A charity that raises funds for high-impact, New Zealand-based medical research to help save, extend and improve the lives of children is hosting its first lottery.

Cure Kids raises money to support research that helps children with serious life-impacting and life-limiting conditions.

It is selling lottery tickets with the grand prize of a new electric five-seater Volkswagen ID Buzz, valued at $135,190, thanks to the support of Volkswagen New Zealand.

Cure Kids’ lottery grand prize is an all-new electric five-seater Volkswagen ID. Buzz valued at $135,190 MRP. Photo / Supplied

Other big prizes include a $10,000 Briscoes voucher and a $5000 Rebel Sport voucher, donated by the Briscoe Group.

The lottery’s total prize pool was worth $150,190, said Cure Kids chief executive Frances Soutter.

“The lucky winner will receive an ID Buzz in candy white and bay leaf green metallic, complete with registration, and get it delivered to their nearest Volkswagen dealership by February 28, 2026.”

Lottery tickets cost $45 each, or $100 for three, and can be bought online from lottery.curekids.org.nz.

For more than 50 years, Cure Kids has been at the forefront of funding world-class medical research to improve, extend and save the lives of children living with serious health conditions.

“Established in 1971 as the Child Health Research Foundation, Cure Kids has invested more than $70 million in research, supporting more than 1500 projects that have shaped the way childhood diseases are diagnosed and treated in Aotearoa,” Soutter said.

“This work is only made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters. Thank you to our lottery partners and to everyone who gets behind us and purchases their tickets.”

The Cure Kids Lottery, limited to 10,000 tickets, closes on December 17.

“Every ticket purchased helps us fund big research for little lives,” she said. “This research is vital to improving the health of children across Aotearoa.”