Cure Kids

We’ve got a unique population here in NZ, and Māori children have a genetic heritage found nowhere else in the world. To enable health and wellbeing for tamariki Māori, we need to use local knowledge to design homegrown solutions to tackle NZ-specific health problems. Cure Kids is proud to work alongside Māori health experts in a group called Te Roopu Rangahau Hauora who generously volunteer their time and expertise so we can be sure we’re allocating funds and support to the very best projects.

Thats a wrap on Rebel 24-hour Challenge for Cure Kids, together we raised over $184,000! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone involved, especially Rebel Sport, Life Fitness and Eden Park for being major sponsors. The money raised will go to funding vital child health research in New Zealand.

The countdown is on for the Rebel Sport 24-hour challenge! Tomorrow, 24 teams will come together, embrace the spirit of collaboration, push boundaries, and achieve greatness for a wonderful cause. We want to give huge thanks to our event sponsors, partners and suppliers for coming together to help raise vital funds for child health research. Briscoe Group Eden Park, New Zealand Life Fitness NZ Accor Novotel Hotels Aramex New Zealand @afc Bayleys Real Estate Ingram Micro KPMG MatchFit (Sports Comms Agency) Microsoft Mondiale VGL @reddy group Russell McVeagh RD Group (RD.) Saint Kentigern Stanley Street Design Wattie's (Kraft Heinz) Acorn Group Ltd Ārepa BIG - Brand & Signage @Industry dj school Coca-Cola Europacific Partners -Ozone Coffee

The granting round for 2024 has officially closed. There were a record number of 51 applications submitted this year, all of which have the potential to improve child health outcomes. From this 16 were shortlisted and are now going through our rigorous peer review process to determine which will be funded in 2025! You can read about our current 52 active research projects here! https://bit.ly/4eW4EsJ

Join Cure Kids at Gibbs Farm this November! Gibbs Farm is an amazing open air sculpture park with a series of major site-specific artworks commissioned from some of the world’s most significant artists. There are only a few tickets left for this beautiful event so grab yours now! All ticket proceeds go to Cure Kids to support big research for little lives Grab your tickets before it is too late! https://bit.ly/3ZAc9kT

Last week, Cure Kids released its fourth State of Child Health Report, calling for urgent action to address worsening and inequitable health outcomes for our tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report reveals that too many of our kids are being admitted to hospital for preventable health issues across five major areas, including respiratory conditions, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, skin infections, dental disease, and mental health. https://bit.ly/3MYFbCR

In Cure Kids' recently released report on the State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, alarming statistics point to a 300% increase in young people reporting serious psychological distress. In this interview with Duncan Garner on The Platform, Emeritus Professor Sally Merry takes a deep dive into child and adolescent mental health and the impact of factors like social media. https://bit.ly/3TymGcr

Earlier today, Cure Kids released its fourth report on the State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this interview, Cure Kids CEO Frances Soutter speaks to Breakfast about some of the report's key findings and recommendations. https://bit.ly/3XKfFYh

Today, Cure Kids released its fourth State of Child Health Report, calling for urgent action to address worsening and inequitable health outcomes for our tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand. Here are some of the key findings of the report.

Huge thanks to all the amazing businesses who attended out annual gala last month. We are so grateful to have such amazing teams supporting us in our mission to fund big research for little lives 💜