About us

Plunket is a national not-for-profit organisation, community-owned and governed. We provide a caring, professional well child and family/whānau service. We are committed to providing universal access to services for all children and families regardless of ethnicity, location or ability to pay. This is at the heart of who we are and is essential to provide a positive environment for parents.

What we do

Plunket is the largest provider of support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children. These services are available free to New Zealand families…

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Māori child health

Plunket actively supports whānau Māori to achieve and maintain their maximum health and wellbeing. We do this by providing a quality health service, and by…

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Working in partnership

Plunket works in partnership with many organisations throughout New Zealand. This means we can deliver services to more people in more communities.

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Our history

The Plunket Society was founded over 100 years ago in 1907 in Dunedin by child health visionary, Sir Frederick Truby King. His vision was to…

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Contact us

At Plunket we welcome comments of all kinds from people who have used or are interested in our services. We'd love to hear from you!

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Remits

Plunket has advocated for changes within society since our inception in 1907. A remit, or motion, starts at an Area or Branch level who may…

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