Useful Resources
Below are some links to resources that we think you may find useful:
- Families Commission Hints and tips on a wide range of common parenting issues along with links to helpful organisations.
- Community Waitakere Information on what's happening in the Waitakere Community.
- MECOSS Link to Manukau East Council of Social Services
- Tots to Teens Online version of the popular parenting resource. Contains articles and calendar of parenting events.
- Kidspot Online parenting resource with lots of interesting ideas of things to do with your kids and useful information for parents.
West Auckland Parents Centre West Auckland Parents Centre is affiliated with Parents Centres New Zealand, and is one of over 50 Parents Centres in New Zealand. Each centre is organised by a local volunteer committee of parents who plan and run programmes to meet the needs of their community.
Parents Centres have 4 main purposes:
Childbirth Education
Parent Education
Parent Support
Advocacy and Lobbying
West Auckland Parents Centre covers the wider West Auckland area from Pt Chevalier, Avondale, Blockhouse Bay up to Helensville.
- National Network of Stopping Violence Services Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga – The National Network of Stopping Violence Services is a network of community organisations working to end men’s violence to women and children across Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our Member agencies provide a wide range of services. -Stopping violence programmes for men -Support and education for victims of domestic violence -Programmes for children and young people affected by violence -Programmes for young people addressing abusive or violent behaviour -Training for organisations and individuals on domestic violence diagnosis and prevention
