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Organ Donation New Zealand, New Zealand’s official donor agency
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Organ Donation New Zealand, New Zealand’s official donor agency
Understanding donation
Stories
About our organisation
Have the conversation
Guidance and resources
Talking to the whānau
Talking to the whānau
Notifying ODNZ
Notifying ODNZ
ODNZ and Link Teams
ODNZ and Link Teams
Order resources
Order resources
Documents and forms
Documents and forms
Healthcare Professionals
Guidance and resources
Documents and forms
Last reviewed: September 2026
ANZICS
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society
ANZICS Determination of brain death (DBD)
PDF 959KB
11 October 2026
ANZICS Determination of circulatory death (DCD)
PDF 59.8KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation Documentation
Checklist for Care of the Potential Donor
PDF 151KB
11 October 2026
Authority for Organ and Tissue removal
PDF 759KB
11 October 2026
Determination of Brain Death
PDF 959KB
11 October 2026
Determination of Death (DCD Only)
PDF 59.8KB
11 October 2026
Blood Form (Organ and Tissue Donors)
PDF 151KB
11 October 2026
Medical Social Questionnaire (Organ and Tissue Donors)
PDF 804KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment
PDF 235KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment Guide
PDF 3.11MB
11 October 2026
Donor Clinical Information Form
PDF 107KB
11 October 2026
Tissue Only Donation
Authority for Organ and Tissue Removal
PDF 759KB
11 October 2026
Blood Form (Tissue Only Donors)
PDF 273KB
11 October 2026
Medical Social Questionnaire (Organ and Tissue Donors)
PDF 804KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment
PDF 235KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment Guide
PDF 3.11MB
11 October 2026
Eligibility Info Sheet (Could My Patient Be A Donor?)
PDF 2.70MB
11 October 2026
Eye Tissue Donation Process
PDF 299KB
11 October 2026
Eye Tissue Donation Checklist
PDF 65.2KB
11 October 2026
Eye Tissue Donation Tips & Tricks
PDF 486KB
11 October 2026
DCD Hospital Protocols
Auckland Hospital - CVICU
PDF 195KB
11 October 2026
Auckland Hospital - DCCM
PDF 195KB
11 October 2026
Christchurch Hospital
PDF 221KB
11 October 2026
Dunedin Hospital
PDF 251KB
11 October 2026
Hawkes Bay Hospital
PDF 220KB
11 October 2026
Middlemore Hospital
PDF 262KB
11 October 2026
Nelson Hospital
PDF 245KB
11 October 2026
North Shore Hospital
PDF 199KB
11 October 2026
Rotorua Hospital
PDF 198KB
11 October 2026
Starship Children’s Hospital
PDF 241KB
11 October 2026
Taranaki Hospital
PDF 208KB
11 October 2026
Tauranga Hospital
PDF 245KB
11 October 2026
Waikato Hospital
PDF 251KB
11 October 2026
Wellington Hospital
PDF 247KB
11 October 2026
Whangarei Hospital
PDF 207KB
11 October 2026
Assisted Dying and Donation
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for Attending Medical Practitioners (AMP)
PDF 76.8KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for transplant services and donor surgical teams
PDF 66.1KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for hospital staff
PDF 111KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for the person and whānau
PDF 63.8KB
11 October 2026
Ethics Framework to support donation after assisted dying
PDF 3.89MB
11 October 2026
Healthcare Professionals
Guidance and resources
Documents and forms
Last reviewed: September 2026
ANZICS
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society
ANZICS Determination of brain death (DBD)
PDF 959KB
11 October 2026
ANZICS Determination of circulatory death (DCD)
PDF 59.8KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation Documentation
Checklist for Care of the Potential Donor
PDF 151KB
11 October 2026
Authority for Organ and Tissue removal
PDF 759KB
11 October 2026
Determination of Brain Death
PDF 959KB
11 October 2026
Determination of Death (DCD Only)
PDF 59.8KB
11 October 2026
Blood Form (Organ and Tissue Donors)
PDF 151KB
11 October 2026
Medical Social Questionnaire (Organ and Tissue Donors)
PDF 804KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment
PDF 235KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment Guide
PDF 3.11MB
11 October 2026
Donor Clinical Information Form
PDF 107KB
11 October 2026
Tissue Only Donation
Authority for Organ and Tissue Removal
PDF 759KB
11 October 2026
Blood Form (Tissue Only Donors)
PDF 273KB
11 October 2026
Medical Social Questionnaire (Organ and Tissue Donors)
PDF 804KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment
PDF 235KB
11 October 2026
Physical Assessment Guide
PDF 3.11MB
11 October 2026
Eligibility Info Sheet (Could My Patient Be A Donor?)
PDF 2.70MB
11 October 2026
Eye Tissue Donation Process
PDF 299KB
11 October 2026
Eye Tissue Donation Checklist
PDF 65.2KB
11 October 2026
Eye Tissue Donation Tips & Tricks
PDF 486KB
11 October 2026
DCD Hospital Protocols
Auckland Hospital - CVICU
PDF 195KB
11 October 2026
Auckland Hospital - DCCM
PDF 195KB
11 October 2026
Christchurch Hospital
PDF 221KB
11 October 2026
Dunedin Hospital
PDF 251KB
11 October 2026
Hawkes Bay Hospital
PDF 220KB
11 October 2026
Middlemore Hospital
PDF 262KB
11 October 2026
Nelson Hospital
PDF 245KB
11 October 2026
North Shore Hospital
PDF 199KB
11 October 2026
Rotorua Hospital
PDF 198KB
11 October 2026
Starship Children’s Hospital
PDF 241KB
11 October 2026
Taranaki Hospital
PDF 208KB
11 October 2026
Tauranga Hospital
PDF 245KB
11 October 2026
Waikato Hospital
PDF 251KB
11 October 2026
Wellington Hospital
PDF 247KB
11 October 2026
Whangarei Hospital
PDF 207KB
11 October 2026
Assisted Dying and Donation
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for Attending Medical Practitioners (AMP)
PDF 76.8KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for transplant services and donor surgical teams
PDF 66.1KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for hospital staff
PDF 111KB
11 October 2026
Organ and Tissue Donation after Assisted Dying Information for the person and whānau
PDF 63.8KB
11 October 2026
Ethics Framework to support donation after assisted dying
PDF 3.89MB
11 October 2026
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