Rotary in New Zealand

Cure Kids (then The Child Health Research Foundation) was established by Rotary District D9920 in 1971 with a $250,000 donation to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Rotary in New Zealand. In 1975 the Foundation’s support base was extended to Rotary throughout New Zealand and they have been at our side ever since.

In 1996 Rotarians donated a further, significant, $870,000 to Cure Kids, and many clubs and Rotarians enter teams in our events and regularly support Cure Kids fundraising.  A number of Cure Kids Board are Rotarians and 3 Rotarians participate in the Constitutional and Management aspects of Cure Kids.

In 2010 a Rotary team from District 9920 heartily participated in the Novotel $10 Queenstown Challenge, while Rotary in New Zealand was the community partner for the Red Nose Day campaign. Clubs and Rotarians up and down the country worked closely with Cure Kids and Red Nose Day partners to spearhead and support community fundraising.