It is no surprise that Clark wants to Tazer Trevor Mallard, but the question is why. Is it because she abides so strongly with the principle of keeping private and political separate, or that she saw that a similar such retaliation might expose something more damaging for her. What was exposed in the personal life […]

Many people still regard this as the smacking debate. What does the repeal of Section 59 really mean. Firstly there is a conflict between section 59 of the Crimes Act, and The Care of Children Bill. You try and lodge a custody application based on discipline issues in the family court and they will simply […]

I don’t profess to be a seasoned veteran of the men’s movement but here is the benefit of my observations from the last few years. Small groups and to name three of recent times FARE, UOF, PARENTSANDCHILDREN, are vote catchers for mainstream political parties. Anyone who attempts to take one of these organisations beyond that […]

Until NZ society can sort out it’s screwed up values, Fathers Day will more likely be a day of remembrance, than a day fathers are remembered.

In New Zealand Men are now Slaves of the State.

Psychiatry: This word comes from two other words. Psyche (meaning mind/soul) and iatreia (meaning cure). Psychiatry is a branch of medicine and psychiatrists treat people, using drugs and other physical methods, to change the way people act and feel. Psychology: This word is also derived from two other words. Psyche (meaning mind/soul) and logia (meaning […]

This is just useful information given to me by a specialist and can save you money in Doctor’s bills and wart treatment. Without writing all the rest I will tell you that from Focht and associates comparing duct tape to the other, they found duct tape to work on 80% percent of cases with the […]

It may be less obvious to many, amid the projections of a seemingly idyllic society; however it is the latter category, into which the New Zealand family court has evolved.

Guaranteeing the effective recovery of maintenance, in Europe and in the world Draft programme of the Joint Conference European Commission Hague Conference on Private International Law

Last Sunday, Bailey and about 15 other members of their radical Fathers Coalition picketed the homes of four lawyers and parliament’s Speaker Margaret Wilson in Tauranga, before moving on to Hamilton where two judges, three lawyers and an anger management class were targeted.