Make-A-Wish New Zealand

Make-A-Wish New Zealand’s vision is to grant the one true wish of every eligible child in New Zealand living with a critical illness.

We transform lives one wish at a time. 

"I Wish for a Pug!" 10 year old Nikau who was diagnosed with a Germinioma Tumour wished to have a black male pug puppy who he called Sir Pugsley. Nikau loves pugs because they are small, cute and super funny. As a wish ‘’anticipation,’’ Nikau had nine pugs visit him at home and he said it was the happiest day of his life. Afterwards, Nikau was completely set on having a pug of his own. His pug, Sir Pugsley, formally known as Mr Puggleworth, was originally bred to be a show puppy and therefore, was brought up to Auckland to be a part of the National Dog Show. For the wish delivery, we invited Nikau and his family to go along and observe Sir Pugsley competing in the pug class. Little did Nikau know, that after the pug competition finished, he was to be called into the ring to meet Sir Pugsley and learn the exciting news that this little puppy was his!