Rainbow Place

31/12/2025

✨ Happy New Year from Rainbow Place ✨

As we step into a new year, we want to take a moment to reflect with gratitude on the incredible community that surrounds Rainbow Place.

To our amazing Rainbow Place families – thank you for trusting us with your children and for allowing us to walk alongside you. Your strength, love, and openness continue to inspire us every day.

To our dedicated staff – thank you for the care, compassion, and commitment you bring to your work. The heart you put into supporting children and families does not go unnoticed, and Rainbow Place simply would not be what it is without you.

To the many services, professionals, supporters, volunteers, donors, and community members who give their time, resources, expertise, and generosity – thank you for standing with us. Your support helps us create a place of connection, safety, and joy for families when they need it most.

We are so grateful for each and every person who has been part of our journey this past year. We look forward to continuing to work together, support one another, and make meaningful memories in the year ahead.

Here’s to a new year filled with kindness, connection, and hope 🌈✨

24/12/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas from Rainbow Place ✨🎄

As we reach the end of the year, we want to wish our Rainbow Place families, children, and wider community a very Merry Christmas.

We know that Christmas can be a season of mixed emotions. Alongside moments of joy and connection, there is also deep sadness for families who are grieving the loss of a child, and for those carrying loved ones in their hearts this Christmas. We honour and remember your precious children, and we hold you close in our thoughts.

It has been a year filled with courage, love, and extraordinary strength. We are deeply grateful to walk alongside such incredible families and to be supported by a compassionate community.

Wherever you are and however this season looks for you, we hope there are moments of comfort, peace, and gentleness. Thank you for being part of the Rainbow Place family.

With love and care this Christmas,
From the Rainbow Place team x🎄

18/12/2025

Thank you Shya 🥰

🧸 A heartfelt and handmade donation to Rainbow Place. Using her talent and new found love for crocheting, Shya, a 12-year-old student from Horsham Downs Primary School created and donated a wonderful box of handmade crochet animals to Rainbow Place as part of her passion project for the William Pike Challenge.

This amazing donation fulfils the passion project component of the challenge, which requires 20 hours dedicated to a new hobby and community projects. Shya’s beautiful, creative toys will help bring comfort and joy to the brave children and young people at Rainbow Place.

Thank you Shya!

16/12/2025

✨ A huge thank you to Amanda and the wonderful team, kids, and families at Kindercare NZ Rototuna for their incredible generosity! 💖

Your donation of toys and food is going to bring so much joy and support to our Rainbow Place families this Christmas. We are truly touched by your kindness and community spirit!

They even included wrapping paper so we can make all the presents look extra special! 🎁🎄

It’s through support like this that we can help our families LIVE EVERY MOMENT. Thank you, Kindercare Rototuna!

09/12/2025

A huge thank you to David and the crew at the Hamilton Community Men's Shed - NZ for crafting this fantastic activity board for our Rainbow Place children. 🌈💖 This will provide hours of fun for the children in our care.

We’d love to create more, so if you’re a DIY legend—or even if you just have some interactive bits and pieces to contribute—please get in touch!

03/12/2025

🌟 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 🌟
3 December

Today, we join the global community in recognising the strength, resilience, and uniqueness of children and young people living with disabilities.

At Rainbow Place, we have the privilege of walking alongside incredible tamariki and rangatahi who inspire us every day with their courage, creativity, and spirit. We also acknowledge the whānau and caregivers who advocate, support, and love fiercely through every challenge and triumph.

This day is a reminder of the importance of inclusion, accessibility, and understanding — and of celebrating the abilities, dreams, and individuality of every child.

💛 Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
💛 We see you, we value you, and we stand with you.

16/11/2025

The Farmers Christmas Bauble & Trees of Remembrance campaign is back!

If you love collecting the iconic Farmers Christmas baubles — or you’re simply hunting for a special ornament to brighten your tree — this year’s beautiful holly-inspired design is the perfect keepsake.

By purchasing a bauble at your local Farmers store (Centre Place, The Base, Chartwell, Matamata, or Thames), you’re not just decorating your tree… you’re also supporting Hospice Waikato and the work we do through Rainbow Place for children and their families. 💛

We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing generosity and heartfelt support from Farmers stores across Aotearoa.

From all of us at Rainbow Place and Hospice Waikato — Meri Kirihimete! 🎄

The Farmers Christmas Bauble & Trees of Remembrance campaign is back!

If you’re a regular collector of the Farmers Christmas baubles, or just looking for that special trinket to brighten your tree, this year’s holly-inspired bauble might be the perfect addition.
When you purchase a bauble at your local Farmers store — Centre Place, The Base, Chartwell, Matamata, or Thames — you’re also making a meaningful donation to Hospice Waikato.
A huge thank you to Farmers for their continued and heartfelt support of hospices throughout New Zealand.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Hospice Waikato!

13/11/2025

🎄🎁 The Breeze Waikato 99.4FM were down at our Lake Road Hospice Shop today, spreading some festive cheer! 🎶✨

It’s the perfect time to pop in and explore all the amazing Hospice Shops across the Waikato — you’ll find unique Christmas treasures, gifts, and goodies galore. Every purchase helps support Hospice Waikato and Rainbow Place with the incredible care we provide to our community.

31/10/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween from Rainbow Place! 👻
Wishing all our amazing children, whānau, and supporters a day full of fun, smiles, and just the right amount of spooky!
However you spend today — dressing up, trick-or-treating, crafting, or simply enjoying time together — we hope it’s filled with joy and laughter. 🧡
Stay safe, have fun, and don’t forget to share your spook-tacular costumes with us! 👀✨

29/10/2025

A big, warm Rainbow Place hug to all of our amazing children and families who celebrated a birthday in October! 🌈

Whether your month was filled with quiet moments, big parties, or something perfectly in between. We hope it was filled with joy, laughter, and the people who make your world feel safe and loved.

24/10/2025

An amazing day out at the NZCB golf tournament. Thank you to everyone for supporting us.

20/10/2025

The light of Diwali continues to shine! ✨

We hope all our Rainbow Place families and friends who celebrated Diwali had a beautiful time filled with joy, colour, and connection.

Diwali is a wonderful reminder of the power of light, love, and community, values we hold close here at Rainbow Place every day.

Wishing everyone happiness, peace, and plenty of sparkle as the celebrations continue!