A Star Is Born

26/05/2026

A great opportunity to join & get some support ❤️

Kia ora koutou, our online support meeting for May is happening this Thursday 28th of May. This meeting is for all bereaved whānau. We start at 8:00pm and go untill about 9:15-9:30pm.

This is a supportive space to kōrero and share about your precious baby/babies with other bereaved parents. If you would like to join us, please email our Sands NZ Secretary at [email protected] for details. Please note, to register you will need to provide your contact phone number and location in NZ.

If it feels a bit scary to join, we understand. It’s really just a chance to connect with other bereaved parents and talk about your baby and how you are doing 🧡💜

21/05/2026

Join Still Mums along with other bereaved parents/whānau on the 31st May ❤️

Join us on 31st May for the opening of our Connection Space.

A place you can come and simply be – no pressure, no expectations, just a cosy and supportive environment.

As we look ahead, our monthly support group Sips of Solidarity will begin soon, and together we will continue shaping how this space can best support our community.

Please note this is for bereaved whānau – our health and bereavement care providers open morning is on 11th June 💜

09/05/2026

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Ngā mihi me te aroha nui mō te Rā o Māmā.
Happy Mother’s Day to those who carry their child/children in their hearts rather than their arms.
Thinking of all these special Mum’s today 💜🧡

05/05/2026

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Kia ora koutou, please join us in celebrating the wonderful mahi midwives do accross Aotearoa. Making a difference to our special community, one whānau at a time 🧡💜

03/05/2026

A Star is Born want to extend our heartfelt love to whānau who have had to make the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to their pēpi for medical reasons 💛

You are not alone 👼🏼

Today, on Termination for Medical Reason Awareness Day, we acknowledge the parents who have had to make the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to their baby due to medical reasons.

No one should have to face this journey alone. If you or someone you know has experienced this loss, support is available. 💜🧡

03/05/2026

A mother's love doesn't end—it carries on, even through loss 🤍

19/04/2026

Another beautiful organisation doing precious mahi ❤️
Still Mums

12/04/2026

For our Gore & Southland whānau 🤍🤍🤍

We have been told about this amazing network that has begun in Gore.
For the 5 years from 2018-2022 there were 176 pregnancy and infant losses for the Southern district.
If you or someone you know could benefit from support, this is a safe place to start.
Kia kaha ❤️

02/04/2026

What a huge step forward for Aotearoa 🤍🤍

Today is an important step forward for our baby loss whānau across Aotearoa 🧡💜

Tuituia te Kahu / National Bereavement Care Pathway for Perinal Loss Report has been officially published by Te Whatu Ora/ Health NZ. Sands NZ has been involved in the Technical Advisory Group that put this report together, including Vicki Culling as a Co-Chair and Melanie Tarrant as a member.

Tuituia te Kahu sets a clear national direction for compassionate, culturally safe and consistent bereavement care.

Sands NZ welcomes this report and its focus on creating clearer, more compassionate, and better‑supported pathways for those navigating this heart breaking journey. Every recommendation reflects what so many parents have told us for years: that their grief deserves recognition, their voices deserve to be heard, and their care should never depend on where they live.

A link to the report can be found in the comments.

31/03/2026

A gentle reminder.. 🤍

A gentle reminder this April Fools Day, pregnancy is no joke.

We know it can be tempting to share fake pregnancy news on April Fool’s Day, but we want to remind you that an innocent joke can cause a lot of hurt and distress to those in your life who have experienced baby loss.

1-2 of every 10 pregnancies in NZ ends in a miscarriage.

1 in every 100 pregnancies after 20 weeks of pregnancy in NZ ends in a loss.

1 in 4 couples in NZ experience infertility.

Please think before you make a fake pregnancy announcement this April 1st.
Many of your whānau and friends are going through struggles you have no idea about ♥️