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New Zealand Plunket Society - Latest News [Page 10]

All white for charity!

Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 11:52 am | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket, with the support of Trade Me, have 13 authentic All Blacks training shirts up for grabs! More >>

Sleep, support and smiles for Mother’s Day

Thursday, 6 May 2010, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Mother’s Day, 9 May, is a great opportunity to celebrate the incredible women in our lives and let them know how much they mean to us. More >>

Health Minister to open new Nelson Plunket

Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Health Minister the Hon. Tony Ryall will open Nelson/Marlborough/Westland Plunket’s new premises on Friday. More >>

The Importance of KISS

Monday, 19 April 2010, 10:27 am | New Zealand Plunket Society

More than 150 people will gather for KISS (Kids in Safe Seats), New Zealand’s first child restraint conference in four years, this week. More >>

Plunket Foundation launches

Thursday, 8 April 2010, 10:57 am | New Zealand Plunket Society

The Plunket Foundation, a charitable trust established to raise funds to further Plunket’s ability to lead in the delivery of care and support for young New Zealanders, has officially launched. More >>

Immunisation vital for protection of NZ children

Thursday, 1 April 2010, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket is stressing the importance of immunisation as a tool to protect New Zealand families and communities. More >>

Sweet treats, sculpture, and SuperPower packs

Thursday, 25 March 2010, 10:20 am | New Zealand Plunket Society

Enough sweet treats to make those with a sweet tooth sigh, original pieces of New Zealand sculpture, and packs to help super-size your SuperPowers are some of the items in a charity auction aimed at raising funds as part of Plunket’s Annual Appeal. More >>

Special Bulletin: Calling all SuperHeroes!

Monday, 22 March 2010, 9:16 am | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket needs you to Be a SuperHero for Under Fives during our Annual Appeal this week: 22 - 28 March. More >>

Plunket and BNZ announce national partnership

Friday, 26 February 2010, 10:43 am | New Zealand Plunket Society

The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (Inc) is thrilled to today announce the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) as its new principal partner. More >>

Plunket: Keep Kids Safe Around Schools

Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket is urging people to keep an eye out for children as they head back to school this week. As New Zealand’s largest provider of services to support the health and development of children under five, Plunket recognises many children will be ... More >>

Make payroll giving your New Year’s resolution

Friday, 8 January 2010, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Building strong New Zealand families and communities is a priority for Plunket – and a new voluntary payroll giving scheme makes it easier for employees to help their favourite not-for-profit organisations. The payroll giving system has been designed ... More >>

Making sense of “the silly season”

Monday, 21 December 2009, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

For kids, the Christmas and holiday season is often the most exciting time of the year – but as adults, it is sometimes seen as “the silly season”: too much eating, too much spending and usually, a bit of stress. More >>

Merry Christmas Baby Goes Gold

Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket fundraising album Merry Christmas Baby has gone gold and is well on the way to platinum status. More >>

Have fun, keep kids safe outdoors this summer

Friday, 4 December 2009, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket and the National Poisons Centre are urging families to have fun but be safe in the outdoors this summer. Summer is a wonderful time to get involved with young children outside, and there are lots of new things to learn about and explore together ... More >>

Plunket welcomes fathers research

Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket is welcoming Families Commission research that shows Kiwi fathers are keen to spend more time with their children. The research, from two reports, includes interviews with over 1700 men, including single fathers, step-fathers, teenage parents, ... More >>

Standing strong for the children of New Zealand

Saturday, 21 November 2009, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

In the light of tomorrow’s March for Democracy in Auckland, Plunket is urging people to think of the children. More >>

Lion Foundation grant helps Kiwi families

Friday, 16 October 2009, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

New Zealand families have better access to support at Plunket Family Centres thanks to a special grant from The Lion Foundation. More >>

Results show positive discipline works, hands down

Thursday, 15 October 2009, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket is delighted the results of a Families Commission project show New Zealand parents are using positive parenting techniques rather than physical discipline. More >>

Plunket welcomes new safe sleep resources

Monday, 12 October 2009, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

Plunket has welcomed the release of new educational safe sleep materials, which underline some of the key messages in the prevention of sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI). The materials have been produced by Change for Our Children, a Christchurch-based ... More >>

Toothpaste, twinkle-toes and tunes

Saturday, 10 October 2009, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Plunket Society

A year’s supply of toothpaste, rare signed copies of a new New Zealand Christmas CD, and a lesson with a dance floor darling are some of the items in a charity auction aimed at raising funds as part of Plunket’s national fundraising week. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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