Baby WebNZ.  Great resource for new parents, including information on local facilities and activities, parenting rooms etc.  Visit this site for everything from finding a midwife in Waikato to finding swimming lessons in Napier.

Barnardos Fair Centre is dedicated to providing families and whanau accurate information about welfare services, financial entitlements and how to appeal decisions.  They provide both information sheets and a toll free phone service.

Child Youth and Family.  The government agency mandated to care for families.  While Parent.org highlights them as the greatest symbol of our failure to give parents the skills they need to succeed, there is no question that we need them, or that they do a difficult job well.  If you are really struggling head to them.  

Childrens Issues Centre - a research unit based out of Otago University, interested in improving outcomes for children.

Coffee Group.  A great website for all parents.  Lots of information and ability to connect with other parents sharing your experiences.  Every parent knows that the network of friends that you meet through your babies and children become the best support you can find for your parenting.  Now you can make those networks online.

Epoch  (End Physical Punishment Of Children).  This dedicated group is proving that effective lobbying is possible having got government action around educating parents on non violent child rearing.  They are not too far off achieving their ultimate goal of repealing section 59 - once that is done they will probably all have to join Parent.org to keep themselves occupied.

The Families Commission is a new government agency mandated to get some understanding around the family environment. They are definitely a step in the right direction and a group who we will have a lot of common interests with.

Father and child.  This group is breaking new ground, leading the understanding in the importance of fathers in the raising of children, and working to address fathers needs.  This group is not one of the many groups spawned by frustration with the family courts system.

Naturo Pharm.  
  This company operates a unique family friendly support and education team nation wide, and is taking a corporate lead in up-skilling the childbirth sector on complimentary medicines relevant to childbirth and maternal health.

Parenting with Confidence. 
Offers energy and strategies to parents of any aged child.  A source of inspiration and encouragement to many parents - great website too!

Parents as partners.  This is a single issue lobby group.  They want to see parents regarded as partners in the same way that a partner in a business is and want the concept of income splitting introduced to both validate the role of full time parent and acknowledge the cost of raising children.  We're all for the contribution that parents make to be recognised through the tax system.

The Peace Foundation.  has parenting resources that help parents teach their children valuable skills: such building self esteem, anger management,conflict resolution, co-operation etc.

   Playcentre.  Playcentre exemplifies the ideas behind Parent.org.  This organisation unites local parents, provides a place for children to socialise and learn and and source of parent education for the members.  If you already know abut this wonderful organisation and just want to find the closest one to home click here

Plunket  Need we say more.  The grandmother of parenting.  Plunket is the largest provider of the Wellchild programme, and runs numerous community services such as support, parent education, family centres, car seat rentals and much more from nearly 500 outlets nationwide.

Roy Mckenzie Centre for the Study of Families.  The Centre (opened in 2003) aims to provide high quality independent Aotearoa New Zealand based research and information on families and whanau to assist law makers, inform policy decisions and educate communities and professionals. The Centre supports and carries out interdisciplinary research with a focus on family formations, transitions and relationships in New Zealand.

Shore Fathers is a voluntary, community based, non-profit group dedicated to promoting the role of the Father in the family, whatever the family unit.  We focus not only on the "Father figure", but also on the children, providing help for all areas of childcare, from infants to teenagers

Web based magazine providing all sorts of information for parents