Learn about statutory parental leave entitlements for employees adopting children in New Zealand, plus best practice recommendations for workplace support.

Understand parental leave entitlements for employees expecting twins or multiples, plus best practices for supporting parents facing unique challenges with multiple babies.

Learn about preterm baby payments, keeping-in-touch hours, and best practices for supporting employees with premature births in New Zealand.

Understand how to support employees through pregnancy termination with this guide to leave entitlements and best practices for New Zealand employers.

Learn how to support employees who experience miscarriage or stillbirth with this comprehensive guide to NZ parental leave entitlements and best practices.

Get the top 10 questions to ask employees about parental leave. Build a better, more inclusive policy with our free feedback toolkit.

Understanding KiwiSaver employer contributions during unpaid parental leave

A quick guide for HR on managing annual leave entitlements when employees change contracted hours, including key rules, common mistakes, and how to stay compliant.

Understand how taking parental leave can impact your peoples’ annual leave payouts

Discover how financial stress impacts employee wellbeing, productivity, and retention—and what employers can do to reduce it. Practical insights and solutions from Crayon.

Find out how much rolling out a parental leave policy will cost your business

Use these powerful stats to help you make the case for a better parental leave policy at your workplace

Avoid the most common employer mistakes around parental leave—from unclear policies to rushed returns. Here’s what to fix for a better employee experience.

How to establish expectations around communication while your people are on parental leave

The pros and cons of topping up your employees’ paid parental leave vs offering them full pay

Going on parental leave can affect the value of annual leave—even if you take just a single day of partner's leave

Practical actions you can take if you experience pregnancy discrimination at work

Ele Quigan shares how she and her husband navigated the finances of having two kids within 15 months

Mela Lush shares her experience jumping into entrepreneurship from parental leave

kōura and Crayon on the biggest expenses at each age and stage - and what you can do about it.