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New livery for Foundation cars

We are incredibly grateful to our Charity Partner Capital City Motors, Wellington region’s leading Ford and Mazda dealers, who have generously sponsored the Wellington Hospital’s Foundation cars for many years. It’s very exciting to see our new Mazda dressed in the new Te Wao Nui Child Health Service branding – it looks fantastic! Keep an… Read more »

Thanks to all our collectors

Our heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who braved Wellington’s wintry weather and kindly turned out to collect for our soggy children’s hospital Street Appeal. If you missed them on Friday please donate HERE.

“It was the scariest thing I’d ever witnessed”

Fayth is incredibly grateful for the good care her wee boy Wolfgang received at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital.  By way of thanks she volunteered to assist with our Annual Street Appeal TODAY and has kindly given up her whole day to collect!     Wolfgang was born with Achondroplasia which is a genetic condition and type… Read more »

Please give generously when you see our collectors TODAY!

Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital Annual Street Appeal is on TODAY!   With more than 87,000 child health visits from sick and seriously injured children every year, please give generously when you see our fantastic volunteer collectors or donate HERE.

Support for Mental Health

The new Mark Dunajtschik Mental Health Centre, to be built on the Hutt Hospital campus is another reflection of Mark Dunajtschik’s amazing generosity and desire to create better health services for the people of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. This modern, fit-for-purpose facility will be a lifeline for the increasing numbers of adults facing a mental health crisis,… Read more »

Eye Clinic gets much needed facelift

Patients, staff and visitors to Wellington Hospital’s Eye Clinic will no longer be surrounded by bare walls. Thanks to the Foundation’s generous supporters we have funded a television for the main waiting area, as well as a number of new artworks. The striking black and white historical photographs of Wellington city, brighten and add interest… Read more »

Hutt City Rotary raffle winners announced

Earlier in the year our friends at Hutt City Rotary raffled off a new 2022 Kia Picanto car, amongst other prizes to raise funds for the two whānau spaces in the new children’s hospital. The winner, Elizabeth Robinson, pictured here with hospital gift ship co-manager, Lita Mistry (who sold her the winning ticket), told us… Read more »

Mark Dunajtschik announces up to $50 million for new mental health unit

Congratulations to Mark Dunajtschik, who was last night named a Wellington icon at the Wellington Gold Awards.  This is a well-deserved accolade for an amazing man.   As well as donating $50 million to build Te Wao Nui, our new regional children’s hospital, Mark also took the opportunity to announce that he and partner Dorothy Spotswood… Read more »