Partners and supporters

Partners

BestStart 

Star Partner

BestStart is a leading provider of quality early childhood education services with over 260 centres nationwide. BestStart has supported Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s digital journey for the past six years including Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s electronic health system and PlunketLine’s Breastfeeding Video Conferencing service, contributing to the welfare and wellbeing of families.

HUGGIES®

HUGGIES® has supported Whānau Āwhina Plunket for 30 years and has donated over $10 million since 1992 to help support families and their babies. Your baby is covered from first hug to their first steps, to training pants and beyond.

HUGGIES® nappies and wipes products are all proudly endorsed by Whānau Āwhina Plunket. Ask your Plunket nurse for a DryNites sample at your child’s Before School Check if they are struggling with bedwetting.

Resene

Resene and Whānau Āwhina Plunket have had a long-standing relationship providing support to Whānau Āwhina Plunket families, staff and volunteers. Together, we've worked on a range of activities including adding colour to Plunket centres, encouraging children’s creativity, and acknowledging the work of Whānau Āwhina Plunket staff and volunteers with initiatives like the Very Important Plunket Person Awards and more. 

Resene is proud to support New Zealand families and has been Kiwi owned and operated since it started in 1946.

The Warehouse

Since 2014 The Warehouse has partnered with Whānau Āwhina Plunket to support its commitment to providing health and wellbeing services to New Zealand children and their families. The Warehouse has fundraised for over 3,000 boxes filled with essential items for new babies, that Plunket nurses gifted to families who need it most.

The Warehouse is also stocking a number of car seats with the Plunket Recommended Tick. Look out for these in stores and online.

Suzuki

Suzuki is the official vehicle partner of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, providing reliable, safe and economical cars for our nurses and community staff members. 

Whānau Āwhina Plunket and Suzuki put everyday Kiwis at the heart of everything they do, with a priority focus on families and local community. Suzuki is a trusted brand with a strong dealership network nationwide to support joint initiatives, events and fundraising campaigns with Whānau Āwhina Plunket.

Part of Suzuki's ongoing commitment with to keep our children safe around vehicles includes a FREE Plunket Recommended car seat valued at $299 when you purchase a new Suzuki car. For your peace of mind and their protection - that’s the Suzuki Parent Promise.

Bayleys

Bayleys and Whānau Āwhina Plunket are working together across joint initiatives and in support of fundraising for our community services programmes.

We are delighted to be working with an organisation whose goals align so nicely with ours when it comes to supporting the community. Working together helps us keep our services free and available for those who need them.

Earthquake Commission (EQC) | Kōmihana Rūwhenua

Earthquake Commission (EQC) | Kōmihana Rūwhenua and Whānau Āwhina Plunket are working together to deliver quake safe messages to new parents. This will ensure thousands of families are getting key preparedness information that will help keep their tamariki safe.

Our nurses are uniquely placed to talk with parents directly about any safety concerns which makes the relationship with EQC hugely important for the work we do.

Mocka

Mocka work hard to make furniture that remains accessible, understandable and brilliantly functional; all at a price that doesn't cost the earth.

Partnerships like this demonstrate the added value and support commercial organisations can bring to the not-for-profit sector, and Whānau Āwhina Plunket can offer parents guidance to products recommend for their peace of mind.

Sharesies

Together, Whānau Āwhina Plunket and Sharesies are creating the next financially empowered generation – right from the start.

With Kids Accounts, Sharesies makes it possible for New Zealanders to build a brighter financial future for tamariki through investing. Over 540,000 Kiwis use Sharesies to invest, and 41,000 of those are friends and whānau who’ve opened a Kids Account on behalf of a child they love.

Working in partnership to provide education around how investing a little for them now can give them a leg up later.

Life Direct

Financial protection is important for anyone starting a family, so Whānau Āwhina Plunket and LifeDirect are working together to ensure that more and more Kiwi parents feel financially secure, today and tomorrow.

With LifeDirect, you can get fast insurance quotes online and easy access to helpful advisers to talk through your options. Just what families of all shapes and sizes need to protect their future from life’s what-ifs.