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  • From the archives: NZ’s first Dad Tutor

    From the archives: NZ’s first Dad Tutor

    Back in 1995, John Grubner made the local newspaper for being New Zealand’s very first “HIPPY dad” tutor. The local community paper said at the time, “Mr Grubner is a rare breed as a HIPPY tutor because it is usually mums who are recruited from parents who have been through the programme...” Read more

  • Marissa's Story: "HIPPY gave me confidence"

    Marissa's Story: "HIPPY gave me confidence"

    Marissa was 18 when she had her first baby. Shy and lacking confidence, she thought her working life was over. Until she started her son on the HIPPY programme and her confidence began to grow... Read more

  • Creating Connections in Kaikohe - with DIY Deodorant

    Creating Connections in Kaikohe - with DIY Deodorant

    Group meetings – or ‘whānau hui’ – are an important part of HIPPY, helping build connections and combat isolation. Kaikohe Coordinator, Emily Rogers, recently took her HIPPY whānau to a local drop-in centre/pregnancy hub and did a very cool enrichment activity making DIY deodorant... Read more

  • A Community Empowered thanks to HIPPY

    A Community Empowered thanks to HIPPY

    Back in 1997, Kelston cluster school principals met to discuss how they might better engage with local families and support parents. HIPPY became the catalyst that helped empower and engage the Kelston community... Read more

  • From the archives: NZ’s first Dad Tutor
  • Marissa's Story: "HIPPY gave me confidence"
  • Creating Connections in Kaikohe - with DIY Deodorant
  • A Community Empowered thanks to HIPPY
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HIPPY delivers $2.50 of social value for every $1 spent

HIPPY delivers $2.50 of social value for every $1 spent

Evaluating the impact of our programmes is an integral part of Great Potentials Foundation. We have been working with Impact Lab for the past few months so we can gain a deeper understanding of the social value and measurable good HIPPY brings to New Zealand society. Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 1st July, 2021

Updated: 13th December, 2021

From the archives: NZ’s first Dad Tutor

From the archives: NZ’s first Dad Tutor

Back in 1995, John Grubner made the local newspaper for being New Zealand’s very first “HIPPY dad” tutor. The local community paper said at the time, “Mr Grubner is a rare breed as a HIPPY tutor because it is usually mums who are recruited from parents who have been through the programme...” Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 19th April, 2021

Marissa's Story:

Marissa's Story: "HIPPY gave me confidence"

Marissa was 18 when she had her first baby. Shy and lacking confidence, she thought her working life was over. Until she started her son on the HIPPY programme and her confidence began to grow... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 7th April, 2021

Updated: 8th April, 2021

Creating Connections in Kaikohe - with DIY Deodorant

Creating Connections in Kaikohe - with DIY Deodorant

Group meetings – or ‘whānau hui’ – are an important part of HIPPY, helping build connections and combat isolation. Kaikohe Coordinator, Emily Rogers, recently took her HIPPY whānau to a local drop-in centre/pregnancy hub and did a very cool enrichment activity making DIY deodorant... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 24th March, 2021

Updated: 31st March, 2021

A Community Empowered thanks to HIPPY

A Community Empowered thanks to HIPPY

Back in 1997, Kelston cluster school principals met to discuss how they might better engage with local families and support parents. HIPPY became the catalyst that helped empower and engage the Kelston community... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 2nd March, 2021

HIPPY Founder’s New Zealand Legacy

HIPPY Founder’s New Zealand Legacy

Professor Avima Lombard was HIPPY’s original founder back in 1969, in Israel. When she passed away in 2008, Dame Lesley Max wrote a piece in appreciation of Professor Lombard, giving us a glimpse into the legacy she created for us in New Zealand.... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 1st February, 2021

Updated: 3rd February, 2021

Pathways to Possibilities – Unleashing the Potential of HIPPY Tutors

Pathways to Possibilities – Unleashing the Potential of HIPPY Tutors

Great Potentials has partnered with HIPPY Australia to pilot a structured Tutor Development system, "Pathways to Possibilities" launching early in 2021... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 21st December, 2020

