Rei Kōtuku

Compassionate care to tamariki and whānau during life’s toughest journey.

Rei Kōtuku provides specialised paediatric palliative and bereavement care to pēpi, tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau in the Central Region of Aotearoa New Zealand.

‘Rei Kōtuku’ means ‘rare and precious child’ – that’s how we see all seriously ill tamariki, and how we value our part in supporting them to live the best lives they can.

Download REI KŌTUKU information sheet:
Info Sheet (16.6.2023).PDF (179KB)

Why Rei Kōtuku
is necessary

to deliver specialist
palliative care and
bereavement support

Who we are

At Rei Kōtuku, we are a
close team of medical,
nursing and allied
health specialists.

How and where
we work

Our clinicians work
alongside whānau when
they need us the most.

Media and
publications

Learn more about
paediatric palliative
care and bereavement

Who Rei Kōtuku
cares for

Serious illness can
develop at any age,
even before birth.

Support Rei Kōtuku

We need critical funding
in order to provide our
services to seriously ill
and bereaved tamariki.