Christmas Gift Guide 2024: Charity gifting

The Christmas season is probably the most stressful time of the year, and it can be more stressful when you know you have to get a gift for someone but just have no ideas.

Luckily for you, Toni's here to help. Over the next couple of weeks, she'll be sharing her gift recommendations for women, men, mums, dads, children, and everyone in between!

This Christmas, why not consider purchasing from or donating to charity? Here are five charity gift ideas, but there are plenty of other amazing charities out there that are also doing incredible māhi. 

• Kindness Collective Foundation - help Santa visit every child this Christmas.
  Over 160,000 children are living in poverty and as the cost-of-living crisis worsens, many families are struggling more than ever before. Thousands of children will wake up on Christmas morning without presents, or even food. This year, you can be the reason they unwrap joy instead.
  More details: www.kindness.org.nz
• Variety
  1,2,814 Kiwi kids just want food this Christmas. 3,000 children are on the waiting list for a sponsor.
  $48 – gives a child a day of festive food.
  $82 – gives a family of two a day full of food.
  $194 – gives a child a week of tasty food.
  $462 – feeds a family of four over the Christmas week.  
  More details: variety.org.nz
• The Fred Hollows Foundation
  Give a gift to a loved one and the gift of sight to someone in the Pacific. Plus, thanks to Specsavers, your donation will be matched, so your $25 becomes $50 and double the impact.
  More details: giftofsight.hollows.org.nz
• Kiwi Christmas Books
  Gifts brand new books to families whose children would otherwise go without at Christmas time. 
  More details: www.kiwichristmasbooks.org.nz
• World Vision
  Middle East crisis appeal: Every $1 you donate can provide $6 worth of urgent aid. Your donation will rush life-saving food, water, hygiene kits and more to children whose lives are on the line.
  More details: www.worldvision.org.nz