Get involved
There’s more than one way to make an impact.
Mail in an old laptop with a free NZ Post label, donate retired equipment, host a community event, partner with us as a business or school, volunteer with our team, or sponsor a youth workshop. Every path moves technology somewhere it can do more good.
Request a donation · Auckland, Wellington & Canterbury
Need devices for your school or not-for-profit?
As ERA arrives in Aotearoa New Zealand, donation applications are open to schools, not-for-profits and community programmes in the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regions. Tell us what you need and we’ll match your request with refurbished inventory — ready to use — and coordinate pickup or delivery as availability allows.
- ✓ Schools, not-for-profits and community programmes in the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regions eligible
- ✓ Refurbished laptops, desktops and peripherals — ready to use
- ✓ Pickup or delivery coordinated as availability allows
- ✓ Lead time depends on current inventory — tell us what you need
Book a pickup
Free pickups across Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch.
For businesses, schools and organisations retiring 10+ devices, we’ll come to you. Free pickups across the Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch metro areas; larger jobs and NZ-wide logistics on request.
- ✓ Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch metro areas
- ✓ Locked transit and chain-of-custody documentation
- ✓ Same-day certificates for secure destruction jobs
- ✓ Larger jobs and NZ-wide logistics on request
Recycle by mail
One old laptop? Mail it in — the label’s on us.
For residents and remote workers anywhere in New Zealand. Tell us what you’re sending and, once your request is reviewed, we’ll email you a free prepaid NZ Post label for qualified small devices — laptops, tablets, phones and the like. Print it, attach it to any sturdy box, and drop your parcel at any NZ Post store.
- ✓ Free prepaid NZ Post label — NZ-wide
- ✓ Print it, attach it, and drop your parcel at any NZ Post store
- ✓ Free data-wipe certificate on request — your files are gone, provably
- ✓ Returning a company laptop? Perfect for remote employees, too
Have 10+ devices in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch? Book a free pickup instead.
Host an event
Host a free electronics recycling & shredding event.
- ✓ Free hard-drive shredding and secure intake
- ✓ Community engagement and ESG impact
- ✓ Easy to organise — we handle the details
- ✓ Great for local councils, chambers of commerce and community groups
Or turn it into an e-waste fundraiser
A programme the ERA network has run for years in Canada — now available to New Zealand groups. Your school, church, not-for-profit or community group collects devices; we handle everything else, at no cost to you.
- ✓ Collection bins, optional event staff and equipment removal provided
- ✓ Co-branded marketing to promote your drive
- ✓ Cash rebates begin after a 50-item minimum of working devices
- ✓ Per-item rebates for intact laptops and tablets; premium per-kilogram rates for phones
Become a partner
Partner with ERA.
Whether you’re a New Zealand school looking for refurbished devices, a business retiring IT assets, or a community organisation with an idea — we’d like to hear from you.
- ✓ New Zealand schools and not-for-profits
- ✓ New Zealand and multinational business IT teams
- ✓ Community event hosts and local councils
- ✓ International education partners (with verification)
Free collection bins for your site
Partners can host an ERA collection receptacle on-site, in one of three tiers — serviced weekly, monthly or quarterly, all provided at no charge.
- ✓ Branded secure bins for lobbies and other public areas
- ✓ Lockable wheeled cages in two sizes that fit standard doorways and lifts
- ✓ 2.4-metre lockable containers for high-volume sites
Volunteer
Hands-on volunteer opportunities.
Help sort, test and refurbish donated equipment at our Auckland facility. Great for students, IT professionals brushing up hardware skills, and anyone who wants to give back in a tangible way. And there’s something in it for you: volunteers who complete their hours earn a refurbished computer to take home.
- ✓ Computer technician — sort, test and refurbish equipment; no experience needed
- ✓ Awareness ambassador — represent ERA at collection events and community days
- ✓ Office administration — help with scheduling, intake and donation records
- ✓ Earn a refurbished computer after completing your volunteer hours
Youth programmes
Parts to PC & scholarship support.
Our youth programmes turn refurbished components into hands-on learning. In Parts to PC, students build a working PC from parts, take it home, and gain technical skills in the process. The format is proven — the ERA network’s Canadian workshops regularly fill up — and it’s launching at our Auckland facility.
- ✓ Free two-hour Parts to PC workshops for ages 12–15
- ✓ Saturday sessions, capped at 10 students; parental consent form required
- ✓ Scholarship programme support with refurbished laptops
- ✓ Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch schools and after-school programmes prioritised
- ✓ Volunteer opportunities for mentors and IT pros
Service area
Where ERA shows up.
Most pickups, events and youth workshops happen in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch — but the donation programme reaches organisations across the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regions, and the mail-back programme reaches every corner of Aotearoa New Zealand. Reach out and we’ll tell you what’s possible in your area.
Now serving Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch — expanding NZ-wide.
Take action
Ready when you are.
Whichever door you pick, a device ends up somewhere it can do more good.