Starship Foundation harnesses the love and support of New Zealander's to provide leading healthcare to New Zealand children.

Mobile Phone Appeal

Starship's Mobile Phone Appeal is a fantastic way you can help Starship kids, and the environment, without handing over a cent!

In just over two years Starship's Mobile Phone Recycling Appeal has raised over $1 million for Starship Hospital.

You can now safely dispose of your old mobile phones while help caring for Starship's children, and the environment - it's a win-win situation!

Just pick up one of our ParcelPost™ Freepost envelopes from any branch of ASB Bank, Barfoot & Thompson, Telecom, The Warehouse or Warehouse Stationery or Vodafone. Pop in your old phone, mail it to us and you're done. Envelopes are also regularly inserted into national newspapers and magazines.

Telecom NZ, Vodafone and 2degrees all have mobile phone drop off points in their stores.

Want to get your school involved in collecting old mobile phones? The School Phone Swap is a great programme where your school can trade in old mobiles for exciting educational resources.

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We are happy to receive any make and model of mobile phone regardless of condition. Phones in working order are refurbished and exported to places such as Hong Kong, China or to Eastern Europe, while those beyond repair are recycled through the correct environmental channels.

If you have a large quantity of phones to send in, simply package them in a box and contact us on the details below for collection or postal information.

Call us on 09 377 4750, email us a question or read our Frequently Asked Questions.

The Starship Mobile Phone Appeal is proudly supported by:

The Mobile Phone Appeal supports the national Starship Air Ambulance Service which brings hundreds of children to Starship every year. Children like Jock who was flown up after the first Christchurch earthquake in September 2010.

Read Jock's story