Child health and parenting organisations redefine their collabor... Two of New Zealand's leading child health and parenting organisations have redefined their existing Memorandum of Understanding to support each other in improving parenting skills and child health for New Zealand families. more...
Child Discipline Referendum – Vote “YES” Supports The Protection... In the first three weeks of August, we will go through the tedious process of yet another public consultation exercise on the child discipline law in the form of a non binding postal referendum. All registered voters will receive notification this week from the Chief Electoral Office that postal voting on the non-binding referendum on child discipline will happen between July 31 and August 21. more...
Families Commission Appoint New Commissioners The Families Commission is looking forward to working with the two newly announced Commissioners, Christine Rankin and Bruce Pilbrow. They join five other Commissioners on the Board. Mr Pilbrow will bring with him his strong interest in parenting and we look forward to working with him. The Commission is also aware of Ms Rankin's commitment to the prevention of child abuse and shares her concern about this issue.
Childbirth Education - Research Release Important research released today by Parents Centres NZ Inc and the Families Commission says many new mothers are falling between the gaps as a result of poor information and access to services provided around the time of childbirth.
The fight-back against school junk food starts today Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is launching a nationwide petition and School Food campaign today to try to persuade the Government to reinstate the Nutritional Guidelines requiring schools to sell healthy food in school canteens, which it dropped earlier this year. more...
Parents Centres Celebrates Right to Workplace Flexibility Parents Centres New Zealand Inc will celebrate a new workplace right tomorrow when Green MP Sue Kedgley's bill providing employees with care giving responsibilities the right to request flexible working arrangements becomes law. more...
Calls On Government To Act On Dyslexia This week marks Dyslexia Awareness Week and Parents Centres is calling on Government to act now to allocate dyslexia related education funding. more...
Groceries In Exchange For Mothers Support? Once more we see both woman and her family denigrated by the lack of empathy for the immediate post natal needs of mother and child following birth. more...
Flexible Work – a great start in validating the role of parents “The passage of the Flexible Working Arrangements bill last night was another step forward for women and a great start on the road to validating and valuing the role of parents,” said Viv Gurrey, Chief Executive Officer Parents Centres NZ Inc more...
Babies In Prison Bill Voted Back To Parliament Green Party MP Sue Bradford's Private Member's bill improving the lot of babies with mothers in prison was reported back to Parliament today.
