Our Partners

phil&teds

Our primary sponsor is phil&teds. phil&teds has supported the Trust for five years in a number of ways. Each year the New Zealand company donates thousands of phil&teddy bears to help young children get through the emotional stress of surgery.

The bear programme aims to make children's surgery experience that little more 'bearable'. They realise that hospital can sometimes be a scary and lonely experience for anyone, let alone children. The phil&teddy bear is used to explain the surgical procedure to children before they undergo their operation. 'phil&teddy' is theirs to adopt, name and take home.

Chris Parkin

A Wellington City Councillor for nine years before retiring in 2004, Chris Parkin has been involved in Wellington's arts, business and cultural scene for many years. He is consistently serving the community through sponsorship of many organisations in the visual arts, film, theatre, music and dance, as well as several charities including the Life Flight Trust, IHC, Ronald MacDonald House, Child Cancer and Clown Doctors. Currently he is Chairman of the New Zealand Affordable Arts Trust, Wellington Venues Ltd, Chairman of Te Whaia Services and is a Trustee of the Hannah Playhouse. In the 2011 Queens Birthday honours list he was awarded a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts and business.

Evolution Healthcare

Evolution Healthcare, one of New Zealand's leading providers of private hospital services, have committed to sponsoring our Otago University summer studentships for 2015/2016. Acurity Health Group owns and operates three hospitals - Wakefield and Bowen Hospitals in Wellington and Royston Hospital in Hastings, along with investment holdings in Grace Hospital in Tauranga and Endoscopy Auckland and Laparoscopy Auckland.

Rotary Club of Wellington

The Rotary Club of Wellington, chartered on 7 June 1921, was the first Rotary club in New Zealand. The foundation of their work is to provide service to build stronger, better functioning communities, in Wellington, New Zealand and in neighbouring countries. With around 160 members, their membership comprises a wide range of people and professions, with an equally diverse range of backgrounds and personal interests.