Our Impact Projects:
Elevating Health in Canterbury
Changing Lives, One Project at a Time.
Support Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Every Breath Counts
Our Christchurch NICU is facing unprecedented demand, caring for up to 60 vulnerable babies daily. With 8% of NZ babies born premature, the need for advanced care is urgent. Our current internal transport incubators, crucial for safely moving these fragile newborns, are aging and unreliable. Your support can change this. Donate today to help us provide modern, life-saving incubators and ensure every baby gets the critical care they deserve.
Learn about our projects
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Kahurangi Opened
Where we were previously, children had to be supported to come into the facility, they were nervous to enter the building because it wasn’t welcoming at all. Now, we’ve got kids running up to us. We’ve never seen this before, a child excited to enter our building.
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Central City Birthing Unit: Kurawaka, Waipapa
Māia Health Foundation raised $100,000 to fit out the whānau rooms at the new central city birthing unit, Kurawaka:Waipapa.
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Future-proofed Rooftop Helipad
We were able to get the patient downstairs and straight into resus in less than five minutes - that’s a huge difference!
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Enhanced Child Health Facilities
The hub is a healing space. It allows kids to be kids and gives their loved ones a safe happy place to gather away from the stress of treatment.
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Burwood Spinal Injuries Unit
Cyril Smith’s bequest was like a miracle. It’s provided for upgrades to our facilities and services that will improve the lives of our staff, our patients and their families.
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Ultrasound for Kaikōura health
This high calibre machine has made a real difference and met a very real need.
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New Ambulances for St John
Māia purchases two new generation 4 ambulance for St John for use in the South Island.
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Family focused hospital stay
Before we had these parent beds, we were limited in what we had available, which was not ideal at all for families who are often already experiencing little sleep due to stress, anxiety, and caring for their child.
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