Kilometres for Kids

Walk, run or ride this March

Help save the lives of sick children

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Your feel-great fitness challenge for March is here!

Run, walk, ride or move your chosen distance across 31 days. Raise funds and inspire your whānau to help keep Starship's Air Ambulance ready to save Kiwi kids' lives at a moment's notice.

Choose your distance. Take on your 85km walking or running goal. Or get on your bike for a 300km challenge. You can also choose a custom distance that suits you best! 

Choose your challenge for Kiwi kids!

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50

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That's a bit over
one-and-a-half kilometres per day

85

KM

Nearly 2.75km each day on average. 
You can do it!

120

KM

Almost 4km a day for the ultimate challenge

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Got something else in mind?

Sign up and choose your own distance.

How it works

Join the challenge

It’s free to join, and it’s super simple too. Set up your own page in just a couple of minutes.

Spread the word

Start fundraising and let everyone know you’re walking, running or riding to save kids’ lives!

Save 
lives

Help keep the Starship Air Ambulance flying 24/7, bringing care to kids across Aotearoa.

Keep Starship's Air Ambulance flying 24/7

Your kilometres this March will help keep the Starship Air Ambulance flying. Raise funds to take sick and injured kids to the life‑saving care at Starship Hospital, wherever they are in Aotearoa.

Feel great all month as you challenge yourself to walk, run, move or ride your chosen distance.

Sick children like 
Cooper need your help

Cooper was just two-and-a-half when he first came to Starship after weeks of illness with no answers. He was rushed there by the Starship Air Ambulance, where the PICU team gave him life-saving care. Over the years, Cooper was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition and became a regular visitor to Starship for treatment. Despite being unwell, he faced it all with courage — loving the helicopters, therapy dogs, and playrooms.

In November 2024, at just seven years old, Cooper sadly passed away. His family honoured his memory by joining Kilometres for Kids, raising $11,000 to support other children needing Starship’s specialist care.

“The care we received from the doctors and nurses was amazing. Even when they had to deliver difficult information to us as parents it was done with honesty and compassion. They took such good care of Cooper and always made sure we were looked after too.” 

-  Helen, Cooper’s mum

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