by Metropol | November 12, 2025 8:32 am
The Christmas Joy Store
The Kindness Collective runs the Christmas Joy Store annually, taking donations from individuals and organisations to provide over 60,000 Kiwi children with the magic of Christmas. Support by donating $100 which can provide a family with food for Christmas and a present for each child, or host a physical/virtual giving tree as a workplace. kindness.org.nz/joystore
Elf in the Village Canterbury
It Takes A Village Canterbury’s Elf in the Village campaign returns.You can register as: an Individual Elf matched to a child or family, a Team Elf alongside workmates and friends to support a few families together, or a Sprinkle Elf, to donate gifts that help fill the gaps for children still waiting to be matched.
Gifts can be couriered, dropped off, or sent via click & collect straight to the Elf team by 30 November. Drop-off locations are
133 Brighton Mall and Southshore. Follow on social media for more: Instagram @itavcanterbury or Facebook @ItTakesAVillageHubNZ
Kairos Feeds the Food Banks
Local food rescue non-profit Kairos is calling on Cantabrians to come together to help feed families. In 2025, demand for food support is higher than ever. A donation as small as $10 helps feed up to 30 people by rescuing, sorting and redistributing nutritious kai across Canterbury. Get involved by donating, fundraising, or spreading the word, so no one goes hungry this Christmas. kairosfoodrescue.org.nz/feed-the-food-banks
Give What You Can
The Salvation Army invites New Zealanders to Give What You Can and bring joy and hope to families doing it tough. Their 2025 appeal reflects the ongoing cost-of-living pressures many whānau continue to face and encourages generosity in whatever form people are able to offer. Local churches welcome donations of new gifts, festive treats, and food items. Monetary donations are also especially appreciated and can be made securely by visiting the website. Supporting Salvation Army Family Stores with second-hand items helps provide affordable gift options for others this season. Or, explore the Gifts of Hope platform for meaningful ways to support wraparound service at salliesgiftsofhope.org and salvationarmy.org.nz/Christmas
Support a Family
The Support a Family Christmas appeal brings joy to hundreds of families in need every year by matching donors to families to provide them with a personalised hamper. The Christchurch Methodist Mission (CMM) is one of the largest social service agencies in the Upper South Island. Christmas can be a challenging time with mounting financial pressures for the whānau that we support. For over 16 years, our Support a Family appeal has ensured that these families do not miss out on Christmas by providing them with a hamper that includes food and presents for the children. To donate and join the movement, head to supportafamily.nz
World Vision
Help transform the lives of children and families in need with a gift from World Vision’s gift catalogue. Take a leaf out of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?, and remember those facing hunger, hardship, and uncertainty by choosing ethical, life-changing gifts that truly matter. Gifts funds vital projects in education, health, emergencies, farming, and nutrition. For example, gifting a goat helps provide milk and drive business enterprise, while providing a toilet improves community sanitation and health. For those wanting to make a big impact, you can gift the top 10 bestsellers for $305 – including a goat, chicken, immunisation, vegetable garden, emergency food, clean water, seeds, seedlings, mosquito nets, and education support. Visit worldvision.org.nz/gifts
Foster Hope Christchurch
Sadly, most foster children arrive at their new placements with nothing but the clothes on their backs or with their belongings in a black rubbish sack. Foster Hope provides basics for children entering foster care with kits containing a bag, carryall bag, personal hygiene items and comfort items. The team is now accepting new, unwrapped gifts for distributing to Canterbury children in foster care. fosterhope.org.nz
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