Last night at Government House Auckland, Dame Cindy hosted an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the New Zealand Blood Service. With its team of dedicated staff and volunteers, the NZ Blood Service has overall responsibility for all blood banking services across New Zealand – as well as being home of the National Heart Valve Bank, Organ Donation New Zealand, and the New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry. The NZBS could not function without the generosity of so many ordinary New Zealanders, who choose to donate blood products without knowing who they might save, and under what circumstances – as the New Zealand Blood Service puts it so well: for ‘unseen emergencies’.
© Ann Orman Imagery
You can find more images from the event here, and read Dame Cindy's speech here.