I stepped into a parental leave cover role at Whānau Āwhina Plunket and quickly hit the ground running alongside a close-knit and supportive communications team. During my time there, I worked across a wide range of marketing and communication collateral, including campaign materials, social media content, posters, banners, presentations, educational resources, corporate documents, and fundraising materials that helped support community initiatives and engagement efforts.

It was a meaningful role that allowed me to combine design, storytelling, and communication to help support whānau and families across Aotearoa. As someone who personally experienced Plunket’s support as a parent years earlier, being able to give back through my work felt incredibly full circle and, honestly, a little like finding my ikigai.