Donating toys to Starship children for Christmas

Make Christmas in hospital a little more special and donate a Christmas gift to the children of Starship. Santa along with the Starship Foundation team will distribute the gifts on your behalf.  
  
Please bring your Christmas gift donations to the Starship Foundation at these times:  

Monday 9th - Friday 13th December: 10.00am- 3.00pm 
Monday 16th December 10.00am-3.00pm 

Gifts can be dropped off to the Starship Foundation, Whiti Ora – 111 Grafton Road, Grafton, Auckland.  

There are two visitor car parks located at the back of the building accessed via Ferncroft Street. More parking in our building basement can be arranged, please contact Ceili to arrange drop-off;  CeiliL@adhb.govt.nz 

For any further questions, or to advise when you will be making your donation, please contact our Christmas Gifting Coordinator Ceili Lea

Gifts for Starship Children 

Being a national children’s hospital, we have strict hygiene and safety criteria which will need to be followed to protect children from cross-infection and outside germs. 

We ask for:  

• No pre-loved or second-hand toys please 

• No toys with button batteries. Please check toys that move, light up and make music to ensure there are no button batteries 

• No toys with magnets or magnetic components 

• All gifts need to be unwrapped, so that our team can align gifts with the age and gender of each child staying in hospital. 

• For Christmas gift ideas for different age groups and areas of the hospital visit our gift list here.

If you’d prefer to give a donation towards treatment over toys this Christmas, please donate here. 

On behalf of the children of Starship, we thank you for your kind generosity.