COMMUNITY
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”
Martin Luther King
1% for charity
We donate one percent of our net profits to charity.
It's a small way of paying forward the goodwill that is extended to us by our clients and the market, and of supporting some amazing causes doing amazing work for the collective good.
Below are the charities we have chosen to support in the latest financial year and our reasons why.
AUCKLAND WESTPAC HELICOPTER TRUST
Mike Anderson's charity of choice
I’ve chosen the Auckland Westpac Helicopter Trust who have been saving lives in our community for 50 years, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It doesn’t get much more important than saving lives that are in critical danger, so this was an easy choice for me.
MERCY HOSPICE AUCKLAND
Mike Whale's charity of choice
I have decided to support Mercy Hospice Auckland, who provide a range of specialist palliative care and hospice services for people facing terminal illnesses. Mercy Hospice offers its services free to patients and their families regardless of age, ethnicity, means or religion. They are committed to providing quality care with skill and compassion.
Both my mother and my father in law spent their final days in hospice care. I experienced first hand the extent of the care and comfort hospice staff and volunteers gave to them, and to visiting family members, during that time.
I am also proud to provide pro bono legal services to Grammar Tec Rugby Club Inc.
TE KIWI MAIA
Jen Tunna's and Mike Anderson's charity of choice
This year, we're supporting Te Kiwi Māia (The Courageous Kiwi) which provides rehabilitation, recovery and respite to first responders and defence force personnel, who – as a result of their role in safeguarding and caring for New Zealanders – have physical or psychological injuries.
I’m also thrilled to be supporting Mercy Hospice, who did an amazing job caring for my dad in his final days.
AUTISM NZ
Kerry Puddle's charity of choice
I chose Autism NZ as my charity because of its work advocating for awareness for people on the autism spectrum. Autism NZ has spent many years working with autistic people and the wider autism community to help support, inform, and educate. Anything which assists with making life easier for those on the spectrum is to be applauded.
STARSHIP FOUNDATION
Nicole Duncan's charity of choice
Starship Foundation is the leading provider of paediatric health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, delivering family centred care to infants, children, young people and their whānau in hospital and in the community.
I have chosen to support the Starship Foundation, having seen and experienced the amazing services that Starship is committed to providing on a daily basis. Children across New Zealand (and beyond) are lucky to have access to the world-class services and health professionals affiliated with Starship, however not all of Starship’s costs are currently government-funded. Every donation can help save and improve lives, and I am proud to do so.