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Anticipating becoming a Dad

In this video, produced by the Great Fathers parenting organisation, New Zealand men talk about the anticipation of becoming fathers and what having a baby means to them.

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Reference: Great Fathers: Ordinary Men Make Great Fathers

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Lesley Patterson, Parenting – Parenting advice and organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/46896/anticipating-becoming-a-dad (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Lesley Patterson, published 27 June 2018.