According to the findings of a groundbreaking study, women with a history of suicide risk are more likely to experience suicidal ideation or planning in the days surrounding menstruation.

The Coalition Government has committed $2.9 million for period products in state, state-integrated and kura for the next three years. The Period Place estimates that the 70,000 individuals experiencing the most severe period inequity in Aotearoa need $12.6 million worth of period products to address their basic menstrual health needs over the same timeframe.

On Monday 21st November 2022, leader of the opposition Christopher Luxon perpetuated harmful menstrual stigma when he characterised the access the period products in schools programme as something that is a hand-out to lazy excuse-making students and their families.

Meet Yvette Shum, Founder of Coralcone - the newest menstrual cup on the block made right here in Aotearoa.

Period Underwear are becoming more and more popular these days, haven’t tried them yet - we’re sharing what you need to know on this typer of period product!

An overview of the progress to period equity from our neighbours across the sea!

As a previous caregiver at an Early Childhood Centre before jumping onboard The Period Place Team, I’m always drawn to how we can make the conversation around periods a fun and interesting one for our tamariki (young children)- rather than the embarrassing and uncomfortable one many of us received when we were younger (if we got a talk around it at all!).

For every Period Pal purchased - Eve Wellness will be donating period products to The Period Place!

The time for body literacy was yesterday, but today is just as good a time to start.

Anyone else get excited when periods are mentioned on TV? Or is it just me?

A list of our favourite “period scenes” on TV shows.

With news around the Menstrual Bill in Spain, we are discussing what this means and what is happening more locally in this space.

Having not read the book by Sally Rooney, I knew nothing going into it and found myself shocked when, on the first episode, the main character Frances had such bad period pain she had to go to the bathroom feeling sick and ends up sleeping on the bathroom floor due to her period pain.

Period pain relief tips, because just bleeding isn’t enough apparently.

The first time I was asked to speak about menopause I was finishing up after a puberty talk and one of the Mum’s whispered in my ear whilst glancing nervously around: “did I ever talk about menopause?”

“What we keep noticing is that very few people have given them that safe space to ask questions that they are curious about on the topic of periods.”

“I was caught out badly at work, and needed a product immediately. I grabbed a pair of the new Regular Period Underwear by UbyKotex + Thinx, and chucked them on.”

What better way to look at periods this week than by doing a deep dive into periods in the Olympics.