Brake

Brake works to prevent road casualties, make communities safer, and support families suffering the aftermath of a road crash.

Nationwide

Brake works to prevent road casualties, make communities safer, and support families bereaved in road crashes.

Brake launched in 2011 and since then has developed a number of projects and services. We have provided free support resources to over 1,000 families bereaved in crashes. Hundreds of organisations participate in Road Safety Week every year.

By donating or fundraising for Brake you are helping us to continue providing free support books, and to develop further services to provide specialised support to people bereaved and injured in crashes. You're also helping to run educational initiatives like Road Safety Week.

Brake is part of the international charity Brake, started in the UK in 1995.

More about us

Brake provides free support to people who have been bereaved in road crashes.

We work to prevent road deaths and injuries, and to make communities safer by running road safety campaigns and initiatives including national Road Safety Week.

On average, fundraisers pay just 2% to use Givealittle. This is one of the lowest effective fees in New Zealand fundraising. We charge a 5% platform fee to cover the cost of running the platform. Because most donors choose to top up their donation to cover this fee, the effective cost paid by fundraisers is about 2%. That means around 98 cents of every dollar raised goes to the cause. Learn More

Latest donations

Long 7 days ago

$15

Brake

Thank you for your donation! We really appreciate your support.

Long on 05 Jan 2026

$15

Brake

Thank you for continuing to support Brake! We really appreciate your donations, which help us to continue working for safer roads and supporting people affected by crashes.

Long on 29 Dec 2025

$15

Brake

Thank you for continuing to support Brake, we really appreciate your donation.

Ben on 24 Dec 2025

$400

Brake

Thanks so much for supporting Brake! We really appreciate your donation, which will help us to continue working for safer roads and providing support to those affected by crashes.

Sean on 22 Dec 2025

Supporting your amazing work. Thank You

$200

Brake

Thank you so much for your donation! We really appreciate your support, which will help us to continue working for safer roads, and supporting people affected by crashes.