Parenting Place x Spark
We’ve partnered with Spark to support your whānau with practical tools and expert advice for raising kids in the digital age.
Spark Kids Plan
New Zealand’s first mobile plan built for kids, designed specifically with parents in mind – to feel confident and in control.
Whether your tamariki are catching the bus, staying with relatives, or running late – the Spark Kids Plan helps you stay connected when it matters most.
The plan includes:
- No Spark marketing emails or texts sent to your kids
- A total of 2GB data, with 1GB loaded upfront and the remaining allocated by the parent
- Unlimited minutes to Spark mobiles
- 100 minutes and texts to NZ numbers
- 10% off Spotify Premium
- Additional charges blocked within NZ*
- Access to the Spark Voicemail App
- Access to a free Parent Hub – with guides, tips, and practical advice developed in partnership with Parenting Place.
Learn more about the Spark Kids Plan here
Online Course
Digital Parenting: Raising kids in an online world
Parenting Place's self-directed online course will be available from 26 August*. In the course, you’ll learn how to decide when your child is ready for a device, set healthy screen-time boundaries, understand online risks (and how to reduce them), and support your child’s digital wellbeing.
Find out more*The first 500 Spark customers to sign up to Kids Plan from 4 August will receive free access to our new online course 'Digital parenting: Raising kids in an online world'. Find out more about this exclusive offer. Terms apply.
Why we’re doing this
At Parenting Place, we’re all about supporting whānau to thrive – and more than ever before that includes life online.
We know technology is part of growing up today, but it shouldn’t feel hard. Our partnership with Spark is about giving parents the tools and confidence to raise digitally savvy, emotionally resilient kids. From their first phone to managing screen time, we’re here to help you feel clued up every step of the way.
Let’s navigate this together.