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In the news
- Govt urged to stop parental leave delays – NZ Newswire, 9 April 2014
- Parliamentary parental leave playgroup – Newstalk ZB, 9 April 2014
- Crunch time for doubling paid parental leave – Fairfax Business, 3 March 2014
- Paid parental leave to grow, but not to 26 weeks – NZ Herald, 1 March 2014
- Still no decision on paid parental leave extension – TVNZ Online, 28 February 2014
- Possible change of heart on paid parental leave – Newstalk ZB, 11 December 2013
- Parental leave backed – Auckland City Harbour News/Fairfax – 28 August 2013
- Parental leave: how does NZ compare? – Essential Mums/Fairfax – 27 August 2013
- Renewed call to extend paid parental leave – Newstalk ZB, 27 July 2013. And earlier: Campaigners push for more parental leave.
- Hamilton workers back bid for parental leave rise – Waikato Times, 27 July 2013.
- Postcards for the PM about parental leave – NZ Newswire, 26 July 2013
- Editorial: Paid parental leave debate to heat up – Manawatu Standard, 30 April 2013. See also DomPost editorial.
- Labour keen to discuss parental leave – Dominion Post, 30 April 2013
- Pressure mounts on Govt over paid parental leave – One News, 29 April 2013
- Boosting paid parental leave – 26 for Babies’ Rebecca Matthews on TVNZ Breakfast, 29 April 2013
- Government veto of paid parental leave ‘an overreaction’ – TVNZ Online, 29 April 2013
- Govt unmoved by parental leave support – NZ Newswire, 29 April 2013
- Parental leave extension bill ‘too costly’ – Fairfax Media, 29 April 2013
- Groups rally in support of paid parental leave bill – Waikato Times, 10 April 2013
- Select committee hearing into paid parental leave – Newstalk ZB, 10 April 2013
- Expenses forced mother back to work early – Dominion Post, 14 March 2013
- Full house for parental leave submissions – NZ Herald/APNZ, 13 March 2013
- Govt urged not to kill parental leave bill – NZ Newswire, 13 March 2013
- Parents march for leave extension- Fairfax online – 13 March 2013
- Babies ride for parental leave extension – Radio Rhema, 13 March 2013
- Paid parental leave back on the agenda – Newstalk ZB, 13 March 2013
- Paid parental leave supporters vow to fight on – RadioLIVE, 18 October 2012
- Minister sticks to claims on parental leave costs – Fairfax, 18 October 2012
- Flash mob pushes for more parental leave – Weekend Herald, 29 September
- Flash mob pushes paid parental leave – 3 News Online, 28 September 2012
- Jaquie Brown to lead flashmob – Fairfax, 27 September 2012
- Babies gather for longer parental leave – Dominion Post. 27 July
- 26 for Babies spokesperson Deborah Morris-Travers on Breakfast TV, 26 July 2012
- Group launched to back paid parental leave efforts – Newstalk ZB. 26 July 2012
- Babies invade Parliament over paid parental leave – 3 News. 26 July
- Campaign to keep pushing for more paid parental leave – Radio NZ. 26 July
- Parental leave lobby group launches – NZ Newswire. 26 July
- Scoop Media: videos, audio and photos from launch. 26 July
- Coalition to push for paid parental leave – Herald Online. 26 July.
- Parental leave debate gets personal – One News. 26 July 2012.
- Campaigners vow to stop Govt veto-ing paid parental Bill – Radio NZ Checkpoint. 26 July
- Paid parental leave debate continues – Newstalk ZB Drive. 26 July
Media releases/articles from 26 for Babies and our members
- Time to deliver on paid parental leave – 26 for Babies, 9 April 2014
- Parental leave extension costs officially halved – 26 for Babies, 28 February 2014
- National support welcomed but 26 weeks PPL best for babies – 26 for Babies, 28 January 2014
- Thousands send message supporting new Government stance on paid parental leave – 26 for Babies, 17 December 2013
- Encouraging signals on paid parental leave extension – 26 for Babies, 11 December 2013
- Paid Parental Leave – Teddy Bears Picnic – 26 for Babies Auckland, 23 August 2013
- At Home with baby: 26 weeks’ paid leave – Plunket, 29 July 2013
- Thousands send anti-veto message to Prime Minister – 26 for Babies, 26 July 2013
- Employer support for extended paid parental leave welcome – 26 for Babies, 8 May 2013
- Government urged to keep open mind over paid parental leave extension – 26 for babies – 29 April 2013
- Paid parental leave extension should be allowed to proceed – 26 for Babies – 10 April 2013
- No valid arguments against extending paid parental leave – 26 for Babies – 13 March 2013
- Support for Paid Father Leave, Split on 26 Weeks: Poll – Family First, 13 March 2013
- Jaquie Brown leads strong support for extending paid parental leave – 26 for Babies Auckland – 18 October 2012
- Paid parental leave bill deserves full consideration by Parliament – 26 for Babies. 17 October 2012
- National Council of Women: Extended Paid Parental Leave a Good Investment – 1 August 2012
- Coalition launched to extend paid parental leave – 26 July 2012
- Plunket supports extended Paid Parental Leave legislation – 26 July 2012
- UNICEF NZ Supports Paid Parental Leave Bill – 26 July 2012
- Every Child Counts backs 26 for Babies campaign – 25 July 2012
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