About Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day is a national fundraising campaign that celebrates our communities, embraces the light-hearted Kiwi culture, and supports children across New Zealand. A simple idea created over two decades ago, the campaign encourages everyone to let go, laugh, and be silly...all for a serious cause. Whether it is through making the minimum donation toward Red Nose Day products or your own fundraising activities, we invite you to get involved and show your support. With help from our partners, our ambition is to create a sea of red across the country in support of our children – and have heaps of fun doing it!     Red Nose Day FAQs   Making the whole world smile When will Cure Kids Red Nose Day take place? Where can I get a red nose? What will the money go towards? How can I help? How much of the money raised will go to Cure Kids? How much of the money raised will go into funding research? Are you bringing back the song? How much will it cost to run Cure Kids Red Nose Day?

 

When will Cure Kids Red Nose Day take place?

Cure Kids Red Nose Day will start with Red Nose Day items being available for purchase through our fantastic retail partners from 17 June. From this date and through to 15 July, when street appeals will take place, a host of fundraising activities will take place.

 

Where can I get a red nose?

 

Red Nose Day items will be available through our fantastic retail partners from 17 June:

• Briscoes Homeware - red noses, badges, wristbands
• Rebel Sports - red noses, badges, wristbands
• Living & Giving - red noses, badges, wristbands
• Pumpkin Patch - red noses, badges
• Paper Plus - red noses, badges, wristbands, car noses, jaffas
• Take Note - red noses, badges, wristbands, car noses, jaffas
• Greenstone Energy network of Shell and Z Energy Service Stations - red noses, badges, wristbands, car noses, jaffas
•  Peugeot service centres - car noses, red noses, badges
• Columbus Coffee will be offering limited edition Red Nose Day coffee cups, red noses, badges and month long food and beverage specials.
   

What will the money go towards?

Funds raised through Cure Kids Red Nose Day will be invested in vital medical research into all childhood illnesses.

Cure Kids is currently funding research into diseases such as Stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, sudden unexplained death in the young, Type-1 Diabetes, obesity, Cystic Fibrosis, pre-term baby survival, childhood cancer, brain tumours, inherited heart disease, severe asthma and bone and birth abnormalities.

Visit our research pages to learn more about the current projects we are funding.

 

How can I help?

There are a number of ways people can get involved in Red Nose Day including:

• Red Nose Day items will be available from our fantastic retail partners Briscoes Homeware, Rebel Sports, Living & Giving, Pumpkin Patch, Paper Plus, Take Note, Greenstone Energy network of Shell and Z Energy Service Centres and Peugeot dealerships.  Cadbury Jaffa’s will be available from Paper Plus, Take Note and the Greenstone Energy network of Shell and Z Energy Service Centres. Limited edition coffee cups, red noses and food/beverage specials are available through Columbus Coffee;

• Downloading the Red Nose Day single ‘You Make the Whole World Smile’;

• Attending one of the fundraising activities taking place throughout New Zealand;

• Organising a fundraising event;

• Getting involved with one of our online contests; or

• Joining the campaign on Facebook

Funds raised through Cure Kids Red Nose Day will help us continue to fund vital medical research into childhood illnesses in New Zealand. Remember, a cure in New Zealand is a cure worldwide!

 

How much of the money raised from the sale of Red Nose Day items will go to Cure Kids?

Thanks to our very generous partners,  Cure Kids will receive 100% of the money raised from the sale of all Red Nose Day items.

Red Nose Day items are available through Briscoe Group, Pumpkin Patch, Paper Plus Group, Peugeot, Columbus Coffee and the Greenstone Energy network of Shell and Z Energy service stations. Cadbury will also be donating $1 from each packet of Jaffa’s sold through these stores.

 

How much of the money raised through Cure Kids Red Nose Day will actually go into funding research?

Our aim is to direct 100% of the proceeds in to support our research activities.

 

Are you bringing back the song?

A remastered “You Make the Whole World Smile” single is available for free download.  

 

How much will it cost to run Cure Kids Red Nose Day?

We have been extremely lucky that through the generosity of our partners – they have provided distribution, PR, marketing, and event management resources – and our friends in the media world - who are providing free of charge media placement and editorial support, the cost of running this event will be kept very low.