Live chats
We run regular live chats on our social channels with our PlunketLine team and a range of experts. They're a great opportunity for you to find out more about different topics, and to ask us questions.
We’ll promote upcoming chats through our Facebook page and YouTube channel, but you can also view them live on Instagram. We hold some live chats at lunchtime and others in the evening, but you can always catch up on Facebook or YouTube after the event. You can also send us your questions in advance.
Previous live chat topics include: introducing solids, eczema and food allergies, safe sleep, toilet learning, immunisation, breastfeeding, oral health, toy safety, poo, and communicating with your pēpi. We also hold live chats as public health responses to events concerning our parents and caregivers, like coronavirus (COVID-19) and measles.
Virtual bites
Get advice and support and chat with our wonderful Community Karitāne and community services coordinators in our monthly virtual bites sessions.
Virtual bites are free webinar-style meetings held on Microsoft Teams, which is free to download. We cover a range of popular parenting topics like sleep and settling, toilet learning, starting solids and development. Browse what we have coming up over the next few months below, and click the button to register (links will open in a new tab).
November 2025 Virtual Bites
| Topic | Date | Booking link |
| Pēpi and you - infant massage | Mon 3 Nov, 11am | Register |
| Sleep and settling: 0-3 months | Mon 3 Nov, 1pm | Register |
| First foods: for babies starting their solids journey | Mon 10 Nov, 11am | Register |
| Sleep and settling: 3-6 months | Mon 10 Nov, 1pm | Register |
| Brain development: The first 1000 days | Thu 13 Nov, 1:30pm | Register |
| Food progression: for babies moving on from puréed food | Mon 17 Nov, 11am | Register |
| Oral Health | Mon 17 Nov, 1pm | Register |
| Transition to work/starting preschool | Thu 27 Nov, 9:30am | Register |
December 2025 Virtual Bites
| Topic | Date | Booking link |
| Pēpi and you - infant massage | Mon 1 Dec, 11am | Register |
| Sleep and settling: 0-3 months | Mon 1 Dec, 1pm | Register |
| First foods: for babies starting their solids journey | Mon 8 Dec, 11am | Register |
| Sleep and settling: 3-6 months | Mon 8 Dec, 1pm | Register |
| Progression of food/Healthy lunchbox tips | Thu 11 Dec, 9:30am | Register |
| Brain development: The first 1000 days | Thu 11 Dec, 1:30pm | Register |
| Toilet learning | Fri 12 Dec, 2pm | Register |
| Food progression: for babies moving on from puréed food | Mon 15 Dec, 11am | Register |
| Oral Health | Mon 15 Dec, 1pm | Register |
