Donating goods

By donating goods you can help us turn houses into homes for former refugees.

What is needed?

Families from refugee backgrounds often arrive with little more than a suitcase or two. We rely on the generosity of the community to help them set up their homes. In settlement areas, we are looking for the following items. You can also drop these off to your local Red Cross shop.

Auckland

  • Bikes
  • Lawnmowers
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Microwaves
  • Kitchen appliances (that work!) such as food processors

Contact: aucklandsouth@redcross.org.nz

Waikato

  • Pots and pans
  • Quality blankets, duvet inners
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Lawn mowers
  • Bikes

Contact: waikato@redcross.org.nz or 07 849 0285

Manawatu

  • Quality blankets & bed linen
  • Dinner sets & cutlery
  • Kitchen utensils
  • Medium & large pots
  • Good quality baby buggies or strollers

Contact: manawatu@redcross.org.nz or 06 356 8152

Wellington

  • Electronic goods in working order

Contact: wellington@redcross.org.nz or 04 805 0304

Nelson

  • Bikes, gardening tools
  • Quality blankets, duvet inners, bed linen and towels
  • Pots and pans, crockery/cutlery sets
  • Vacuum cleaners, kettles, toasters (in good working order)
  • Coffee tables

Contact: nelson@redcross.org.nz or 03 548 4978

Christchurch

  • Bikes, gardening tools
  • Quality blankets, duvet inners, bed linen and towels (especially singles
  • Pots and pans, crockery/cutlery sets
  • New pillows
  • Vacuum cleaners, kettles, toasters (in good working order)

Contact: christchurch@redcross.org.nz or 03 339 3750

Dunedin

  • Irons, toasters, electric fry pans, stockpots
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Lawn mowers, gardening tools
  • Cleaning products, especially washing powder and pegs
  • Quality bedding, especially single size
  • New pillows 

Contact: dunedin@redcross.org.nz or 03 477 1527

Invercargill

  • Good quality blankets, duvet inners and covers
  • Towels and face cloths
  • Crockery
  • Gardening tools
  • Kitchen utensils

Contact: invercargill@redcross.org.nz or 03 218 1929

If you live outside a settlement area you can still donate goods to your local shop. The goods will be sold through our Red Cross retail shops to help fund our migration programmes and our other work in New Zealand and overseas.

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