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09.02.2010 » Top Kiwi Athletes Support Starship Foundation with Trade Me Bike Wise Month Auction
  As part of Bike Wise Month – New Zealand's annual celebration of two-wheeled transport – the New Zealand Transport Agency and top Kiwi athletes Hamish Carter and Alison Shanks are helping to raise money for the Starship Foundation through a Trade Me auction going live today.   Olympic... … more

23.12.2009 » Starship Celebrates Christmas
  This year Starship celebrated Christmas in style with its annual Christmas Party held on Wednesday 9th December.   Children from all areas of the hospital crowded into the Atrium for a spectacular show featuring girl group Awkward Silence from the Lewis Eady Music School, followed by ... … more

21.12.2009 » Old Phones Raise First Half Million
  Starship Foundation's innovative Mobile Phone Appeal so far has raised a whopping $500,000 since it launched in February this year.   The Starship Mobile Phone Appeal asks New Zealanders to donate their old mobile phones to help raise money for Starship Children's Hospital. The appeal... … more

24.09.2009 » Starship Foundation CEO Takes on New York Marathon
  Andrew's Marathon Effort   Starship Foundation CEO Andrew Young is pounding the streets for Starship kids – but this year, he's doing it in New York.   Andrew, a Mt Eden father of three, is taking part in the New York Marathon on 1st November – and he is asking friends, family ... … more

10.07.2009 » Nu Skin supports Paediatric Training
  Direct selling skin care company Nu Skin's ‘Force for Good Foundation' has once again given support to Starship Children's Hospital by funding several Paediatric Intubation Trainers worth $11,228. It's the second donation the Foundation has given to Starship, the first being $21,500 in 2006.... … more

01.07.2009 » Congratulations to Matiere School!
  Matiere School – a tiny rural school near Taumarunui - has won the $5000 prize in the “Phones for Starship” Challenge.  The school, which has just 20 students from nine local families, collected 290 phones.   The school's new principal, Lisa Wallace, says she had been in the job ... … more

29.06.2009 » Laser surgery a first for New Zealand Twins
  The generosity of Mercury Energy customers has enabled National Women's Health to achieve an important new advance in fetal medicine in New Zealand which will help save the lives of baby twins in-utero. Mercury Energy's Star Supporters Club has funded a $142,000 laser fetoscope, meaning New... … more

14.05.2009 » Starship Opens New Oncology Ward
  Starship Children's Hospital's new cancer ward was officially opened by Prime Minister Hon. John Key today after an intensive five month building programme.   The multi-million dollar re-build of the Starship Oncology & Haematology Ward marks a new era in children's cancer treatme... … more

13.05.2009 » Roses for Starship
  Matthews Roses have grown a rose variety especially for Starship.  The 'Starship' rose is free-flowering and has masses of red blooms with a silver-white reverse.  Low to medium growing, it has great disease resistance making it ideal for any garden.    Named after the... … more

04.05.2009 » Limited Edition Necklace for Starship!
  You can help support kids at Starship Children's Hospital by purchasing a special, limited edition necklace with a sterling silver pendant from The Warehouse.   Starship will receive a $10 donation from the sale of each necklace, which comes with either a rocking horse pendant or hear... … more

20.04.2009 » Macleans Helps Starship's Amazing Kids
    From 20th April through to 23rd May you can help support Starship by buying any Macleans oral health product.  Ten cents will be donated from each purchase to Starship and also help create awareness of Macleans Oral Health Week which runs from the 4th - 8th May.   ... … more

20.04.2009 » Pork Pie's Amazing Success
After months of careful planning the Whangarei MINI Owners Group have completed their spectacular road trip retracing the route of the iconic kiwi movie.   Joined by 37 teams, each pledging to raise money for Starship, the run took place over Easter beginning in Kaitaia and finishing in ... … more

24.02.2009 » Starship Launches Mobile Phone Appeal
  Starship Foundation Turns Technological Trash into Cash   Starship Foundation launched an innovative new fundraising appeal today – where people can donate their old mobile phones to help raise money for Starship.   The campaign is being run in partnership with Folamh – a well-... … more

19.02.2009 » Strassman and Ted E Visit Starship
  Famous ventriloquist David Strassman and his loving, well meaning puppet Ted E Bear helped brighten up the day of some special Starship kids during a visit today.   The star, who is currently performing in Auckland with Ted E's retirement show, was only too happy to visit the childr... … more

10.12.2008 » Starship Celebrates Christmas!
  Starship celebrated its annual children's Christmas Party in style on Friday 5th December with a host of special guests and performances.  The audience was treated to the likes of MC's Dayna and Matt from Studio 2 along with Shortland Street stars, C4 presenters, Bill and Ben, Bryan and... … more

09.12.2008 » Barfoot & Thompson Storybook Launch
  Barfoot and Thompson today launched their storybook 'Room 22 and Jumbo the Giant Caterpillar' which was designed by the nine to eleven year olds in Room 22 at Colwill School in Massey, West Auckland as part of the first ever Magic of Reading storybook competition.   The class joi... … more

02.12.2008 » Ruby's Giving a Helping Hand
Cancer survivor Ruby Seeto is once again selling her unique designer tea towels to raise money to support the rebuild of Starship's cancer ward.   The 11 year old Ellerslie girl is hoping to raise a similar amount of money as she did for Koru Care Trust last year by selling the tea towels she... … more

25.11.2008 » Australasian Linen Company Supports Starship Oncology Kids
  Australia and New Zealand's largest linen Party Plan company, Lorraine Lea Linen, this morning handed over their $115,000 donation to the Starship Oncology Rebuild project. The linen specialists raised the money through their Party for Kids with Cancer® initiative, which runs in August ... … more

07.10.2008 » Steve Williams makes Million Dollar Donation to Onocology
Steve Williams, Starship Foundation supporter and caddy to golfing superstar Tiger Woods, today handed over his pledged million dollar donation to the Starship Foundation to help with the rebuild of its Oncology and Haemotology Ward.   Steve announced the seven figure donation last October up... … more

10.09.2008 » Nerida Sweats it out for Starship
  Dancer Nerida Jantti is Starship Foundation's ambassador for the Les Mills 2008 Celebrity Bootcamp. As part of the celebrity team she'll compete alongside 14 other teams to raise not only her fitness levels but also money for Starship.   “I have my dream wedding dress to fit into in J... … more