1. What does the word Dignity mean to you?Dignity is a very simple word that addresses a much larger framework of how all individuals deserve to be treated. Treating people with dignity means that ...
Staff Blog Interview: Communications & Engagement Coordinator - Suni Hermon
What's your role at Dignity?I support the Dignity team with communication and engagement. What's the favourite part of your job? Collaboration is my favourite and most treasured way of getting thi...
Woman of the Month: Christine Langdon
Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m co-founder and Chief of Good at The Good Registry - a gift website where you can give or ask to receive goodness instead of stuff. That takes up about half my time...
Jacinta wrote this opinion piece for The Guardian on the Government roll out of period products to schools.Click here to read the article
Woman of the Month: Jacqui O'Connor
1.Tell us a bit about yourself. Explain both your jobs and Heart Place.Kia Ora, I’m Jacqui O’Connor. I’ve been a Registered Nurse for 26 years, working with women & families & in psychosoci...
Woman of the Month: Erin Polaczuk
Tell us a bit about yourself.I am a national secretary for PSA Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi, the largest union in Aotearoa. I am from a large, Polish Catholic working class family and commit my li...
NZ Government rolling free period products out in June 2021.
It is amazing to see the feedback from the free period products initial rollout in the Waikato. For students, a lack of access to period products not only exacerbates feelings of shame and a gender...
Woman of the Month: Alice Pennington
1. Tell us a bit about yourself.I'm a fairly recent arrival to Aotearoa having only been here for two and a half years! I made my way here via many countries and many different jobs and now I'm luc...
Woman of the Month: Dr Sarah Donovan
Tell us a bit about yourself.I teach in a postgraduate public health programme at Otago University and have research interests in women’s health in particular menstrual wellbeing as an equity issue...
Woman of the Month: Tracey Taylor
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. I'm Mum to a gorgeous 5-year-old boy named Sebbie. I love to see things through his eyes and watch him discover the world. Having worked in the UK, Asia, US and Aus...
Scotland makes period products free for those in need! New Zealand should follow
We’re ecstatic that Scotland is providing free period products for all those that need them. We’ve been looking to Scotland as the leader in this space ever since they first announced free period p...
Woman of the Month: Helen Robinson
1. What does Dignity mean to you?Dignity epitomises everything important - my personal mantra for the past 30 years "to do good at scale". Every person and every organisation has the potential to d...
