Members of the Parenting Council
Viv Gurrey, CEO, Parents' Centres
Ian Grant CEO, Parents Inc
Bruce Pilbrow, General Manager, Parents Inc
Steven Hayns, Director, Triple P/Healthy Families Ltd
Esther Tumama Cowley-Malcolm, Manager, Pacific Families Study, Division of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, AUT
Janine Kaipo, Manager, Otangarei Youth, Sports and Recreation Trust, incorporating parenting/family programmes
Dame Lesley Max, CEO, Great Potentials Foundation (formerly Pacific Foundation
Anne Wilkinson, CEO, Parent-to-Parent

Council member groups
Parent to Parent: a national information and support network for parents, caregivers and whanau of children with special needs. Click here for more information.
Parents' Centres: a longstanding provider of antenatal and parenting education classes, through 54 centres around New Zealand. Click here for more information.
Great Potentials (formerly known as the Pacific Foundation): the provider of the 'Hippy programme' prepares under fives for school. Click here for more information.
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program): a parenting and family support strategy that aims to prevent severe behavioural, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents. Click here for more information.
Parents Inc: Parenting With Confidence: dedicated to improving the lives of families throughout New Zealand through the provision of seminars and other strategic resources, and aims to inspire and equip parents with the tools and the belief that they can raise a great family. Click here for more information.