Plunge into an icy pool to help heart kids. Form a team of 4-6 people, dress in fancy costume and plunge into an icy spa pool for 5 minutes whilst raising funds for @Heart.

We started the New Year with a fantastic Camp Brave Hearts where 57 heart kids aged 8-12 from all over the country camp together for an enriching outdoor learning experience.

Special needs and disadvantaged children will be treated to fantastic performances at the 2013 Kids Day Out Variety Show to be held in February, March and April 2013 in 24 different locations throughout the country.

Camp Teen Beat is a week-long camp for teens@Heart aged between 13 and 17 to do adventurous things and mingle with like-minded teenagers in a fun and safe environment. The Camp will be held from the 29th of April until the 3rd of May 2013 at MERC, Long Bay, Auckland, under the careful supervision of a medical team and a selected team of adult helpers.

Camp Brave Hearts is a week-long camp for heart kids aged between 8 and 12 to do adventurous kids things in a fun and safe environment.

Camp Brave Hearts 2012 was a huge success. The kids enjoyed their daily challenges of climbing, kayaking, and the various other activities which Lake Taupo Christian Camp offers.

A fun and unique fundraising event not to be missed.  Form a team of 4-6 people, dress in costume and plunge into an icy pool for 5 minutes.  Held in various locations around the country.

Camp Teen Beat 2012 - a week of outdoor fun, learning, and social connections for heart teens aged 13 - 17 years.

Heart Kids Day Out is a live variety show that will guarantee to bring joy and laughter to special needs and disadvantaged children in our local community.

CampBrave Hearts 2012, 16–20 January

Registrations are now open for Camp Brave Hearts 2012. This week-long camp is an opportunity for heart kids aged between 8 and 12 to do regular adventurous kids things in a fun, safe and supportive environment, under the careful supervision of a medical team. 

Camp Teen Beat 2011, Oct 10th – 14th, Long Bay, Auckland

A national camp for teens aged 13 to 17 with heart conditions, Camp Teen Beat aims to give heart teens the opportunity to participate in outdoor pursuit activities in a safe, non-competitive environment.

Are you up for the Challenge?

Take the Heart Stopper Challenge to help raise funds for @Heart – the organisation that supports heart kids through life.

Every week, 12 babies are born in NZ with a heart defect.  Children with heart defects often have their chest cavity filled with an icy slush to reduce the heart’s oxygen requirement during open-heart surgery.  That’s the inspiration for this chilly challenge.

The Challenge

A team of 4 to 6 get together, choose a dress theme (the whackier the better) & plunge into an icy pool for 5 minutes.

The Inspiration

Twelve babies are born every week with a heart defect in New Zealand. For many of these children medical intervention is their only chance of survival. This year alone, 450 open heart surgeries will be conducted on Kiwi children. During surgery the child is cooled down in icy slush to slow the metabolism. That's the inspiration for this unique event.

Photos from Wanganui's Heart Stopper Challenge in Majestic Square

Photos from Hawkes Bay's Heart Stopper Challenge at Taylors Pool Service

Two thousand Bay of Plenty children jumped, jived and smiled simultaneously for Heart Kids Week in May! That's two thousand focused faces, four thousand feet jiving and eight thousand limbs pumping – photo opportunities galore! These kids were all participating in Heart Children New Zealand's Heart Jam - the Bay's largest aerobic class.

Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club are long-time supporters of Heart Children NZ. Past years have included successful and popular Cricket Weeks held in February, featuring interclub matcjhes, a celebrity match and an evening gala dinner.

This year Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club were back again in 2009 with something totally different: a fast, fun and unique form of entertainment:

Photos from Waikato's Heart Stopper Challenge at Mega Mitre 10, featuring Mils Muliaina

Saturday 4 April 2009

The annual Heart Children New Zealand Gala Dinner was held on the 4th of April 2009 at the delightful Stamford Plaza, raising in excess of $35,000.

Heart Children New Zealand extends its thanks to every who contributed, and helped to make the eveing so successful, in every respect.

2-12 July 2009

North Shore Events Centre & ASB Stadium

Heart Children New Zealand was excited to be the nominated charity of the 2009 FIBA Under 19 World Championships. What an awesome event to have been involved with here in New Zealand.