In the eyes of Kiwis, you don't have to be Superman or conquer a world-first achievement to be a hero.

Despite the weather in Christchurch today (Thursday 7th June) the Christchurch Donor Centre in Riccarton is open for blood donors.

Due to a Nurses Training Day, the Auckland Donor Centres will be closed or have reduced opening hours on Monday 14th May.

The North Shore Donor Centre was temporarily closed due to building maintenance on Friday 16th and Monday 19th March.

Thank you to all Christchurch donors for your patience over the last month while some of the donor car parks were cordoned off.

A performance audit report on the New Zealand Blood Service was tabled in Parliament today by the Office of the Auditor-General.

It's International Volunteer Day (5th December) and the team at the New Zealand Blood Service would like to say "THANK YOU" to all our volunteers and blood donors who help save lives throughout the year.

Thanks to Otago Daily Times for this great article and for the subsequent numbers of donors who signed up as a result from it!

The Minister of Health has announced the appointment of Ian Ward to the NZBS Board, replacing the vacancy left by Anne Urlwin.

In spite of bad weather disrupting operations in the south, the New Zealand Blood Service still needs to meet its normal target of 3000 units nationally for the week.