WEATHER EVENT UPDATE

Cyclone Vaianu has moved offshore, but the clean-up and recovery continues for many communities hit hard by the weather emergency. Your lines company will be out today restoring power as quickly and safely as they can. To view outages, find your lines company here.

Remember, being well prepared for weather emergencies is the best way to take care of yourself and your community.

STARSHIP 2025 FACTS & FIGURES

The number of children treated at Starship Hospital in 2025

 

39,933
Visits to Children's Emergency Department

53%
Children treated under 6 years old

2,681
Children cared for in Haematology & Oncology

2,881
Children received surgeries

 

1,268
Children cared for in PICU (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit)

 

913
Children cared for in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

 

172
Flights on Starship’s National Air Ambulance

 

300,000 KM
Total distance travelled by Starship's National Air Ambulance


PROJECTS FUNDED BY YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

Mercury Starship Project - Investing in people through further education

Investing in people: Further Education

Thanks to the generosity of Mercury customers, 96 Starship staff were able to upskill last year, deepening their expertise and helping ensure children receive the very best care possible.

This included advanced training in paediatric nutrition, resulting in new insights into how to improve care for children with complex conditions, and collaboration with the Child Eating Disorder Network at Westmead and Randwick Children’s Hospitals in Sydney.

The team is now working to adapt these learnings to Starship, enhancing the continuum of care for our young patients and their families.

Mercury Starship Project - Expanding metabolic care nationwide

EXPANDING METABOLIC CARE NATIONWIDE

With support from Mercury customers, Starship expanded its National Metabolic Dietitian team this year, to help reduce wait times and increase access to care for families across Aotearoa, over half of whom live outside Auckland.

The National Metabolic Service supports children with Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs), lifelong genetic conditions. Metabolism is the way the body breaks down food into products it uses for energy, growth and repair. If a person has an IMD, their body has problems with breaking down food normally or with using broken down food. Metabolic Dietitians play a crucial role in educating families and supporting them to achieve strict dietary and medication plans to support long-term health.
Mercury Starship Project - The Panama School Whare Hauora

CREATING A VITAL COMMUNITY RESOUCE: THE PANAMA SCHOOL WHARE HAUORA

With support from our customers and another Starship Five Star Partner, the new Panama Road School Whare Hauora will be a vital community resource, significantly improving access to care for children and whānau across the wider Panmure and Mt Wellington areas in Auckland.

In 2024 alone, there were 247 nursing referrals and more than 1,000 appointments, reflecting the high level of need. Previously operating from shared spaces, Starship’s Community School Nurse will now have two dedicated clinical rooms, providing safe, private care and bringing health and social services together in one place.

Beyond the school’s 347 students, the Whare Hauora will support hundreds more local children and over 700 families, many from Pacific and Māori communities, helping strengthen health equity and ensuring more tamariki can thrive.

OUR IMPACT TOGETHER

By donating this year, you’ve joined forces with thousands of other Mercury customers to make a huge difference to the lives of Starship kids and their families. From innovative medical equipment to vital life-saving care in Starship’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, each initiative has been made possible by your kindness.

If you would like to increase your monthly donation, click the link below.

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