Christchurch Donations & Help

Christchurch Earthquake Appeal

On 22 February 2011, Christchurch and the surrounding area were struck by an earthquake that caused severe damage and tragic casualties.

The New Zealand Government has launched an appeal to help the people of Christchurch and the Canterbury region during this time of great need. You can help make a difference by donating to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

The donations will be used to help the communities, families and people of Christchurch and the Canterbury region.

Red Cross

You can call the Red Cross on 0800 733 276 or contact them online at www.redcross.org.nz

Salvation Army

You can call the Salvation Army on 0800 530 000 or contact them online at www.salvationarmy.org.nz or by post (Please mark correspondence: “Canterbury Earthquake Appeal”)

The Salvation Army, PO Box 27001, Marion Square, Wellington, 6141.

You can mak donations through the following bank accounts:

• ANZ bank account number 01-1839-0188939-00
• National bank account number 06-0869-0548507-00

ASB Bank

You can donate via the ASB account setup to receive donations: 12-3205-0146808-00

For full details please read the donations page on ASB.co.nz

ANZ Bank

You can donate via the ANZ account setup to receive donations: 01-1839-0188939-00

For full details please read the donations page on ANZ.co.nz

National Bank

You can donate via the National Bank account setup to receive donations: 06-0869-0548507-00

For full details please read the donations page on nationalbank.co.nz

Westpac Bank

You can donate via the Westpac Bank account setup to receive donations: 03 0207 0617331 00

For full details please read the donations page on westpac.co.nz

BNZ Bank

You can donate via the BNZ account setup to receive donations: 02-0500-0982004-000

For full details please read the donations page on BNZ.co.nz

Quake Escape

www.quakeescape.co.nz is a site dedicate to helping people find accommodation in or out of the Canterbury region

Google Spreadsheet – live editing

Someone has setup a public Google Spreadsheet for beds/accommodation – at time of writing there are over 200 items on this already!

Quake Beds

Brenda @Coffee Geek has setup a great page full of links about accommodation for those needing a bed, house or …

Telephones

Message from Telecom

Do you have an old or spare home phone that you can give to the people of Christchurch?

Then bring it in to your your nearest Telecom store and you’ll be helping Christchurch people stay in touch with family and friends when they most need to.

Many people in the city don’t have power, and if they have a modern cordless phone – which needs power to run – they won’t be able to make calls.

The older, analogue, phones just plug straight into the wall jackpoint and don’t need power to run.

So, if you have a phone like this stored away somewhere, please think about bringing it in to your nearest Telecom store, during normal business hours. We’ll collect them up and ship them down to Christchurch as soon as possible.

Find your nearest Telecom store

And don’t worry if you have a phone but you’re not sure if it still works – our staff will test them before we send them on.

We’d really appreciate any help you can offer as these phones will allow people to stay connected with loved ones during this sad time.

Thanks The Team @ Telecom

Food Donations

Resene staff nationwide are joining together to collect as many cans of non-perishable food as possible to help feed those in Christchurch who need ongoing help as they recover from Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. If you can spare any non perishable canned food, please donate it to your nearest Resene owned ColorShop and Resene will arrange to get it to Christchurch in conjunction with the Salvation Army to ensure it gets to where it’s needed most.

Canned food donations can be made to any Resene owned ColorShop during normal shop opening hours. Resene ColorShops accepting canned food donations can be found on the Resene Site (click here)

Other Donations

The ability to donate other physical items is starting to pop up as churches, charities etc get permission to start brining these items into the city. We’ll update this with details as we learn more.