Backing bold ideas and bright minds since 2002
The cancer burden is growing. But thanks to the power of research, so is our knowledge. Right now, there has never been a more important time – or a more exciting time – to invest in cancer research.
Cancer Research Trust New Zealand is the only organisation in Aotearoa focused on funding innovative research across all cancer types. Quite simply, the more we invest in research, the closer we come to a cure and a future beyond cancer. With your help, this future is possible!
$10M
funded research projects
+200
researchers supported
12
major cancer types impacted
Donate
With your help, the next breakthrough in cancer prevention, cure and care could be just around the corner. And it could come from our own backyard. By donating today, you will help fuel discoveries that will change the course of cancer in Aotearoa.
Leave a gift in your Will
Make a difference beyond your lifetime by leaving a Gift in your Will to Cancer Research Trust New Zealand. Your gift could help fuel the next breakthrough in cancer research, giving generations to come a better chance of a cancer-free future.
Fundraise to fight cancer
Create your own fundraiser to back the boldest ideas and brightest minds in cancer research. From taking part in a local marathon, to organising a quiz night or bake sale, every dollar you raise will go towards fighting cancer.
Join the Terry Fox Run
Held in Auckland and Christchurch on September 14th 2025, the Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive fundraising event held in memory of Terry Fox, a Canadian athlete who ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
“Cancer Research Trust New Zealand is pivotal in kickstarting innovative research that is changing the course of cancer in Aotearoa.”
Professor Rob Weinkove
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Director of Research, Malaghan Institute
Your impact
Every dollar you donate helps fights cancer
$25
can help send a cancer expert to a conference to learn from the world’s best cancer researchers and bring that knowledge back to our shores.
$50
can help fund a leading young innovator to dedicate their career to cancer research.
$100
can help fund clinician-led research that improves cancer care and benefits patients in Aotearoa.
$250
can help kickstart groundbreaking cancer research that could change the course of cancer treatment and bring us one step closer to finding a cure.
