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Find out more about blood and plasma donations at https://www.nzblood.co.nz/become-a-donor/where-to-donate/epsom-donor-centre/.

28/05/2026

A huge thank you to the incredible team from Hutchinsons Ltd, who rolled up their sleeves to help save lives earlier this week! 👏

Their energy and positivity was special, and they also came bearing gifts with a box full of goodies for everyone!

It was truly inspiring to see this group come together for the first time, especially for a cause that is very meaningful and close to their hearts. Team Hutchinsons are already looking to come back in again, so see you next time! Thank you all♥️

22/04/2026

A shout out to the amazing Amazon team who came in to donate last week! 🩸

Team captain, Albert, emphasised the team's passion for giving back to the community as their main drive to donate together. They've planned out the year for donating and have even gotten crew, like Daniel in to donate for the very first time!! They're a fantastic group of lifesavers and we cannot wait to see them in again!

Take a leaf out of Amazon's book if you're interested in getting a group to come in - please feel free to DM us or leave us a comment! We'd love to see you especially as we head into a short week, we need to keep our blood stocks up.

Thank you Amazon for coming in - see you next time! 💛

23/03/2026

Shout out to this lovely pair - a mother and son who came in to donate plasma together yesterday!🙌

What is particularly special is that they both help isolated communities in their every day life and have seen all sorts on their work travels! Heidi is a rural GP doctor who lives in Nelson and as whole blood is only offered in Nelson, it is super special she has already clocked up 4 plasma donations when she has been in Akl. She was unable to donate for years due to the mad cow restrictions, but once that got lifted, her family (including husband & daughter) all donated together in Christchurch - what a cool family!

John (son) always has his study book on hand whilst donating plasma, and now pops in when he is back in NZ as now teaches linguistics in Fiji.

Good on you both, thank you for seeing us & we're looking forward to hearing more adventure stories!!

20/03/2026

A special shout out to these incredible lifesavers from the Tegel team who came in from head office to donate last week!

Wonderful Fiona takes the lead on getting her team in to donate often and has done very well over the years with nearly both shuttles full last week. We want to thank this amazing bunch for the kindness in taking time out of their busy workday to donate & celebrating lovely Erika donating plasma for the first time!🏆

So, just like Tegel - you're welcome to make donating social by coming in together (if you're keen please feel free to DM us or leave a comment), or if donating is your 'me time' then this is awesome too!

Thank you, Tegel, for helping keep our blood stocks up last week - see you next time! 💜

25/02/2026

“I donate plasma to show my appreciation for the good quality of life Aotearoa has offered my family.”

Meet Jeff – he celebrated his 100th plasma donation at our Epsom Donor Centre last Saturday, joined by his family.

They immigrated to New Zealand from Thailand eight years ago, and donating plasma has become one of the ways they give back to the country that welcomed them.

“I encourage my kids to donate plasma alongside me as I teach and remind them of the good quality of life Aotearoa is able to offer them, such as good education and career opportunities, which allowed my son to become a Geotechnical Engineer and my daughter to work towards becoming a pharmacist.”

Jeff says that as well as being a way to say thank you and give back to the community, he knows about the great benefits donating plasma can offer to those suffering from health issues like cancer and blood clotting disorders.

“Donating only takes an hour of my day, but it can have a significant impact on communities that require plasma as part of their treatment, which can be lifesaving.

“My life goal is to reach 300 donations in 10 years. 200 more to go!”

24/02/2026

Meet Christine – our amazing plasma donor!⭐

Christine takes the long drive from Pokeno to Epsom frequently to donate plasma! She keeps coming back because she “loves the way I’m treated here” and donating gives her time out from her busy life between her animals, grandkids and working at a school. She started donating before she had kids, and recently got her lovely friend in to donate too!

You’ve got a heart of gold, Christine and we always look forward to seeing you💛 Thank you for being part of our family, making the journey to our centre often & congratulations on 45 donations today!

We also recognise and thank all our donors battling traffic coming from far and wide to donate at of our centres and mobiles, you're awesome!

23/02/2026

🚨Epsom needs more whole blood & plasma donors this week!!🚨

If you are healthy and eligible to donate, or thinking about donating soon - now is the time📢

We are struggling to fill empty chairs with low bookings, so please feel free to come see us at a centre or mobile that is nearest to you. See here on where you can donate - https://www.nzblood.co.nz/booking

Thank you & we look forward to seeing you soon🩸

18/02/2026

Shout out to our legendary platelet donor, Brett, who recently reached his 350th donation!🎉An incredible milestone reached by our incredible donor👏

Brett makes regular stops every second Friday to come see us and we love catching up with him - you will find him busy reading his books whilst donating. He first saw us in the 1980s and the rest is history. Brett has now done 296 platelet donations, starting off by doing matched platelets and has also done granulocytes, an extra special type of donation.

What a special man with a big heart - thank you Brett! We loved celebrating you, your continual dedication means a lot to us🩸

11/02/2026

Congrats Jacque on your 90th donation today!! 🏆

Lovely Jacque has been a regular donor since the 1970s and was inspired to donate because she (like her mother) has a very rare blood type AB-. Less than 1% of donors have this special blood type, meaning she gets called in specifically to help test everything is working properly in the labs, so without her donation, no donations can be processed. Her donations in the past have also been made into eye serums - how cool!

Jacque's reason for coming in so often is it's a “little thing one person can do.” She was a vet nurse and a zookeeper, so knows the importance of blood, seeing blood transfusions also happen in animals.

You are one very special whole blood donor Jacque! Thank you for making a regular stop to see us, especially as most your donations have been whole blood, this is an insanely incredible milestone!! 💜

04/02/2026

Today, we met a group of friends who came in to donate blood together! 👏 Jus (left), Sorcha (middle) and Aleks (right) were inspired to come in after watching the movie ‘Iron Lung’, which has teamed up with blood donation centres in America to encourage more people to donate, how cool! It was special being Jus’ 6th donation, Aleks’ 2nd & Sorcha’s very first time coming in to donate🎉

Thanks to this awesome trio for coming in before uni starts up again, we loved meeting you guys & see you again in 3 months!

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Tuesday	07:30 - 19:30
Wednesday	07:30 - 19:30
Thursday	07:30 - 19:30
Friday	07:30 - 15:30
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https://www.nzblood.co.nz/become-a-donor/where-to-donate/epsom-donor-centre/

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