How you can help

There are many ways you can make a difference in the lives of Aotearoa's wild birds. We believe that everyone has something unique to offer. If you would like to get involved in any of the activities below, or if you have other ideas about how to contribute, we would love to hear from you.

Sponsor or partner with BirdCare Aotearoa

Volunteer with us

At BirdCare Aotearoa, our small hospital team relies on the support of our wonderful team of volunteers to help us care for the 6,000+ rescued wild birds who come through our doors every year.

Opportunities to choose from range from hands-on bird care to reception, administration, fundraising, running errands, gardening, and maintenance. Our volunteers help with almost every aspect of running the centre, and are greatly appreciated!

Prior experience with birds is not essential as we will provide training. It’s your availability, reliability, and willingness to help that really matter.

If you would like to join our team as a volunteer at our centre in Green Bay, Auckland and are over 18 years of age, please see the list of currently available volunteer roles below or email volunteer@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz for more information.

Volunteering opportunities are also available from home for fundraising activities and seeking sponsorship opportunities. Please email volunteer@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz if you’d like to help with raising funds for caring for precious rescued wild birds!

Available Volunteer Positions

Photo by Simon Runting

Fundraise for the birds

From holding a bake sale to organising a sponsored walk, run, swim or movie night, fundraisers are a lot of fun.

Not only will you raise much-needed funds to support our work, you will also increase awareness about Aotearoa’s incredible birdlife.

You can hold an independent fundraiser or register your fundraiser on Givealittle.

Please email support@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz and let us know your plans so we can invite you for a visit and give you a big thank you on behalf of the birds!

Sponsorships and Partnerships

BirdCare Aotearoa is currently seeking sponsors and partners to help support our world-class, life saving service for rescued wild birds.

In return, we can provide advertising and promotion via our extensive network, social media channels and onsite at the facility. Updates and footage can also be provided for promotional purposes.

Join us in sharing our uplifting stories of successful rehabilitations and releases back into nature, contributing to wild bird conservation!

Please contact support@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz to discuss options.

Involve your company

Volunteering as a workplace team is not only a brilliant team-building activity, but is also a great way to connect with your local community and provide much-needed support for our small team.

To find out more about how your workplace can get involved, please email volunteer@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz.

Shop

We have partnered with some talented and generous bird-loving jewellers, photographers, crafters, and designers. Choose a unique gift for a loved one (or yourself!) while supporting local artists, caring organisations and our precious birdlife.

Tania Mallow Jewellery

Tania Mallow has a range of gorgeous bird jewellery and is donating $1 to BirdCare Aotearoa from each bird necklace sold. So, you can support birds while shopping from Tania’s beautiful Birds of Aotearoa Necklaces collection.

Example of a Tania Mallow bird necklace

Animal Kingdoms Toy Store

100% of the purchase price of this fantastic set of native animal toys is being donated to BirdCare Aotearoa!

New Zealand Native Collection 6 Pack

Love That Leaf

Spring means the arrival of baby bird season. To celebrate the launch of the NEW uBloomd Nature Collection for indoor houseplants, for every pack of uBloomd you order from us November, we’ll be donating $1 on your behalf to the Save The Baby Birds Appeal.

Choosing uBloomd this Spring helps save your indoor plants from pests and helps save baby birds. Thank you!

uBloomd Green Sticky Traps ROUND 10 Pack – for Fungus Gnats, Thrips and Aphids

Please note that sticky products are for indoor use only, to ensure that birds are not affected.

HeritagePrintz tea towels and gift cards

Diana Murray of HeritagePrintz has designed a gorgeous quail motif tea towel $30 each and assorted gift cards from $2.50-5.00, exclusively for BirdCare Aotearoa. We have limited numbers of these products available now, with 100% of the proceeds helping birds in our care. Please ask at reception or email support@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz if you would like to purchase something from this range. Payment can be made in cash or online, and postage can be arranged at a small cost.

Riverhead Photography eco-friendly cards

Mike Wilson from Riverhead Photography has created a beautiful collection of eco-friendly bird cards. They are printed on recycled card, sent with recycled paper envelopes, and plastic-free packaging. Mike will donate $1 to BirdCare Aotearoa from every NZ Birds Variety Pack sold from his website.

Sprinka Joy cat collar covers

Joyce Fung of Sprinkajoy has designed a collection of cat collar covers (aka “cat scrunchies”) – a fun and colourful way to help protect birdlife. You can read more about these collars and purchase one online or from reception. BirdCare Aotearoa will receive 70% from all in-person sales and 30% from online sales.

Thank you very much to all of the amazing organisations supporting BirdCare Aotearoa!