We Support Children Facing Poverty in New Zealand

We are a Child Poverty Action Group

We help by Upstanding, We help by being Kind Kiwis

We Help by warming the hearts of our most vulnerable

We help by giving a child a hand up.

Every Kiwi Kid has a right to not live in poverty.

And Kindness Inspires Kindness

What We Do

We help change lives...via Acts of Kindness

We provide a platform for Kind Kiwis to donate, preloved and new items to our most vulnerable Kiwi Children and families living in poverty.

One Kind Act can make a huge difference, Kindness feels good , even to the disheartened, Kindness inspires Kindness.

We think sometimes that Poverty is only being Hungry, cold and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for by our society , our whanau is the greatest poverty.

We must start in our own backyard to remedy any kind of poverty.

Eradicating poverty is not a task of charity , it is an act of Justice, every child deserves a hand up.

Every act of Kindness grows the spirit and strengthens the soul. When you are generous of heart and Kind to others it not only changes you it changes the world.,

We encourage you to turn to Kind Kiwi and Be One ! Our vulnerable children need to know that someone out there does care. Recycle repurpose, it makes a difference to a child who has next to nothing to begin with.

Who We Are

Hi my name is Zara Johannink, Te Atawhai Kiwi Trust translated as Kind Kiwi is a NZ Charity Founded in 2020, during lockdown by my mum and me and a Kind Little cute Pink Kiwi called Anahera, Anahera was created as a warm fuzz for Kind Kiwi as the name carries significant meaning. Anahera means Messenger or Angel in Maori culture, she is a very Kind Kiwi and we are always learning from her and her acts of kindness. We were dismayed during lockdown and just wanted to do what we could for children whose lives suddenly became harder. We did our first call for warm winter clothes and just asked the neighbourhood and friends to throw a bag of goodies over our gate, well so many Kind Kiwis came out of the woodwork it was humbling. That was the beginning of our little journey to address poverty by collecting and reusing resources, to make a difference to the lives of even just a few kiwi kids . Our Motto is that Charity begins at home, or over the fence, child poverty should not exist in NZ. Whilst we can't end poverty in NZ encouraging Acts of Kindness can make vulnerable Tamariki smile and warm their hearts, knowing that someone cares.

As I am now 16 yrs old I will be looking after Kind Kiwi from now, with my mum now working for me !

How We Do It

Kind Kiwi is a donation Hub receiving both preloved and new goods .We run a campaign, based on current needs asking for a particular item, We receive from anyone willing to Donate. We have drop off points where items can be deposited. Our current drops off points are

Icing on the Cake Jervois Road, 188 Jervois Road Ponsonby

Nexus Sports Club , Shed 18 2 Cook St Auck Central, contact Paddy phone 021355800

Enlighten Skin and Beauty, 52 Mount eden Road, contact Nikita 02102355750

over the fence at 12 Clarence street Ponsonby,

and we pick up if you are not too far away

please email for any enquiries or info anj@anewjourney.co.nz

Please keep an eye on our Face Book Page for current campaigns and Kind Kiwi gratitude.

Our Purpose

Our Charitable purpose is

Relief of Poverty in all its forms, Te Whakamama Pohartanga

The Children we provide relief to have an identifiable need arisen from their circumstances that requires support and difficulty in addressing that need themselves .

We will ensure that the criteria for recipient eligibility is determined by Social services agencies and or Low decile school and not by Kind kiwi.

Our Goals (Mission)

To attract a tribal network of like minded Kind Kiwis who can power together and act to make a positive impact on the lives of at least 1000 plus Kiwi Kids loving in poverty in Aotearoa.