Twelve-year-old Louisa Thomsen from Christchurch is a true example of resilience and passion. Living with chronic renal pain, many kidney infections, and a concussion in 2024, Louisa faces more health challenges than most her age. She continues to shine brightly and refuses to let her...
We’ve been developing a video series showcasing our amazing Kidney Kids and the work we do. After months of filming and editing, we are very excited to announce the videos are now live on our website and social media!...
In March, Kidney Kids from all around New Zealand celebrated Kidney Week with Kidney Kids! This exciting week was created around World Kidney Day on Thursday 13th of March, an international awareness day about kidney disease....
In April, we held our annual Kidney Kids Camp. Hosted at Auckland’s Sir Peter Blake Marine Education & Recreation Centre (MERC), we welcomed a huge number Kidney Kids who travelled from around New Zealand to join us on this weekend adventure....
Welcome to Kidney Kids News, our refreshed newsletter. We are very excited to share our new look just in time for World Kidney Day coming up on March 13th! The year is off to a great start, and we have lots to share with you....
Kidney Kids chairman, Dave Bodger, recently competed in the 1500m swim in the 2024 Donor Games where her placed first, fundraising $12,400 for Kidney Kids....
Kidney Kids is rebranding and to celebrate our new logo and look, we hosted a photoshoot showcasing some of the amazing kids and young people in our community....
Raising a Kidney Kid has many challenges, but one Kiwi mum has invented a clever product to make life a little easier....
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr Ian Potter as the new Chief Executive Officer of Kidney Kids New Zealand. Ian has officially assumed his role on December 1st, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a commitment to advancing our mission....
Starship's Paediatric Renal Unit grew out of the Princess Mary service, established by Max Morris in 1980. Max, who retired from Starship's renal department in April 2011, had first come to Auckland from Otago as a final-year medical student in 1969....