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The House that Wellington Rugby Built – BUILD BEGINS!

The House that Wellington Rugby Built!

We are excited to share that Wellington Hospitals Foundation’s long term charity partner, Wellington Rugby Football Union, are building a house to raise money for Junior Rugby and Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital! ‘The House that Wellington Rugby Built’ will be auctioned off at its completion, where the successful buyer will walk away with the keys to… Read more »

Rotary club helps find veins at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital!

Charlotte Stanczuk (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital) shows Mark Chiu and Patricia Cooper (Rotary Club of Mt Victoria members) how the AccuVien Device works.

Rotary club helps find veins at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital! Children’s tiny veins will now be a lot easier to find at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital thanks to the Rotary Club of Mount Victoria. Wellington Hospitals Foundation, Wellington Children’s Hospital’s official charity, has received a grant from the club to purchase a brand new AccuVein… Read more »

NZ Police deliver Christmas gifts to Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital!

The Police arrive at Wellington Children's Hospital!

A team from New Zealand Police visited the children’s hospital yesterday morning to deliver gifts they collected as part of a Christmas toy appeal for sick kids. Boxes of gifts were collected from staff at the New Zealand Police College, Police National Headquarters, and the Lower North Island and Upper South Island Police stations. The… Read more »

New children’s hospital build begins!

Wellington Children's Hospital patient Eddie presents Mark Dunajtschik with a gift

Ceremony marks the start of New Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital construction. Wellington Hospitals Foundation and Hospi were delighted to be at the Mauri stone-laying ceremony, held at Wellington Regional Hospital today, to mark the start of the construction of our New Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital.   The 7000-square metre, three-storey new children’s hospital is expected… Read more »

2018 Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal is underway!

The 2018 Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal in underway! This year celebrates the 12th year of the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal for Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital. The Foundation (as the official charity of Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital) is delighted to once again be working with Countdown to help fund the beds for our new Wellington Regional… Read more »

Wellington community comes together to keep kids warm this winter!

Charlie and Jack - delivered a whole box from karori families

Together, the greater Wellington Community have donated over 7000 pairs of pyjamas to Wellington Hospitals Foundation’s ‘Hospi’s Pyjamas for Winter Appeal’. The appeal saw families, kindergartens, schools, community groups, businesses, and hundreds of individuals come together to donate pyjamas or make a monetary donation online. The donated pyjamas are being distributed by the team at… 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 »

Pyjama Appeal Launched to Keep Sick Kids Warm this Winter

Hospi's Pyjamas for Winter Appeal

Wellington Hospitals Foundation has launched a new ‘Hospi’s Pyjamas for Winter Appeal’, after significant demand from Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital for new pairs of pyjamas to keep sick kids warm at night. The appeal will help many kids in the Wellington region stay warm and well this winter. Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital sees a significant… Read more »

NEW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL UPDATE

WOW A New Children's Hospital

New Children’s Hospital Underway!  We are delighted to announce that work has now begun on our brand new Children’s Regional Hospital. We expect the hospital to be completed as soon as 2020! Timetable on time! Doctors, nurses, hospital staff, designers, architects, community, Mr Dunajtschik and many others have been working hard since the announcement on… Read more »