Julie Chapman

Dame Julie Clare Chapman DNZM (née Helson;[1] born 1971 or 1972) is a New Zealand charity founder.

[2][3] Chapman has worked with other charities including Women's Refuge, The First Tee, Victim Support and Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

[2] In 2005, she founded the KidsCan Charitable Trust, which provides physical and nutritional support to New Zealand children living in poverty.

[4][3] Chapman said "I absolutely love animals, so knowing they are often used as a tool to control family members, as part of that [domestic] violence – I just really hate that.

[3] In the 2025 New Year Honours, Chapman was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to children and the community.