About

ManKind Project Aotearoa is a charitable trust and part of the global ManKind Project – a worldwide brotherhood of men supporting men.

For many years we’ve supported New Zealand men to live with more honesty, purpose and heart. [Confirm years and history before publishing.]

Our nearest brother communities are across the Tasman – explore ManKind Project Australia (NSW & ACT, Victoria, South Australia), MKP Queensland, and MKP Western Australia. MKP International can be found here.

Our values

  • Authenticity – meeting life and each other honestly.
  • Accountability – owning our impact, not our excuses.
  • Integrity – living in line with our word.
  • Service – giving back to the men who come after us.
  • Respect – for every man, and for te ao Māori as tangata Tiriti.

The need

Most men don’t get as much, if any support they need. Too many carry it alone – and we exist to change that. In Aotearoa New Zealand, men account for roughly three in four deaths by suicide.

Source: Coroners Court of New Zealand – provisional suicide statistics (2024/25: 474 of 630 suspected suicide deaths were men).

Trustees & governance

ManKind Project Aotearoa is governed by a charitable trust. Our trustees and community role-holders give their time to keep the work accountable and sustainable.

We’re a registered New Zealand charitable entity – The Mankind Project (New Zealand), Charities Register CC41590. Donations are tax-deductible for New Zealand donors.

Our trustees

Scott Hallam
Chairman of the Trustees
Shane McMillan
TrusteeTreasurer
Uli Frank
TrusteeSecretaryI-Groups Coordinator
Michael Welch
TrusteeePIT StewardWebmaster
Bruce Craig
Trustee
Malcolm Terence Harman
Trustee
Justin Tonner
Trustee
Andrew Welch
Trustee