We believe we’ve got a responsibility to give back to our local communities. Every year we help set up and support sporting, educational, charitable and environmental programmes designed to help a wide range of people and communities.
If you are interested in support for your school, club or organisation, please read our sponsorship information and apply online to get support.
Community involvement
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community involvement
McDonald’s has been an active part of New Zealand communities since 1976, and we are proud of the positive contribution we make. Our restaurants and franchisees play pivotal roles in their local area, and we take our responsibilities seriously to make sure we are a good neighbour and a good corporate citizen wherever we go.
To find out where your nearest McDonald’s is located click here.
Visit our sponsorship section if you’re looking for sponsorship or support from your local restaurant.
Junior sport: soccer and touch rugby
McDonald’s New Zealand is a long-term sponsor of junior sport in New Zealand, partnering with both junior soccer and touch rugby. Our supports helps more than 150,000 Kiwi kids get out there and active playing sport each weekend.
At a national level, we provide funding and Player of the Day certificates for sports teams around the country. Our restaurants, restaurant managers and franchisees are involved with their local teams too, whether that’s helping out with fundraising, providing uniforms and equipment, or just getting out there and supporting the team!
More about Junior soccer
More about Junior touch rugby
Variety – The Children’s Charity
McDonald’s is proud to support Variety – The Children’s Charity, which provides support to New Zealand children who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged. McDonald’s involvement with Variety began in 1999, and we continue to take part in the Variety Bash and mini-Bash each year, helping Variety raise money in our fabulous fire truck with our enthusiastic staff team! McDonald’s and Variety have also provided 100 bikes for disadvantaged children in New Zealand. In 2009 McDonald’s New Zealand was awarded a Variety International Corporate Support Award, one of only seven supporters across the globe to be recognised in this way.
More about Variety - The Children’s Charity
Al Dunn – AUT Northland Scholarships
McDonald’s New Zealand established an annual sponsorship programme with the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in 1993. The primary aim of this scholarship is to extend education opportunities to Maori students from the Northland region, who may otherwise find it difficult to pursue a tertiary education. Together with AUT, McDonald’s has helped 69 students to attend AUT, with 35 graduates and 15 students currently studying.
Clean Up New Zealand Week
Like other New Zealanders, we want to help keep New Zealand beautiful! We’re a proud supporter of Keep New Zealand Beautiful, and each year in September, our restaurants take part in Clean Up New Zealand Week.
More about Clean Up New Zealand Week
Radio Network Special Christmas Parties
McDonald’s is a proud supporter of the Radio Network Special Christmas Parties, held in a number of locations across New Zealand at Christmas time each year. The parties cater for more than 2000 disabled or disadvantaged children in our communities.
More about Radio Network Special Christmas Parties
Olympic Games
McDonald’s is a global sponsor of the Olympic Games movement, including both summer and winter Olympics. In 2008, to support the Beijing Olympics, McDonald’s undertook what turned out to be one of the biggest physical activity programmes New Zealand has ever seen. More than 100,000 free pedometers were distributed to 94,000 children from New Zealand primary schools. They took more than three billion steps, walking more than 1.6 million kilometres, and learned about New Zealand’s proud Olympic history at the same time.
More about the Olympic Games
