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Grant Thornton tee up fantastic fundraiser

Huge thanks to Grant Thornton New Zealand Wellington for teeing up an incredible Charity Golf Day last week.  It was an outstanding day to hit the green at Boulcotts Farm Heritage Golf Club with all proceeds going towards projects for Te Wao Nui Child Health Service.  It’s safe to say that with their help, we… Read more »

Buddle Findlay:  Enhancing paediatric care at Te Wao Nui Child Health Service

Buddle Findlay Child Health Foundation have been a valuable long-standing partner of Wellington Hospitals Foundation.  In an exciting new collaboration, we recently announced a three-year charity partnership agreement that allows us to work together to enhance the services provided by Te Wao Nui Child Health Service.  As one of our major supporters, this partnership has… Read more »

Kapiti Coast crafty Christmas quilters

Our huge thanks to all members of the very talented Kapiti Coast Quilters group who kindly crafted and donated beautiful Christmas stockings and gifts for Te Wao Nui Children’s Hospital. Pictured:  Sally Barton WHF and Margaret Atkins

World Marudào Karate kicking it with kindness

Thank you to our Charity Partner World Marudao Karate.  It was wonderful to welcome students from the club to Te Wao Nui Children’s Hospital last night.  Every year they kindly walk from their dojo in Berhampore to drop in Christmas gifts to kids spending time in hospital over the holiday period.

20 years of extraordinary volunteer service

This week we enjoyed a Christmas lunch with many of our amazing volunteers.   We were also thrilled to be able to acknowledge and celebrate the tremendous service of Margaret Lucas.  Margaret was one of our very first hospital volunteers, and started her volunteering as a Pink Lady after answering an ad in the newspaper.  She… Read more »

Farewell to our volunteer elder-statesman

This week we farewell our esteemed volunteer elder-statesman Derek Smith who has been a cornerstone of the Wellington Regional Hospital volunteer guiding team for the past two decades! Over the years Derek has clocked up thousands of miles across the hospital campus, helping patients and visitors navigate the confusing maze of buildings so that they… Read more »

Police, pooches and pressies for Te Wao Nui

Children and young people in Te Wao Nui Children’s Hospital were treated to a very special Christmas visit from the Wellington District Police this morning.  There were smiles all round as members of the police team, the Dive Squad and a couple of excited pooches, went bedside handing out gifts.  Our huge thanks to the… Read more »

Buddle Findlay spreading festive joy

It was so lovely to welcome Santa and a few of Buddle Findlay’s Summer Clerks to Te Wao Nui Children’s Hospital this morning!  Buddle Findlay have been spreading festive cheer and putting smiles on the faces of sick tamariki since 2004. Joining them were the fantastically talented face painters from BodyFX

Christmas Baubles on the Bridge

Every year generous local businesses and families help bring a little Christmas joy to patients, staff and visitors to Wellington Regional Hospital. This year we launched a new Baubles on the Bridge campaign, with large colourful baubles take centre stage on the Link Bridge that connects the main hospital complex with Te Wao Nui Children’s… Read more »

Thoughtful gesture for sick kids this Christmas

A big shout out to Keddie (left) and Bree for their thoughtfulness in creating activity packs for children spending time in hospital over Christmas.  The girls were inspired to help as part of their work in this year’s William Pike Challenge, organised by Samuel Marsden Collegiate School for Y8 students. Bree and her sister know… Read more »