One trip now, fewer later.

We're fundraising to get one of our children to Auckland for specialist treatment they can't get here. It's a one-off block of six sessions over three days, and follow-up can mostly be done by video from home. They can't travel alone, so it's flights and accommodation for two.

We're keeping the details private, including which child. They've asked us to and we think that's fair enough. What we will say is that this is their best shot at avoiding invasive procedures down the track, and at carrying on with the stuff that makes them them.

If you know us from school, please don't mention it to your kids. School is the one place where everything still feels normal, and we'd like to keep it that way.

It isn't publicly funded and our insurance won't cover it. Treatment, flights, accommodation and getting around Auckland come to about $3,500.

If you can chip in, we're grateful. If you can't, that's genuinely fine.