Starship Foundation

Starship Foundation The Starship Foundation generates funds to help give our children better health and brighter futures

This Christmas, families across New Zealand are missing a precious child whoโ€™s in Starship Hospital. Favourite places, l...
17/12/2025

This Christmas, families across New Zealand are missing a precious child whoโ€™s in Starship Hospital. Favourite places, like the beach chair, are empty.

Meet Keaki, 9 months.

He has spent almost every day of his life in Starship Hospital with complex breathing and feeding issues. His parents dream of a Christmas when he can be home.

Your support for Starship will help children like Keaki to get home sooner.

Donate now to help fill the empty chair: https://givetostarship.org.nz/

A huge shout-out to the amazing team from Mercury who joined our elves to pack hundreds of Christmas presents for childr...
15/12/2025

A huge shout-out to the amazing team from Mercury who joined our elves to pack hundreds of Christmas presents for children in Starship Hospital.

Our workshop was buzzing with Christmas spirit as wonderful volunteers rolled up their sleeves to ensure every child in Starship could be sprinkled with a little magic.

Because of your time and effort, Santa was able to deliver presents and joy to the children.

A special sleigh-load of thanks also goes to ZURU Toys and everyone in our community who donated gifts this year - your generosity has kept Santaโ€™s shelves well stocked!

From all of us at Starship Foundation โ€“ THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity! ๐Ÿ’ซ

14/12/2025

No family wants an empty chair at Christmas.
Your support helps Starship kids get back to the places they belong.

๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†. https://bit.ly/4q3BMUU

This Christmas, families across New Zealand are missing a precious child whoโ€™s in Starship Hospital. Favourite places, l...
12/12/2025

This Christmas, families across New Zealand are missing a precious child whoโ€™s in Starship Hospital. Favourite places, like the playground swing, are empty.

Meet Briar, 18 months.

Briar had major spinal surgery that saved her ability to walk. Her parents say her care in Starship Hospital was exceptional.

You can support kids like Briar to get home sooner - by donating to Starship.

Donate now to help fill the empty chair: https://givetostarship.org.nz/

Magic moments at Starship Hospital as children take turns to light up the iconic Sky Tower. Eight-year-old Myah said, "๐‘ฐ...
11/12/2025

Magic moments at Starship Hospital as children take turns to light up the iconic Sky Tower. Eight-year-old Myah said, "๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’Ž ๐‘ธ๐’–๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’š ๐‘ป๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“!" ๐Ÿ‘‘

If youโ€™re in Auckland, you can watch the light show again tonight.

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฆ„๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’™

Meet Emily, 6. Her favourite chair at home โ€“ the art table - is empty because sheโ€™s back in Starship Hospital. Itโ€™s her ...
11/12/2025

Meet Emily, 6.

Her favourite chair at home โ€“ the art table - is empty because sheโ€™s back in Starship Hospital. Itโ€™s her third Christmas in hospital - and twice sheโ€™s needed Starshipโ€™s National Air Ambulance for lifesaving care.

By donating to Starship, you can help Emily and the other children who can't be home for Christmas.

Donate now to help fill the empty chair: givetostarship.org.nz

๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’†๐’š๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’š ๐‘ป๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•!Starship children will be running the light show and trust us, they have big ima...
10/12/2025

๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’†๐’š๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’š ๐‘ป๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•!
Starship children will be running the light show and trust us, they have big imaginations. Will it be rainbow? Fire truck red? Spiderman? Frozen blue? Youโ€™ll have to wait and seeโ€ฆ

Last Christmas, Scotty the Sky Tower mascot surprised our Starship kids with a visit they absolutely adored and weโ€™re thrilled to be bringing that magic back again tonight.

If youโ€™re in Auckland, look up at the big needle in the sky and spare a thought for all the children spending Christmas in hospital. Thanks to moments like this, they get to take their minds off treatment and feel just a little more special.

Make sure youโ€™re following along on Instagram for the big reveal!

This week, our furry friends Ranger, the therapy dog, and his mate Bene, the Italian Greyhound, paid a heartwarming visi...
10/12/2025

This week, our furry friends Ranger, the therapy dog, and his mate Bene, the Italian Greyhound, paid a heartwarming visit to the children at Starshipโ€™s Northern Health School. Along with our wonderful team of Starship volunteers, they brought some much-needed festive cheer and cuddles to the kids.

09/12/2025

For some families, thereโ€™s an empty chair this Christmas.
A chair belonging to a much-missed child who is instead spending Christmas in Starship Hospital.

Visit the powerful photo gallery on display at Auckland Airport to see the real faces behind the empty chairs dotted around New Zealand.

Children like Emily, Briar, Keaki, and Maya - theyโ€™ve all had their care in Starship enhanced by your support. Every donation helps them get home sooner.

Donate now: https://givetostarship.org.nz/

Today our Starship leadership team swapped meetings for mistletoe (wellโ€ฆ almost!) and spent the morning dressed in full ...
09/12/2025

Today our Starship leadership team swapped meetings for mistletoe (wellโ€ฆ almost!) and spent the morning dressed in full Christmas cheer, walking the wards and spreading a little magic. โœจ๐ŸŽ„

They visited our incredible nurses, doctors and hospital staff, the people who keep Starship humming all year long, and shared festive spirit with patients and families who canโ€™t be home this Christmas.

It was a chance to say thank you, to connect, and to bring a moment of joy to those spending the holidays in hospital.

Thank you to Desiree Costume Hire for lending us these festive costumes๐Ÿ’ซโค๏ธ

Our Christmas Present Drop-Off is OPEN! From 8th โ€“ 15th December, you can bring your gifts to Starship Foundation and h...
08/12/2025

Our Christmas Present Drop-Off is OPEN!

From 8th โ€“ 15th December, you can bring your gifts to Starship Foundation and help bring Christmas joy to children in hospital.

Look what has already arrived! We are so grateful for your generosity. Your kindness helps raise smiles, laughter, and a little Christmas magic to children who need it most. ๐ŸŽ„โœจ

For gift ideas, go to https://bit.ly/4oKXsEr

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