News & Updates

Spring is finally here and it’s a time of incredible growth in the garden, encouraging children into the garden is a wonderful way to teach them about nature and where…

“I’m in my 3rd and final trimester, but I’ve heard about a 4th trimester?” Human babies are so much more fragile and vulnerable at birth than most other mammals. Many…

Rotorua is fun, unique, smelly, and steamy. It’s also a living science, history, and Maori culture lesson. A great location for a family holiday. There’s no shortage of family friendly…

Ministry of Health and New Zealand College of midwives, recommends that pregnant women/people are routinely offered the COVID-19 vaccine at any stage of pregnancy. This recommendation aligns with those in…

Thanks to all that entered the Huggies Cover Star competition by nominating a super-parent and congratulations to our winner, Tessa Brianne Blake and family! We are so looking forward to…

A petition calling for the Government to urgently address the maternity crisis in Aotearoa was delivered to MPs in Wellington on July 8th by our own Lower Hutt Parents Centre.   Guest speakers…

The Summer Olympics are finally here! Children are always interested in what’s happening in the world around them – so this can be a great time of learning about sports…

‘I’m a breastfeeding mum, full of a cold.  I don’t want my baby to get sick too, should I stop breastfeeding?’ Feeding your baby with breast milk when you’re unwell…

It’s been truly cold and wet outside this week and that can make it hard for your pre-schooler to burn off energy. But with the right outdoor gear it’s still great to…

Parents Centre Aotearoa has a rich past – one which we like to look back and reflect on – as well as celebrate. This article on changing maternity practices in…

Parents Centre has been offering antenatal and transition to parenting programmes for almost 70 years and we are proud of the work that we do to support parents during this new and exciting time.  We have…

Now that the trans-Tasman bubble is a reality, we asked family friendly travel consultant Helen Rolton for fun, activity based holidays for young families.  In this column, Helen looks at…

My baby is here, now what? Parents Centre’s transition to parenting programmes (aka antenatal classes) are fabulous for preparing parents for their labour journey and the exciting arrival of baby. …

We’ve joined with Huggies and New World to ‘hug it forward’ for both Kiwi babies AND their parents. ‘Hug it forward for your village’ is a joint initiative across Parents…

So, what are the Parents Centre coffee groups all about and how do they happen?   All our programmes, from antenatal to postnatal, are led by qualified facilitators, and they’re not the type of…