Plunket cares for young families in NZ
Plunket is a national not-for-profit organisation, community-owned and governed. It provides a caring, professional service for children and families, with universal access for all children and families regardless of ethnicity or location. Plunket is the largest provider of support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children. All of these services are provided free to New Zealand families with children from birth to 5 years.
Huggies has supported Plunket for over 14 years and in 2011 to celebrate we made 14 TV ads to introduce some of our newest kiwis on national television! Newborns might only be little but their place in our families and communities is huge. Click here to view the Introduce your Newborn Campaign.
Plunket offers you and your child:
- Regular home visits from a Plunket nurse who will listen and respond to your concerns and advise you on health issues including feeding, the best sleep position for your tot, safety, immunisation and parenting
- Plunket nurses also do clinic visits, mobile clinics and PlunketLine – a free telephone advice service
- Car seat rental
- Parent groups
- Parenting education
- Toy libraries
In your local community
Plunket has local community services and activities and can help put you in touch with other families in your area. Plunket’s regular coffee groups are an excellent way to make friends with other new mums. Your Plunket nurse can help you out here by telling you what’s happening in your region.
Getting involved
If you feel you want to give back to the community, there are many exciting ways you can get involved with Plunket, from organising parent groups to running car seat rental schemes, playgroups, music groups or toy libraries.
Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents in your area, get involved in your local community and maybe even learn some new skills or use your existing professional skills to help other families. If you would like to help contact your local Plunket office or sign-up at the Plunket website. No long-term commitment is required.
Huggies is a proud sponsor of Plunket.