Relationship Matters Limited

Relationship Matters Limited Counselling, Mediation, Coaching, Training, and Columnist. Steve's family system also includes both Pakeha and Maori family members.

Steve was born in Bayview, Napier, Hawkes Bay, and shares both New Zealand (Father) and Australian (Mother) heritage. Educated at Dilworth School in Auckland, New Zealand, Steve previously worked as a Marketing & Management Consultant, winning a total of nine National Marketing Awards between 1992 - 1996 and holding a CEO position of a National Trade Organisation at 27 years of age, before becomin

g thoroughly bored and disillusioned with the corporate environment. Steve then re-trained in the Social Sciences field, securing two applied Bachelor’s degrees (Counselling & Addiction) and a Post Graduate qualification in the process. Steve is married with two children, and lives in West Auckland, New Zealand. Steve's interests and passions include political discourse, philosophy, media commentary, advocacy, and an absolute and fundamental rejection of tokenist political correctness. Steve has appeared in several media genre, including TVNZ "Breakfast", Radio NZ, Mana Magazine, TV3 (Campbell Live), BFM, New Idea Magazine, Newstalk ZB, NZ Herald, Radio Waatea, Challenge Weekly, Radio Live,& Radio Rhema. As a public speaker, lecturer, and trainer with over 20 years experience, Steve has developed and delivered a number of custom made, practical Training workshops and lectures both in New Zealand and overseas for a wide range of groups and organisations including Parents Inc, the New Zealand Families Commission, the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, the Parachute Music Festival, the Anglican Pastoral Retreat Centre, the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC), the New Zealand Family Safety Teams, Community Alcohol & Drug Services (CADS), the Manukau Institute of Technology, the Problem Gambling Foundation, and the Salvation Army Bridge Programme (Tasmania). Steve will soon release his first book as an independent publisher. Please go to www.relationshipmatters.org.nz for more information.

04/06/2026

Putting Finland’s precipitous drop in su***des in context.

04/06/2026

- Male body count set to increase due to recent feminist takeover.

Becoming a Techo-Skeptic.
02/06/2026

Becoming a Techo-Skeptic.

Humans aren't just social — we're ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskeptici...

01/06/2026

When does being a good friend mean gently suggesting more structured help – such as therapy with a psychologist or a mental health professional?

31/05/2026

An animation series tackling grief, regret, love and gratitude has attracted an online fan base of millions.

31/05/2026

A father seeking a reduction in child support payments by arguing that his children’s mother has access to a hidden asset pool worth more than $250,000 a year has been turned down by a judge.

29/05/2026

Economists state that automation, artificial intelligence, and a wider labour market downturn mean entry positions are actively disappearing or changing.

27/05/2026

Emotional labour can spiral from 'do we need milk?' all the way to worrying that the kids will have osteoporosis when they're 85.

If the Counselling being publicly funded was effective, would further funding be required?
24/05/2026

If the Counselling being publicly funded was effective, would further funding be required?

The Ministry of Social Development said the funding would be redirected into a Sexual Violence Prevention initiative.

Very true: much easier to blame everyone and everything, rather than asking a key question: "How may I have contributed ...
16/05/2026

Very true: much easier to blame everyone and everything, rather than asking a key question: "How may I have contributed to the situation I now find myself in?"

Therapy promised Americans greater agency and insight. Instead, it delivered a more satisfying story about why someone else is to blame, writes Jonathan Alpert.

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