Ngā Pou Kōkiri o Waikato

29/01/2026

We are so excited that our research was shared in the Waikato Times last week.🥰
Go to https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360932425/sound-check-how-babies-womb-respond-music to read the full article or check it out in the photos.
If you like to be a part of our research, contact us on [email protected] or click on https://waikato.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwnkmgGl7qcfBUa to register your interest. We are looking forward to hearing from you. 😊

23/09/2025

Are you pregnant and would you like to know how your pēpi responds to music? Join us for a session at Waikato Hospital! We are looking forward to hearing from you!😊

18/03/2025

Are you interested to see how your pēpi reacts to music? Come and join us for a session at Waikato Hospital!

Contact us today on [email protected], or register via https://waikato.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwnkmgGl7qcfBUa.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

10/03/2025

** new study alert **

We are excited to present you a new study, run by one of our PhD students, Jenn Howell:

This study is part of the requirements of a PhD in psychology through the University of Waikato. All information will be kept confidential and anonymous.

There is an optional draw for a $50 Warehouse gift card as a thank you for your time.

Please go to https://waikato.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sYnRfL8Oik6ITA
or email the principal researcher: Jenn Howell, on [email protected]
or her supervisor, Dr Nicola Starkey [email protected]

27/11/2024

30/04/2024

**New Study Alert**

Are you (or do you know someone) pregnant? Would you like to take part in the research investigating how fetuses respond to music? 🎶 We would love to hear from you!

For more information contact us at [email protected]

18/04/2024

Sandi looks at upbringing with Sally Phillips, Josh Pugh, Aaron Simmonds and Alan Davies.

09/10/2023

Rural whānau deserve local Primary Birthing Facilities and maternal support systems. Show your support for Huntly birthing whānau & LMCs.

1. Sign the petition
www.change.org/p/save-huntly-s-birth-unit
2. Like & share their page

Arohanui Tamara & Libby

05/07/2023

12/05/2023

This is baby Emmelia who took part in our study with her hapū māmā Candra back in February when she was only 33 weeks. She has been earth side since the 3rd of April and we were lucky enough to receive these gorgeous photos along with some positive feedback from Candra about her experience taking part in our research 🥰

Thank you so much to the 130 amazing māmā and pēpi who have taken part in our study so far. If you are pregnant and are interested in taking part in research, we are still looking for more participants so please see the link on our page for more information or get in touch: [email protected]

11/04/2023

Happy Easter from the Ngā Pou Kōkiri team! I hope all whānau and tamariki enjoyed the long weekend. We're looking forward to another week of research and meeting māmā that are scheduled to participate this week. Check out the link in our description for more information about our study 😊

02/04/2023

Light is very useful in our fetal studies, allowing us to project patterns to the fetus through the maternal abdomen. Another way light can be used to study brain development in infants is discussed in this youtube link. An excellent video by University College London!

How can we use light to study human tissue? Dr Rob Cooper and Dr Liam Collins-Jones from UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering talk about how advanc...