This is what we know- NZ FAMILY VIOLENCE multi- billion scam industry

Former Pacific Island Safety and Prevention project head Betty Sio fined for stealing from charity https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fraud-office-fines-betty-sio-for-stealing-from-safety-and-prevention-project-charity By Raphael Franks Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand awarded Betty Sio of Auckland the Queen’s Service Order for services to the Pacific Community at Government House in April 2011. Photo / Supplied A woman has been fined $3,000 for faking…

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$86 a week to live on: Call to stop benefit attachment orders

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/300944838/86-a-week-to-live-on-call-to-stop-benefit-attachment-orders Susan Edmunds05:00, Aug 08 2023 A man who received $452.74 a week in benefit payments, but had $96 of that taken to cover debt repayments, is being cited as an example of why New Zealand needs to rethink the way it recovers money from beneficiaries. The man received Jobseeker Support, an accommodation supplement and temporary additional…

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Can you imagine – how far was he pushed to set himself on fire alive ?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/97068311/man-who-died-after-setting-himself-on-fire-at-parliament-was-zdenek-hanzlik Parliament fire victim was ‘fun-loving, caring’ Sid Hanzlik 18:57, Sep 26 2017 The man who died after a small fire outside parliament has been described as a fun-loving and caring man, who was aggrieved at the Family Court after losing contact with his children. Police on Tuesday named the man as 60-year-old Zdenek Hanzlik, also known as Sid. Hanzlik was taken to…

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Abandonment after despair: How the Family Court process is estranging children from parents

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/128978255/abandonment-after-despair-how-the-family-court-process-is-estranging-children-from-parents Abandonment after despair: How the Family Court process is estranging children from parents Nadine Porter05:00, Jun 25 2022 They are the depressed, faceless parents who feel as if their children have died. Lost in a Family Court system that doesn’t have the ability to act quickly, their situation has been made worse by the pandemic. NADINE PORTER…

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Senior judges underline ‘immense’ pressure on lawyers after Law Society’s plea

Senior judges underline ‘immense’ pressure on lawyers after Law Society’s plea | RNZ News Phil Pennington, Reporter @pjppenn phil.pennington@rnz.co.nz Chief High Court Judge Susan Thomas has met with lawyers across the country after the Law Society sent a letter, pleading for more time between cases and raising wellbeing issues. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Top judges have been meeting…

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Abandoned children- is this what we want ?

“Back in early 2000, when I went through separation, my former partner filed some without-notice applications in the Family Court. I’ve heard stories about some good-fit parents who abandon their children due to various reasons and the stressors associated with family separation, such as lack of support, financial hardship, and mental health issues. I have…

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