From the Archives: MaryAnne Schwenke

From the Archives: MaryAnne Schwenke

When mother-of-three, MaryAnne Schwenke started on the HIPPY programme, she discovered skills she didn't know she had and set out to achieve her dream of becoming a teacher... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 1st December, 2020

Updated: 22nd December, 2020

New HIPPY Coordinator Dives Right In

New HIPPY Coordinator Dives Right In

Introducing our brand new HIPPY Coordinator for Henderson South, Christine Wang, who started her new role in the middle of lockdown, but didn't let that hold her back from diving right in, and letting her community know all about HIPPY... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 3rd November, 2020

Updated: 3rd March, 2021

From the Archives: Marietta Ulugia

From the Archives: Marietta Ulugia

In this series, we are dipping into the archives to share inspiring HIPPY stories from years gone by. Here is the story of Marietta Ulugia, our HIPPY Coordinator in Otara from 2009-2011 - living proof of the success of HIPPY. Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 6th October, 2020

Updated: 18th January, 2021

Making Ice Cream, Shaping Lives

Making Ice Cream, Shaping Lives

Through play children solve problems, test out ideas and explore their imaginations. HIPPY helps parents create a fun learning environment at home where creativity is unleashed, bodies get moving and children develop a life-long love of learning... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 7th September, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Making a Difference: Girl With Cake Project

Making a Difference: Girl With Cake Project

Maiyah, a former "HIPPY child", is an 8-year-old girl from Hornby in Christchurch. Since she was five years old, Maiyah has been baking and selling cupcakes to raise money to help the homeless in her city. She’s just a young girl, but she’s making a huge difference... Read more

Posted to: HIPPY Stories

Published: 1st July, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

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  • MATES Mentees exploring the world of architecture and design

    MATES Mentees exploring the world of architecture and design

    Sixteen MATES Senior Mentees from Southern Cross Campus, Waitakere College and Auckland Girls Grammar School had a wonderful time visiting Jasmax...

  • A surprise for children turning five

    A surprise for children turning five

    To celebrate our children who turn five years old and get them ready for school, our Papakura Early Learning Centre has recently connected with School Start First Impressions...

  • Youth mentoring online workshop inspires young people

    Youth mentoring online workshop inspires young people

    Recently, our two MATES coordinators attended an online workshop “Sharing the Kaupapa 3 Whai Wāhitanga: Active Youth Participation...

  • MATES Mentor Induction 2022

    MATES Mentor Induction 2022

    Nearly 65 university students have started as our MATES Mentors 2022...

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  • HIPPY Locations

    Locations and contact details for HIPPY sites around New Zealand

  • HIPPY Programme

    HIPPY Programme

    HIPPY is a home-based Early Learning programme that helps parents from disadvantaged communities lay the foundation for their children’s success in school and later life...

  • Become a mentor

    Become a mentor

    If you are a tertiary student in Auckland and are interested in becoming a MATES mentor, please complete the online application form...

  • Community Funding

    We are immensely grateful to all of our supporters who contribute in various ways to Great Potentials Foundation. Your generosity truly impacts the lives of children, young people and families propelling them towards brighter futures.

  • MATES Programme

    MATES Programme

    MATES Mentoring and Tutoring programme addresses the underachievement in education of disadvantaged youth in New Zealand, intervening at key transition points to create pathways for success...

  • Contact Details

    Contact Details

    Address and contact information for Great Potentials Office and programmes

  • Our Mission

    Our Mission

    Working for and with children, young people and families to promote family function, relieve suffering, release potential, reduce disparities in New Zealand society, reduce crime and violence and break the cycle of disadvantage...

  • Work for us

    Work for us

    Situations vacant at Great Potentials Foundation

  • Family Service Centres

    Family Service Centres

    Our Family Service Centres assist the community with housing, food, health care, employment support and wellbeing services as well as offering early learning services, parenting programmes, playgroups, social workers in schools, counselling and more...

  • Takanini Family Service Centre

    Takanini Family Service Centre

    Family Service Centre Takanini opened its doors in January 2014. Our warm, colourful new Centre was established in partnership with the Counties Manukau Kindergarten Association, whose superb early learning centre provides a beautiful environment for the local children.

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