The Pawphanage

23/10/2026

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Tinkerbell
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 7 years
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Super sweet!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? No
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Unknown
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: N/A
𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲: $220
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Sweet Tinkerbell is on the hunt for a new home. Will it be with you?

I first had the pleasure of meeting Tinkerbell in 2020. She was a stray who came into the shelter I was previously at and I had the honour of finding her a fantastic human who has loved her dearly.

Unfortunately, her owner’s living situation recently changed drastically and she was no longer able to care for Tinkerbell. So, she’s back with me, and we’ll find her another soft landing.

Tinkerbell has always been a gentle little soul. While she’s shy initially around new people and in new environments, it doesn’t take her long to warm up and show you exactly how special and affectionate she is.

She loves a bit of a chat, she’ll follow you around the place to smooch around your legs, and for a girl who’s rapidly approaching the senior stage, she’s surprisingly keen to chase her toys around at high speed. Her only dislike is being picked up and held, but she’s definitely keen to snuggle up to you on the couch and purr her little head off instead.

Tinkerbell is totally fine with other cats, dogs are an unknown (this late in life I probably wouldn’t try it), but she would prefer an adult-only home.

If you’re looking for a new best mate to potter around the garden with, we’d love to hear from you!

To organise a meet and greet, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or by giving us a call on 07 949 6610 (9am – 6pm Tuesday to Saturday). The Pawphanage is based in Glenview, Hamilton.

NB: If you rent your home, you'll need to provide a copy of your tenancy agreement stating that cats are allowed.

22/10/2026

*** ADOPTED ***

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Small Alex
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Male
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 4 months
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Snuggle bunny!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Yes
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 42-day health insurance policy (

16/10/2026

*** ADOPTED ***

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Meowedith
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 7 months
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Snuggle bunny!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Yes
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 30-day health insurance policy (

15/10/2026

*** ADOPTED ***

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Tiny Sarah
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 5 months
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Super sweet!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? No
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Unknown
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 42-day health insurance policy (

18/09/2026

*** ADOPTED ***

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Harold (fluffy) & Helga
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Male/Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 14 weeks
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Love bugs!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Unknown
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 42-day health insurance policy (

08/09/2026

Our friends over at Flawless Paws have the gorgeous Mia currently looking for a home of her own. Get in touch with their team if you think it could be with you

04/09/2026

We’re taking a break!

Our team isn’t sure yet whether it will be temporary or permanent, but we do know that we won’t be able to get through the impending kitten season with the resources we currently have.

We started the year in a strong position, but our resources have been steadily depleted and we haven’t been able to bounce back.

So, for now, we’re taking a breather, regrouping, and working out what needs to change for us to keep serving our community sustainably.

The reality is that it’s tough out there, and being a charity doesn’t make us immune to the economic climate. In many ways, it makes us more exposed to it. We rely heavily on supporters and funders, as well as adoptions, and all three have declined recently while requests for help have increased significantly.

We’re not alone in this. Many animal organisations are facing the same pressures, but we don’t have product sponsorships to free up funds or significant reserves to fall back on. We simply have to work with what we have.

We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved in just a few years:

• Almost 2,000 (700 so far this year) cats have received help
• Almost five tonnes of pet food have been distributed to whānau in need through our Pātaka Kai
• We’ve helped desex a lot of cats for owners doing it tough, with the aim of lightening future loads
• We’ve taken on large-scale welfare cases, including one involving 113 cats on a single property
• We’ve bailed out over 50 cats this year from other rescuers who’d gotten in over their heads. The lucky ones who didn’t require immediate euthanasia on welfare grounds took months to rehabilitate.

But all of that comes at a cost.

Adoptions have dropped. Inmates are staying with us longer, increasing the cost of each animal's care, and the cost of getting a cat healthy, desexed and ready for adoption now routinely exceeds the adoption fee.

Grant funding has become increasingly difficult to secure, particularly for the operational costs that keep a shelter running. Finding funding for animal charities has always been hard – funders struggle to place a financial value on the mahi we do, and when those grants are for operational expenses rather than projects where societal impact can be measured, it’s even harder. At the same time, everything from food and litter to insurance, fuel, software, veterinary care and other day-to-day expenses has increased.

Some projects have also grown far beyond what we initially expected. In a number of cases, situations were more extensive than first understood, and we’ve had to absorb thousands of dollars in euthanasia costs to mitigate ongoing suffering because once we make a commitment, we follow it through. That’s what we do.

And perhaps most importantly, the way our community are able to support our mahi has changed. The desire to help is still there. What has changed is people’s capacity to do so. For some of our supporters, the small regular donation they once made is now simply not a financial possibility. For others, that money may now be the difference between their own pet seeing a vet or putting food on the table.

We completely understand that. They’re fantastic people who genuinely want to support us but they’re doing it tough too!

So, for now, we’ll continue working through our existing waitlist, and our safety-net commitment to our previous inmates remains in place but we can’t responsibly say yes to new requests for help until we have a clearer picture of what the future looks like.

This isn’t a decision we’ve made lightly. It’s one we need to make if we’re going to have any chance of continuing our mahi.

03/09/2026

*** ADOPTED ***

Little Junebug is still on the hunt for a home of her own

*** ADOPTED ***

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Junebug
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 4 months
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Super sweet!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Unknown
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 42-day health insurance policy (

03/09/2026

*** ADOPTED ***

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Sasha
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 7 months
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Quiet & gentle
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Yes (gentle)
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Unknown
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• First core vaccination (one booster needed)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 30-day health insurance policy (

31/08/2026

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Connie
𝗦𝗲𝘅: Female
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 4 months
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Busy bee!
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀? Yes
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀? Unknown
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
• Health check (standard, non-exhaustive)
• Desexed
• Microchipped
• Fully vaccinated (core)
• Up to date worm/flea treatments.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Courtesy 42-day health insurance policy (