Applications open now for nursing scholarship
10 March 2025
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s Mere Harper and Ria Tikini Memorial Scholarship is now open for applications.
The annual scholarship provides financial support of $3,000 to a full-time nursing student of Ngāi Tahu descent who is in their final year of study.
Sharing manaaki for whānau at Te Matatini
5 March 2025
A safe space for tamariki and whānau to relax during Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga has won praise from parents and professionals alike.
Our kaimahi (staff) were proud to be present at Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga in New Plymouth last week, to support whānau attending 'the olympics of kapa haka'.
Whānau Āwhina Plunket moves to Botany Town Centre
3 March 2025
Attending a Plunket appointment will be even more convenient for many Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) whānau, with the opening of a refurbished new clinic space in the popular Botany Town Centre shopping mall.
A dawn blessing was held this morning with local iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s Chief Executive Fiona Kingsford in attendance.
First Whānau Āwhina Plunket site in NZ delivering childhood vaccinations
31 January 2025
Childhood immunisations are now being delivered at a Whānau Āwhina Plunket site in Whāngarei, with other regions soon to also provide the new service.
The Plunket Morningside clinic is the first of up to 27 planned to be up and running over the next 18 months in areas where immunisation coverage is particularly low.
“This is an exciting day for Whāngarei and will mean it’s more accessible for whānau and caregivers to get their babies and children immunised, if they can’t access general practice or aren’t enrolled,” Dr Nick Chamberlain, National Director, National Public Health Service, says.
