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Charity ball to help Kiwi kids
We have a fabulous excuse for a night out this November. Raising Hope NZ is throwing Plunket a charity ball at The Hilton on 4 November to raise money for backpacks, lunchboxes and drink bottles to give families when children have their B4 School Check (B4SC). But this backpack isn’t just any old backpack – it means families are more likely to keep their appointments, and let the team into their home.Top tips: Oral Health
Plunket and Colgate Australia and New Zealand have partnered together to bring you our top five tips for keeping your family’s mouths nice and healthy:1. Start brushing teeth as soon as they appear – use a small soft brush on little one’s teeth. Lift your child’s lip regularly to check for signs of tooth decay (holes).
Save money on power and help pay for those baby essentials instead
Having a baby can be expensive. In fact, some parents can spend more than $800 just on nappies and wipes in the first year of welcoming a newborn. Did you know you could save enough money to pay for more than two months’ worth of nappies and wipes just by getting a better power deal? We’ve partnered with the team at What’s My Number to bring you tips on how to find out what your potential power savings could be.Tips for supporting your baby or child with Daylight Saving
Supporting your baby and child’s sleep patterns and bedtimes during Daylight Savings isn’t always easy, babies and children can often wake earlier and get to sleep later as their bodies and minds adjust. Here are some tips you might find useful when daylight savings approaches:In the week leading up to the clock moving forward with Daylight Saving, we encourage parents to begin settling their baby or child to bed slightly earlier each evening. This can be easier to manage than starting after Daylight Saving.
Plunket welcomes greater support for families with young children
Plunket welcomes the Labour Party’s pre-election policy announcement of increased funding for more Plunket/Well Child Tamariki Ora health visits.“Plunket welcomes policies to increase support for families with young children, particularly those in vulnerable circumstances, from parties across the political spectrum,” said Plunket’s Chief Executive Amanda Malu. Plunket is the largest provider of the Ministry of Health’s Well Child Tamariki Ora service, with Plunket nurses and health-workers welcomed in to 9 in 10 homes with newborns in New Zealand.
Plunket calls for housing strategy
Plunket says data analysed by the New Zealand Herald, which links poor housing with increasing numbers of children being hospitalized with preventable diseases, reflects what many Plunket nurses are seeing each and every day. “Plunket is welcomed in to 9 in 10 homes of families with newborns and our nurses and health workers regularly see young children getting sick time and again from illnesses caused by living in cold, damp, overcrowded housing,” said Plunket’s Chief Executive Amanda Malu. “Young children’s health and wellbeing is bearing the brunt of the housing crisis and this is an unacceptable cost.“What is behind each door?”
The first knock on a door opens a new story. Some families need support, some advice, some an encouraging voice, but all benefit from the community support Plunket provides. As part of our ongoing commitment to making sure the services provided by Plunket are the very best they can be, we spoke to Plunket nurses from top of the North to bottom of the South.World Breastfeeding week
Breastfeeding rates in New Zealand are increasing slowly, according to Plunket data released during World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August). Plunket says in 2015 and in 2016, 87. 5% of babies aged between 2 and 6 weeks received breast milk, a figure 1.Plunket remembers and celebrates the life of Te Ao Marama Wilson
Plunket is saddened this week by the passing of Te Ao Marama Wilson, who dedicated much of her life to supporting communities and improving the health of tamariki as part of Plunket. Poroporoaki farewell Haere atu ra e te whaea, hoki atu ki o maunga kārangaranga me o tīpuna haere atu ra, haere atu Moe mai ra. Te Ao Marama Wilson has closed her eyes for the last time on this Earth.Could you be saving money on your family’s power bill?
With winter power bills on the way, we’ve partnered with the Electricity Authority for a post on how you can check you’re on the best deal for your family. Did you know there are 29 different electricity brands operating in New Zealand? That’s a lot of options. To help find the best option for you, the Electricity Authority have created a free, independent online tool called whatsmynumber.
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