Regular connection
A friendly place for parents and caregivers to meet, ask questions, and build local support.
Te Anau and wider Fiordland
A simple local hub for Fiordland families.
Find what is happening for whanau, catch up on newsletters, and connect with the services, projects, and people supporting families across Fiordland.
About us
Community-led support, gathered in one practical place.
Fiordland Families Network helps make local information easier to find for parents, caregivers, tamariki, and wider whanau. The website is being shaped as a calm, mobile-friendly place to share updates, projects, directories, and trusted local contacts.
The first version keeps things deliberately simple: useful content first, room to grow later. Committee members will be able to keep newsletters, resources, projects, and page content up to date over time.
Projects and activities
What families might look for first.
Before and after baby arrives
Information, links, and support pathways for pregnancy, birth, and early parenting.
Welcoming new families
Helping new and returning families feel connected to the people and places around them.
Borrow and learn
A place to list useful books, guides, speaker notes, and parent education resources.
Learning differences support
Space for information, contacts, events, and support options for diverse learners.
Occasional projects
Room for shared events such as pukapuka parties, visiting speakers, and seasonal activities.
Newsletters
Current and past updates, easy to find.
The newsletter area can host the newest issue at the top, keep back issues available, and invite local contributions, guest writers, and suggested topics.
Resources and directories
A starting point for local services, links, and PDFs.
Directory areas
- New families booklet and community directory
- Childcare, schools, after-school activities, and sports
- Medical, wellbeing, relationship, and parenting support
- Parks, playgrounds, local groups, and online communities
Useful launch decisions
- Which directories stay as PDFs and which become web pages
- How listings are reviewed and kept current
- What must be ready for launch and what can wait
Future-friendly
Designed so the committee can update it.
Upload PDFs
Edit pages
Add projects
Update bios
Improve metadata
Contact
Have a local listing, update, or idea?
The first launch can include confirmed committee contact details, social links, and a simple pathway for families or local groups to share updates.