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Media

TV

• 14-Nov-25: TVNZ 1News: Retirement Commission's latest KiwiSaver recommendations with Jason Walls

• 14-Mar-24: AM Show talking about our Parental Leave Experiences Report with Rebekah Fraser

• 5-May-23: TV3 The Project: The Hidden Costs of Becoming a Parent

• 2-May-23: 1NEWS: New database aims to help hopeful parents with leave questions

• 1-May-23: TVNZ Seven Sharp: The Parental Leave Register

• 5-Dec-22: TVNZ Breakfast with Jenny-May Clarkson

Radio

• 9-May-26: Newstalk ZB: The real cost of parental leave - The Parent Squad

• 16-Jul-24: RNZ First Up: New mothers with surprise tax bills struggling to cover costs

• 15-Aug-23: Newstalk ZB Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive: Parent support groups concerned about aspects of Labour's Paid Partner's Leave policy

• 2-May-23: Newstalk ZB Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive: NZ Parental Leave Register is the latest database tool for working parents

• 2-May-23: RNZ Morning Report: Business parental support database goes

• 6-Dec-22: Newstalk ZB Mike Hosking Breakfast

Print

• 28-Apr-26: Acuity: Baby steps: how parental leave has grown up

• 31-Oct-25: RNZ: Should parents get to share their tax bills?

• 25-Oct-25 RNZ: How to make your kids better with money

• 23-May-25: RNZ: Best Start tax credit to be income-tested

• 2-Apr-25: Family Times: Parental leave pitfalls

• 10-Feb-25: NZ Herald: The hidden catches in parental leave to watch out for

• 2-Dec-24: Stuff: Employers upholding parental leave benefits despite challenging times

• 29-Nov-24: HRD: 'Encouraging': 1 in 6 New Zealand employers improved parental leave policies in 2024

• 26-Nov-24: Caffeine Daily: How Crayon is redefining parental leave and tackling life’s biggest financial stressors

• 18-Nov-24: Stuff: Government launches Pay Gap Calculator toolkit

• 2-Oct-24: Stuff: The parental leave quirk that could catch you out

• 23-Jul-24: RNZ: Some choosing to have fewer children as parenthood financial pressures worsen

• 23-Jul-24: RNZ: Kiwibank CEO wants other corporates to match its parental policies

• 23-Jul-24: NBR: Wages and promotions penalty for working parents is real: study

• 5-Apr-24: The Post: Calls for greater parental leave support, more flexibility from employers

• 13-Feb-24: Stuff: How startups are keeping mum – and dad

• 9-Aug-23: Op-Ed on BusinessDesk: NZ keeping mum on future outcomes for kids and parents

• 25-Jul-23: Crayon is a finalist for the Financial Services Council 2023 Awards

• 11-Jul-23: Suncorp New Zealand extends parental leave offerings

• 2-May-23: BusinessDesk: Crayon launches NZ parental leave register by Ella Somers

• 1-May-23: The Press: Database helps parents, employers plan parental leave by Brianna McIlraith

• 1-May-23: New Zealand’s First Parental Leave Register is Officially Live by Ava Wardecki

• 17-Feb-23: Human Resource Director: Why supporting working parents makes sense

• 29-Jan-22: Ali Mau in Stuff: Employers desperate for staff may like to give thought to this

• 3-Jan-22: Op-Ed on BusinessDesk: The Money or The Baby?

• 20-Dec-22: Global Women: Is it time Āotearoa embraced a parental leave registry? by Ava Wardecki

Podcasts

• Ways to Wealth Podcast EP146: Why Most Financial Education Doesn't Actually Work

• Cheques and Balances: The Cost Of Childcare

• Cheques and Balances: The Cost of Raising Children In New Zealand

• Cheques and Balances: Parental Leave Policies You Need To Know Ft. Stephanie Pow

• The Prosperity Project: The 'Quirks' of Paid Parental Leave Any Prospective Parent Needs to Know

• Where’s My Money? Fiscal Parenting 101

• Where to From Here? Leadership in Financial Services: Trading Stress for Purpose

• Purposely: Launching a 'for purpose' start-up, Stephanie Pow