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15 Dec

Keeping your kids safe around water

As the days get warmer, families are spending more time outdoors enjoying the sun. Young children love playing with water and this is the perfect time of year to let them burn off energy and have some good outdoor fun.

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02 Dec

Keeping your kids safe in the sun

As the days get warmer, families are spending more time outdoors enjoying the sun. A few minutes of gentle sunlight is good for children, and helps them produce vitamin D, which plays an important role in keeping bones and organs healthy. However, children can burn quickly in the sun as their delicate skin is vulnerable to sunburn.

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25 Nov

Preventing Family Violence

In some families, parents may have experienced family violence as they grew up. They often find it harder to make the choice that breaks the cycle. But with the right support and information, change can happen.

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26 Aug

Player of the day!

Calling all dads, grandfathers, brothers and uncles…check out Plunket’s handy tips and continue to be the great dad and role model that you are to your kids.

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09 Oct

Who wants to be a volunteer - I do!

In a world where many of us are feeling busier than ever you might consider volunteering a bit of a mystery. After all who has time these days to do anything for free? Well it seems that in New Zealand we are keen to do our bit. According to Volunteering New Zealand there are more than a million of us, of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life who give up our time to volunteer every year.

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