Kids Need Dads Christchurch

KND Dads Group Meet-up Night

Thursday 13 August (and every other Thursday!)
Christchurch Community House, 213 Lichfield Street
From 7:00pm

Come along, bring your thoughts and questions, and connect with other dads navigating separation, parenting challenges and everything in between. Free and open to all dads🙂

Bookings are now open for our free online course, Stepping Stones.

🗓️ Starts Monday 15 June | Mondays | 7-9pm | Three-week online course.

Separation isn't just the end of a relationship, it's the start of significant change. New living arrangements, shifting responsibilities, and emotional challenges can feel overwhelming.

If you're a parent, you may also be wondering how best to support your children while navigating this transition yourself.
Stepping Stones is a guided course designed to help you move forward with greater confidence and clarity. Join us over four weeks for expert advice, practical strategies, and a supportive environment where you can learn, reflect, and connect with others facing similar challenges.

🔗 The booking link for our June Stepping Stones course, starting Monday 15 June, is now live:

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/stepping-stones-a-guide-to-separating-15th-to-29th-june-2026-tickets-1990291569662

Kids need dads.

Not just physically present, but emotionally available, healthy, and able to show up through life's challenges.

Men's Mental Health Month is a reminder that wellbeing matters. Strong mental health helps us build stronger relationships, navigate life's ups and downs, and be the parent our children need us to be.

For many dads, asking for support can be difficult. Yet some of the strongest steps we can take are reaching out, staying connected, and recognising that we don't have to carry everything alone.

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KND Dads Information Night
Thursday 11 December
Christchurch Community House, 213 Lichfield Street
From 7:30

Come along, bring your thoughts and questions. Whether it’s navigating separation or parenting challenges. Free and open to all dads.

Our Christchurch KND peer support meetings are restarting. If you’d like to join or want more information, email us at [email protected]

KND Christchurch is looking for dads and their kids to feature in a professional photo shoot Sat/Sun Show Weekend 14/15th Nov.
No experience needed — just be yourselves😀
If you can help out contact Grant 027 543 9527 for more details.
📍 Shoot location: Christchurch
✉️[email protected]

📢 Dads and parents of kids aged 5.5 to 9 years - come play and be part of a fun research project at the University of Canterbury! Researchers are exploring how everyday interruptions (like phones or background noise) affect play between parents and children.

👉 To get involved, contact Olivia: [email protected] or scan the QR code🙂

Bookings are open for our free online course: Stepping Stones.
📅 Starts 15th September | Mondays | 7-9 PM | 4-week online course (via Zoom)

Separation isn’t just the end of a relationship - it’s the start of big changes. New living arrangements, shifting responsibilities, and emotional challenges can feel overwhelming. And if you're a parent, you may be wondering how to protect your children and support them and yourself through this transition.

Stepping Stones - a guided course designed to help navigate this journey with clarity and support. Join us over four weeks for expert advice, practical strategies, and a safe space to move forward.

🔗 The booking link for September's Stepping Stones course (starting Monday 15th September) is now live:

Stepping Stones - a guide to separating Stepping Stones - a three-week course to help parents navigate the tricky path of separating with practical tips and support along the way.

Free Haircuts for men and women next week (Tuesday, 8 July) at Catholic Social Services.

A large part of what we do is to offer guidance to our clients who opt to self-represent in the Family Court. It not only assists our clients, it is a service that also assists the Court, and ultimately to assist the child to get a result that is in the child's best interests.

2025 marks 25 years of us doing this work.

We also help with clients dealing with family violence matters. Getting clients expectations in check and teaching the merits of good conduct is imperative.

We are fortunate to have access to legally trained staff in our wider organisation and the Courts are generally grateful to have us there to assist these parents who choose to self-represent. We can only offer this as a free service, so we appreciate all the funding, donations, and volunteer help we receive from the community.

If you would also like to help, we would love to hear from you.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/continued-rise-in-legal-self-representation-adding-to-justice-delay-concerns/L3DBYU5PONDD3JZSXK4257VKQI/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5c1_VbcV0-iPZbZquz5L_OM3c_SbSkD-NyE0uaDacTRk7A0IMpJeslDFEalw_aem_BsOpks53sRas2FWBjCip2g

Self-representing litigants are continuing to strain the court system The rise in self-representing litigants across civil cases continues to cause strain