Talk:Plunket Society

Rebranding

Note new logo should be uploaded to go in the infobox - see image in news story. --Zeborah (talk) 09:07, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Accuracy of information

An anonymous editor is substantially rewriting the article, saying that the information in it is inaccurate. The information in question is sourced to the website of the Plunket Society. I have removed a claim which is not supported by those sources. I have asked the editor to explain their position on this talk page, but they have not done so, and their last edit did not even have an edit summary. The editor has said their edits are supported by two books, A fence at the Top by Gordon Parry 1982 and I was a Plunket Baby by Jim Sullivan 2007 but has failed to cite them. I have these books on order. To prevent further disruption to the article until I can view these books, I have semi-protected it for a week. I still hope the editor will engage in discussion here.-gadfium 08:33, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

I have reviewed these sources. The point of contention is the degree to which the Māori midwives Mere Harper and Ria Tikini were influential in the founding of Plunket. A Fence at the Top does not mention Harper or Tikini at all. I Was a Plunket Baby very briefly mentions "Mrs Harper" as a neighbour who helped with washing, and does not mention Tikini. I also reviewed Plunket Pioneers by Joyce Powell 2003, but this book's focus is on the period after 1940, and the brief coverage of earlier history does not mention the two Māori midwives. It is not surprising that these books do not cover them, because it was not until 2020 that Plunket acknowledged their role in a change to their branding and website. This is covered by Radio New Zealand and Plunket's website. It is incorrect to remove information on these women on the basis of the books published earlier.-gadfium 23:55, 8 July 2020 (UTC)