About Parent to Parent New Zealand

Our Mission

Empowering parents, caregivers and whanau who have children and family members with disabilities, health impairments or special needs through support and the provision of information.

Who Are We?
Parent to Parent New Zealand Inc. is a national, not-for-profit organisation set up in 1983 by a small group of parents and professionals who believed in the value of parents supporting parents when faced with the challenge of parenting a child with a disability, health impairment, or special need.

How We Work
We operate through a network of regional groups, which are affiliated to the National Body, and trained volunteer Support Parents.

Currently, Parent to Parent has over 500 volunteer Support Parents who provide information, advice and emotional support to families. They also participate in regional committees providing additional local family support activities.

We Believe in Empowering parents caregivers and whanau to get the greatest life for their children and family members.

For further information contact us at

National Office - Hamilton
Location: 8 Liverpool Street; Hamilton, 3204
Postal: PO Box 234, Waikato Mail Centre, 3240
Phone: 07 853 8491 or 0508 236 236
Fax: 07 853 8491
Email: national@parent2parent.org.nz