Knowledge

On the 21st – 25th of July, we’re highlighting Eye Tissue Donation Awareness Week in Aotearoa, a new awareness initiative from Organ Donation New Zealand (ODNZ) and The New Zealand National Eye Bank. The theme of the week is “Seeing the Opportunity”, emphasising the impact that one donation can make.

All students who apply for their drivers licence will be required to answer yes or no as to whether they are willing to donate their organs in the event of their death.

Below are PDF downloads of our current pamphlets. If you'd like to order printed copies, please use the form on our Contact Us page.

Below are PDF downloads of our current posters. If you'd like to order printed copies, please use the form on our Contact Us page.

A series of interviews with health professionals involved in organ donation and transplantation. 

Information for parents informing them of the upcoming unit of work and letting them know what is involved. 

A PowerPoint presentation for teachers showing what is featured in the social studies unit.

A PowerPoint presentation for teachers showing what is featured in the health education unit.

This unit provides a good opportunity for students to have conversations at school and at home about their views and the views of their families about organ donation.

This unit begins with the basics; students learn about the different organs and tissues that can be donated and the process of organ donation. Then via a process of social inquiry, students learn how people’s beliefs and values influence their views and decisions about organ donation and what effects these views have on individuals and society. 

The purpose of this unit is for students to look critically at an ethical issue about organ donation and explore how this issue affects the well-being of people and society. 

The purpose of this unit is to support students to investigate how organ donation relates to the concept of hauora and to explore ways of promoting awareness about organ donation.