Meet our families
Over the years the House has welcomed thousands of families from all over New Zealand and occasionally the Pacific who have come to Auckland seeking specialist treatment for their seriously ill child at Starship children’s hospital.
This section is dedicated to all the families who have made Ronald McDonald House Auckland their ‘home away from home’:
Anderson family
Hawkes Bay
Whitehead family
Kerikeri
White-Hannon family
Paihia
Tata family
Tauranga
Major family
Hamilton
Bliek family
Ngaruawahia
Rickett family
Stewart Island
Crossan family
Otago
Piggott family
Gisborne
Morris-Eyton family
Napier
Dehaan family
Nelson
Mitchell family
Warkworth
Sidford family
Wellington
Osborne-Pope family
Christchurch
Knapman family
Taranaki
Mills family
Auckland
Richardson family
Taranaki
Tamatea family
Wanganui
Walters family
Waikato
Jaquiery family
Otago
Busch family
Northland
Brooks family
Wanganui
Littlechild family
Auckland
Minns family
Waikato
Smyth family
Southland
Kingi family
Hawkes Bay
Taylor family
Northland
If you, a family member or friend have stayed with us and would like to share your story please contact us on +64 9 303 1365 or email . We would love to hear from you!
The RMH Auckland Trust funds and governs Ronald McDonald House Auckland (48 rooms), the Ronald McDonald House Family Room (13 short stay critical care rooms) in Starship Hospital and RMHA St Martins (16 offsite apartments). It is a registered community charitable trust comprised of the following partners: Auckland District Health Board, Child Cancer Foundation, Heart Children, The Rotary Club of Downtown Auckland, Ronald McDonald House Charities and 2 community representatives. The House, Family Room and St Martins provide a ‘home away from home’ for over 3,000 families of children with life-threatening illnesses each year. The Trust through its staff and partnerships actively fundraises throughout New Zealand to achieve the $3,000,000 p.a. it needs to run the facilities and support its families. Charity Registration number: CC23591