Assignment
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1The Parent Trap When marriages end and bitterness begins: At roughly 27 divorces a day in NZ, marital separation impacts on 8000 New Zealand children each year. Half are under the age of 10. An examination of calls to change our Family Laws. Why do a growing number of men feel disenfranchised under the present system?
Speakers
- Rob Fitzpatrick (Father and Child Trust Volunteer)
- Linda Walston (Rob's Ex-Wife)
- Ken Walston (Linda's Husband)
- Darrell Carlin (Father Activist)
- Gordon Carlin (Darrell's Father)
- Morag Carlin (Darrell's Mother)
- Bruce Cheriton (Mana Men's Rights Group)
- Liz Gordon (Alliance MP)
- Margaret Wilson (Associate Justice Minister)
- Judge Patrick Mahony (Principal Family Court Judge)
- Mark Henaghan (Otago University)
- Warren Callaghan (Father)
- Jane Callaghan (Warren's Wife)
- Deborah Hollings (Family Lawyer)
- Claudia MacDonald (Divorced Parent)
- Michael Major (Divorced Parent)
- Max Major (Son)
- Georgina Major (Daughter)
- Muriel Newman (Act MP)
- James Cook (Retired Lawyer)
- Renee Sperling (LA Family Attorney)
- Douglas Haigh (LA Commissioner)
- Anne Smith (Otago University)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 16 November 2000
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Speakers
- Anne Smith (Otago University)
- Bruce Cheriton (Mana Men's Rights Group)
- Claudia MacDonald (Divorced Parent)
- Darrell Carlin (Father Activist)
- Deborah Hollings (Family Lawyer)
- Douglas Haigh (LA Commissioner)
- Georgina Major (Daughter)
- Gordon Carlin (Darrell's Father)
- James Cook (Retired Lawyer)
- Jane Callaghan (Warren's Wife)
- Judge Patrick Mahony (Principal Family Court Judge)
- Ken Walston (Linda's Husband)
- Linda Walston (Rob's Ex-Wife)
- Liz Gordon (Alliance MP)
- Margaret Wilson (Associate Justice Minister)
- Mark Henaghan (Otago University)
- Max Major (Son)
- Michael Major (Divorced Parent)
- Morag Carlin (Darrell's Mother)
- Muriel Newman (Act MP)
- Renee Sperling (LA Family Attorney)
- Rob Fitzpatrick (Father and Child Trust Volunteer)
- Warren Callaghan (Father)