Our Stories

TimeOut exists because of the incredible generosity of our donors, our wonderful recipients, and the love of the families who support them. Every stay is a story—of connection, kindness, and community. It's about people coming together to offer their time, space, and care to those who need it most.

Here are some of the meaningful stories made possible through TimeOut.

Sheryl - Recipient
Sheryl - Recipient
There are no words that can express how grateful we are for the priceless gift that the Martin Family and TimeOut gave us. I told our host they were angels on earth as their gift of a few days will be forever with us. It was a time that I could forget about Dr’s, hospital appointments, treatment and worrying about how to pay for medicine that is not funded to keep me alive. As we have custody of our 7 year old grandson’s there is no money to have the Time Out which is so needed at times. I urge any holiday home owner if you can give 1 week a year to Time Out you give a lifetime of memories for those of us who will be gone before we should. Forever grateful to you all
Tania - Recipient
Tania - Recipient
Thank you SO much TimeOut for making this possible. I’m in awe of people’s generosity and appreciate the kindness bestowed upon our family. Our time away was amazing! We loved our accommodation and so glad we spent three nights. I left a thank you card and chocolates expressing our gratitude to the owners who were ever so helpful on our arrival and then left us to create our memories❤️
Ruby - Recipient
Ruby - Recipient
To TimeOut - on behalf of our little family we wish to thank you both for the amazing opportunity to rest recover and rejuvenate our spirit, our hope, our bodies and to find laughter again. Having a moment to affirm our values as a family away from the demands of everyday life was an incredible opportunity for us. Having both our girls be part of this opportunity was not only a gift of time that is so rare these days but reinforced our opportunities to create meaningful memories. To the holiday home owners - thank you so much for your generous gift in providing your beautiful home to families such as ours, we found this opportunity not only a positive for my husband who has terminal heart failure but also for myself as primary carer the opportunity to rest and rejuvenate my tinana (body) and wairua (emotional wellbeing). Your home is stunning and was ‘walk in ready’ a luxury beyond our expectations. This is not a luxury many families such as ours could ever imagine to afford so without your generosity it would not ever be afforded. I have included a few pics from our three day getaway that for me certainly I returned home feeling rejuvenated and ready to face life’s next set of challenges. He mihi aroha ki a koutou "sending love and blessings to you all.”
Penelope - Recipient
Penelope - Recipient
Words are just not enough to show our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for letting us stay in your beautiful home. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We had an amazing time and made lots of life long memories. This means a lot and we are very grateful for this opportunity to have some much needed time away with the kids. Thank you again for your kindness. P.s. Thank you TimeOut for the great work that you do. You are amazing! Thank you Timeout NZ!
Sharon - Recipient
Sharon - Recipient
We had an amazing time away together as a family. Jane was an incredible host and so kind to us, even offering boogie boards for the boys to use. We are so thankful for their kindness and generosity. I also would like to thank ‘Time out’ for making the trip possible for us. It was lovely to have the time away from the hustle and bustle of city traffic and the routine of hospital appointments. Time together in a peaceful and tranquil place like Whiritoa where everything was at a slower pace. We enjoyed walks along the beach just re-connecting with one another, away from computers and technology. Just appreciating the beauty of it all. We have created some lovely memories.
Sarah - Recipient
Sarah - Recipient
Thanks so much for organising the most fantastic accommodation. We had such a great few days. The holiday home owners were such nice people and their home is fabulous. Thanks again TimeOut, just what we needed. Two thumbs up from us and a huge thank you to you 👍👍

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It was priceless watching all our children enjoying this wonderful TimeOut and we all have solid memories as a family which are now going to be with us all forever. The memories are what it was all about and are going to last us all a lifetime. It truly was that time out and creating life long memories, something we will always treasure it actually brought tears of joy seeing our children so distracted with the energy of family and not the journey of a diagnosis that has held us all to ransom, it was good being positive and happy again. Thank you for the joy and love and laughter this has brought to our family.

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