Friends of the Foundation is the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation’s business sponsorship programme that forms partnerships with like-minded businesses who want to help improve the respiratory health of all New Zealanders.
The Foundation receives no Government funding is relies on the generosity of our supporters, community funding bodies and sponsors to do our work.
Find out how your organisation can get involved and become one of our valued partners by contacting: amyrose@asthmaandrespiratory.org.nz
The sponsorship programme supports Foundation initiatives in three key areas:
Education
Advocacy
Research
G.J. Gardner Homes is the Foundation's first ever Platinum Sponsor. The team at G.J. Gardner care about the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders, and welcome the opportunity to partner with the Foundation to help us fulfil our mission of improving the lives of Kiwis living with respiratory conditions. Find out more.
Dyson shares the Foundation's vision of creating a healthier home for New Zealanders. All Dyson purifiers combine sealed 360° activated carbon and HEPA filters. They remove gases and 99.95% of airborne particles, including allergens as small as 0.1 microns.1, 2Find out more. (1 Tested for filtration efficiency (EN1822) at 0.1 microns 2 Gaseous capture rates vary.)
Pulse Energy is a 100% community owned energy company that provides electricity, gas and broadband services to over 85,000 homes throughout New Zealand. Pulse Energy is committed to providing support to local communities throughout the country to provide warmer, drier homes. Find out more.
eHaus shares the Foundation's vision that all homes should be healthy and comfortable while at the same time taking care of the environment. With fresh, filtered air with 98% of pollutants and allergens removed, warm and comfortable no matter what’s happening outside, an eHaus home is energy efficient giving you savings of up to 75-90% less heating energy. Find out more.
Warmer Kiwi homes (EECA - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) We all want a warm, dry, healthy home but that’s especially important if you have a respiratory condition Government Warmer Kiwi Homes grants are available for lower-income homeowners (not rentals) and cover at least 80% of the total cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation. and up to 80% of the cost of an approved heater. Find out more.
Comfortech Building Performance Solutions™ is extremely pleased to become a sponsor of Friends of the Foundation. Poor living standards are a key contributor towards children developing asthma. We know that a well-insulated home contributes to a warm, dry and healthy home, something our locally made Pink®Batts® product has been doing for over 60 years.
New Zealand’s leading home ventilation company HRV is now a Friend of the Foundation. HRV home ventilation delivers for people with asthma on two fronts: firstly, it filters out many common contaminants from the air before it enters the home. Most importantly, though, it brings in drier air from the roof space so stale, damp air gets pushed out. Find out more.
SmartVent’s home ventilation systems help to create healthy home environments which greatly improves indoor air quality and decreases respiratory disease triggers (such as mould and damp air) in New Zealanders homes. SmartVent is committed to improving the health of homes in Aotearoa and to ensure that as many New Zealanders are able to live in a warm, dry home.
Daikin’s split system and air purifier technology provide premium comfort and support for those affected by allergies and asthma. Controlling indoor environment – heating, cooling, ventilation, purification, humidification and dehumidification – can play a huge role in allergy management. Find out more.
