Month: June 2018

National Volunteer Week – Celebrating Mac The Travelling Knitter

Mac knitting away whilst parked up in Queenstown

Mac The Travelling Knitter Mac MacMillian, is a truly unique volunteer! While most of our volunteer knitters, sewers and quilters create their garments at home in front of the telly, Mac does quite the opposite. Mac and his wife travel around NZ in their campervan and Mac knits along the way, sending parcels of knitting… Read more »

All Blacks visit Wellington Children’s Hospital!

Te Awanui meets the All Blacks

Patients and families at Wellington Children’s Hospital were surprised by a visit from the All Blacks on Friday 15th June!   All Blacks players Jeff Toomaga-Allen, Liam Squire and Sam Cane came along and visited the children in Ward 1, Ward 2 and the Day Ward. This was prior to their second test match of… Read more »

Hundreds of pyjamas distributed to sick Wellington children to keep them warm this winter – and more are needed!

Wellington Regional Children's Hospital Clinical Nurse Specialist Charlotte Stanczuk, with Paediatric Community Nurses Kerry Dellabarca and Helen Orr and some of the pyjamas.

Wellington Hospitals Foundation’s ‘Hospi’s Pyjamas for Winter Appeal’ is making a huge difference for sick children this winter, thanks to the amazing support of the community. The appeal, which is calling for donations of brand new flannelette pyjamas to help keep sick kids warm this winter, was launched following significant demand from Wellington Regional Children’s… Read more »