National manoeuvres to get paid parental leave flexibility on Parliament's agenda "Credit where credit is due," says PM, hinting Government is willing to work with Opposition. Stuff Paid parental leave to increase to 26 weeks Prime Minister Jacinda Adern says the change will be in place from July 2020. Stuff Govt to legislate for shared paid parental leave The government will introduce legislation allowing parents to split paid parental leave, possibly early next year. RNZ www.newshub.co.nz Paid parental leave extended for pre-term babies Parents of pre-term babies will now be entitled to a maximum of 27 weeks paid parental leave. Stuff Unicef calls for New Zealand to extend paid parental leave New Zealand's current system doesn't leave enough time for our babies to get the breastmilk they need to thrive, says Unicef. Stuff