02/03/2026
What an AMAZING idea!
Lions Clubs New Zealand Heads Up for Kids project provides a helping hand for young people to engage in an experience or activity that will enable them to live their dream, establish life goals and reach their full potential within their chosen field.
Launched in July 2010, Heads Up for Kids is a unique collection which asks New Zealanders to dig out and donate old decimal and pre-decimal New Zealand currency, and all foreign money. The obsolete cash is then redeemed for New Zealand dollars and used to fund education programmes for young New Zealanders who would otherwise not get the opportunity.
Many young people have already benefited from Heads Up for Kids, receiving scholarships to organisations such as Spirit of Adventure and Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centres.
At the time of writing, Lions have collected over 28.8 tonnes of coins and thousands of banknotes (that's the equivalent weight of 4 elephants, 460 cattle or 6450 cats! ) bringing the total raised close to $612,000. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand estimates that there is $80 million in old decimal and pre-decimal NZ coins and $20 million in old banknotes unaccounted for. We have a long way to go!
DROP OFF POINT FOR COINS:
If you have any old coins or foreign currency that you would like to donate, please take them to ...
Resene Colorshop - Hood Street store or Te Rapa Road store
New World Hillcrest
BNZ Bank Hamilton City Centre
ANZ Bank The Base
OR message us on this page for more information
If your business/bank/school/club etc would like to become a collection point and support this project, reach out via DM to find out how!
New World Hillcrest
