Northland
Nominations open
Auckland
Kelvin Road School, Sept 2026
❤️ Exceed - we fix wndows and doors (AED)
❤️ School donation (lockboz)
❤️ Hato Hone St John
Bay of Plenty
Hillcrest Normal School, May 2026 ✅
❤️ Hato Hone St John Hamilton Area Committee
Katikati College, May 2026 ✅
❤️ Hato Hone St John Katikati Area Committee
Waikato
Your Hamilton school - nominations open for a fully funded community AED
❤️ St John Katikati Area Committee
Taranaki
St Pius X, New Plymouth, May 2026 ✅
❤️ Exceed – We Fix Windows and Doors
❤️ Hato Hone St John
Manawatu
Wish List
Taihape Kindergarten
Wellington
Wish List
Tawa Kindercare
Wellington Seventh-day Adventist School
Khandallah Little School, tbc
Khandallah Kindergarten
❤️ Queen Margaret College (AED) Contribute HERE
❤️ Pelorus Trust (lockbox)
❤️ Private Kindergarten whanau donations (AED)
❤️ Heartbeat
Lower Hutt City Childcare Centre, Sep 2026
❤️ Pelorus Trust (AED)
❤️ Centre Community Fundraising (lockbox)
❤️ Heartbeat
Tōtara Park Kindergarten, Sep 2026 ✅
❤️ Pelorus Trust
❤️ Heartbeat
Rata Street School, Lower Hutt, Sep 2026 ✅
❤️ Hutt Mana Community Trust
❤️ Heartbeat
Nelson/Marlborough
Nominations open
Canterbury
Burnham Te Kura o Tiori Primary School, June 2026 ✅
❤️ Private donations
❤️ Hato Hone St John
Villa Maria College, June 2026 ✅
❤️ Exceed – We Fix Windows and Doors
❤️ Hato Hone St John
Clarkville Te Kura Ki Waimātao, June 2026 ✅
❤️ Exceed – We Fix Windows and Doors (AED)
❤️ Tom Gilroy, Bayleys North Canterbury (lockbox)
❤️ School Fundraising (lockbox)
❤️ Private donations (lockbox)
❤️ Hato Hone St John
Our Lady of the Assumption School, Mar 2026 ✅
❤️ Tony Burnette (AED)
❤️ Exceed – We Fix Windows and Doors (lockbox)
❤️ Hato Hone St John
Otago
Carisbrook School, May 2026 ✅
❤️ Jill Guy (AED)
❤️ Hato Hone St John Dunedin Area Committee (lockbox)
Southland
Nominations open
The above working list is subject to change, should the heart child change schools before a donation is made.
However, if an AED has already been given, it remains with the school. We will then add their new school to our working list if they don't have one
To nominate a preschool, school or college, please email embracingkiwihearts@gmail.com with the following information:
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Name of heart kid
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Age of heart kid and years expected to attend
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Parent name and email
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School name, contact person, phone, email and address
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Confirmation that the school doesn’t have an AED and would like to have one
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Family approval for a photo to be shared on our social media and website
Wish List = funding needed!
✅ = AED donated and installed
Date but no ✅ = funded but not fully installed or awaiting photo
TBC = awaiting final confirmation with the school