Insight: Stay-at-home fathers

Craig Smith and his children, Paige, 2, Charlie, 4, and Cobie, 6. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Brendan Miller with his daughters Charlotte, 4, and Alissa, 6. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Paige, 2, with her dad Craig Smith. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Play time is important to these fathers. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

In Whangarei in Northland, Declan Clarke with his children Oscar, 5, Neave, 7, Sean, 14, and Roisin 16. Photo: RNZ / Lois Williams

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Grant Duncan was a primary caregiver for his daughter Pansy, and they now both work as academics on the same floor at Massey University in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

Derek Milne and daughters Isabella, 6, and Poppy, 4. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Simon Sweetman with son Oscar at their Aro Street house in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Cobie, 6, Alissa, 6, Charlie, 4, and Charlotte, 4. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Jim Yates was the stay-at-home father to his now-grown children. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

Hayden Allen. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley

Derek Milne, left, Craig Smith, Brendan Miller and Adam Hayman. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Paige, 2, with her dad Craig Smith. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Simon Sweetman and Oscar. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Dee Miller is a lawyer and is married to Brendan who hosted the Wellington fathers' coffee group. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

Dee Miller. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

Isabella writes a note to her dad Derek. Photo: RNZ Insight / Rebekah Parsons-King

Jim Yates at his Brooklyn home. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell