With the nights getting longer and colder, snuggling up in a warm cosy bed at the end of each day can be bliss. But sadly, this isn’t an option for many children in New Zealand with one in 10 Kiwi kids in our poorest communities going without a warm bed to call their own. These children often sleep on the floor or co-share a bed, meaning they don’t have their own place to relax, recharge or dream. They are also at greater risk of illness and hospital admission.
Our partner Variety – the Children's Charity is doing amazing work to help these children and has recently launched its Warm Hearts Winter Appeal with the aim of fundraising $400,000 to help 1,100 young Kiwis receive a bed and bedding pack of their own through their Beds for Kids programme. Since launching three weeks ago, the campaign has already raised $81,000 to help those in need.
At AA Insurance we’re committed to helping Variety in its mission to help young New Zealanders thrive and are supporting the appeal by providing 100 bedding packs that will help keep Kiwi kids warm and well this winter.
These beds and bedding packs make a huge difference to children like Derek, who was helped by Variety last year. Derek’s mum described how having a bed of his own improved his mental and physical wellbeing, which has helped him participate better at school :
“The team at Variety has been amazing; they have given my child a nice new bed that keeps him off the ground, he is warm, and his health has improved. He has more energy in the morning and is able concentrate on tasks at school,” she says.
You can find our more and donate to Variety’s Warm Hearts Appeal.
About AA Insurance
AA Insurance is a New Zealand-based joint venture between Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited and the New Zealand Automobile Association Limited ('NZAA'). Vero is owned by Suncorp Group Limited, a listed Australian company. NZAA is an incorporated society that is governed by a National Council and Board. Since 1994 we have provided home, contents and car insurance in New Zealand and in 2018 we introduced small business insurance.
We underwrite our own policies and sell direct to New Zealanders. Our New Zealand-based teams looks after 560,000+ customers with more than 1,100,000 policies. Standard and Poor's (Australia) Pty Ltd has given us an Insurer Financial Strength Rating of AA- (Very Strong).
We are consistently recognised in industry awards and honours. This includes being voted the Reader's Digest Most Trusted General Insurer for 14 years running, named Canstar's 2023-2024 Outstanding Value Award winner for Home and Contents insurance and ranked 6th among 50 of New Zealand's top consumer-facing corporates in the Kantar Corporate Reputation Index in 2024.
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