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If you've been on social media lately, you'll have noticed the noise. Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere dropped on 11 March and hasn't left the cultural conversation since. Comment sections are lit up — with people horrified, defensive, dismissive, or quietly nodding along. The "not all men" debate is having another moment. So is the pushback: maybe not all men, but it is absolutely all men's issue to fix. Meanwhile, in a Wellington courtroom this wee

A look at what Be There Group is building across the Tasman — and what it means for the movement here in Aotearoa. Some organisations talk about culture change. Be There Group actually measures it. This Gold Coast-based team — the people behind the Be There framework that we've brought to Aotearoa — has just recently been recognised as one of the most innovative organisations in the entire Asia-Pacific region. And honestly? We couldn't be more proud to be part of their moveme

We know better. So why aren't we doing better? What the 2025 Gender Attitudes Survey tells us about culture — and what it means for everyday action. Last August, the National Council of Women of New Zealand released the fifth Gender Attitudes Survey. It's a remarkable piece of research — tracking how New Zealanders think and feel about gender equality every two years, since 2017. We've had a few months to sit with it now. And it raises a question that goes to the heart of wha