New Zealand Celsias

When a disaster strikes New Zealand, the ability of Kiwis to unite and chip in wherever they can is made blatantly clear. Companies, organisations and individuals across the country are all doing their part, and for us here at Image Centre, that includes gathering donations for the Red Cross from all our staff. 

If anyone in the Celsias community wants to share any actions, events, or messages, let us know and we’ll update this page to spread the word. We know there will be countless ways you're contributing, so please let us know and let's get the word out there. 

Also, we know how important it is for Christchurch businesses to get back up and running where appropriate. So, if you're a business based in Christchurch and want to update everyone on your status, let us know and we'll help spread your message.

In the meantime, you can donate to the Red Cross HERE, or check out below for other ways to contribute. 

• Vodafone users can text ‘quake’ to 333 to make an automatic $3 donation. 
• Donate direct to the banks: ASB (12-3205-0146808-00); BNZ (02-0500-0982004-000); Westpac (03-0207-0617331-00; ANZ (01-1839-0188939-00); National Bank (06-0869-0548507-00); Kiwibank (38-9009-0759479-00).
• ANZ is also taking international donations (SWIFT CODE: ANZBNZ22, account no: 011839018893900 Ref: Canterbury Earthquake Appeal). 
• Send donations through Rotary New Zealand World Community Service HERE. 
• iSite media is calling for donations to create a billboard that will show the nation is behind Christchurch. 
• To offer hands-on help on the ground, join the Student Volunteer Army. 
• PRINZ is calling for help from PR practitioners. 
• Air New Zealand has extended its $50 one way airfares from/to Christchurch anywhere on the Air New Zealand domestic network for booking and travel through until midnight Sunday 27 February. 
• If you have any  plug-in-the-wall phones, bring them into any Telecom store and they'll send them to Christchurch so people can have access to a phone in their homes. Even if they're broken, bring them in anyway and Telecom will fix them.
• And not forgetting animals that have been affected, Paw Justice is sending food to pets in Christchurch. To donate, text "FOOD" to 4662 to donate $3. 
• The Christchurch SPCA is also helpi g out with pet supplies. Donate to its Pet Emergency Quake Fund by clicking HERE or to Westpac account 030802 0586429 00. 
• And if you’ve got friends and family in Australia who want to contribute, they can donate at any Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
• Cafe Laffare will be fundraising for Christchurch and victims of the earthquake on Sunday in Wellington, with 100 percent of every breakfast, coffee, lunch or chocolate brownie sold going towards helping the people of Canterbury.
• Offer up something to sell as part of the Charity auctions for Christchurch site.
• Yahoo!Xtra, through its daily deal business www.spreets.co.nz has set up a $20 donation facility on the site. 100 percent of all donations go to the earthquake fund.
• In Auckland, the New Market Business Association is to run an in-store appeal. Donation boxes will feature in retail stores where people can make a $1 or $2 gold coin donation.
• Creative New Zealand is taking in offers for assistance from affected clients. Get the detailsHERE.
• New Zealand’s app developer community has banded together and is donating 100 percent of proceeds from more than 33 apps to the Red Cross, until 5th March. Check out the app and download options through the appeal.co.nz website.
• Design company DNA has designed some funky NZ hearts CHCH t-shirts for purchase, with proceeds going to Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal. Check them out HERE.
• TelstraClear have donated 200,000 very cool red and black wristbands. Called 'Bands 4 Hope', they cost $5 each and 100 of the funds raised will go directly to the Mayoral Fund for Christchurch. Check out the Facebook page HERE for more information.
• Auckland CBD business association Heart of the City and local inner-city businesses have joined forces to create the Trade Me BIG little store, whereby a range of goods and services donated by central Auckland businesses (including concert tickets, a signed All Black’s Jersey, art and jewelry) will be auctioned off in aid of the Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Fund.  Goods need to be donated by Friday 4 March and you can so by emailing: info@biglittlecity.co.nz. The auction will close Monday 7 March at 8pm.
• Anna Walker, an employee at design and advertising agency Strategy, has created the 'Roses for Christchurch' initiative, whereby Kiwi designers show their support and thoughts for CHCH by developing their own version of a rose For Christchurch. The designs are shared on the Roses for Christchurch Facebook page and visitors to the page are encouraged to use and share their choice of rose and in return make a donation to the Red Cross.  Tana Mitchell, Bevan Tonks, Brogen Averill, Joanna Alpe, Phil Dunstan-Brown, Sarah Laing, Leonie Whyte and Zoe Ikin are just some of the designers to have contributed so far. 
• Owners of heritage buildings can visit the New Zealand Historic Places Trust for loads of useful advice and contacts.
• Habitat for Humanity New Zealand has launched the www.shelter.org.nz website to connect those displaced by the recent Canterbury quake with New Zealanders who can offer temporary accommodation.  
• Mr Vintage has created a range of funky t-shirts with 100 percent of proceeds form sales going to charity. As of 2 March, 31,010 has already been raised. Check them out HERE.
• Resene staff nationwide are joining together to collect as many cans of non-perishable food as possible to help feed those in Christchurch. You can donate non perishable canned food 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. Find the list of collection points HERE.
• The website, www.chchcreative.co.nz, has been created to help the workflow of freelancers who have lost their premises and equipment. From film to graphic design, the site provides a database of Christchurch-based creatives so that companies from other cities can supply projects to help sustain the freelance community through the recovery period. 
• A national barter company has set up a websitewww.mychristchurchbusinessisopen.co.nz to help businesses and customers resuming trading after the February 22 earthquake destroyed the central business district.