Corporate New Zealand is stepping up to help Canterbury down the road to recovery with donations and pledges of support worth more than $6.5 million by Monday afternoon.

Fonterra has provided $1 million to the mayoral relief fund and offered personnel and equipment to help the relief efforts in the region.

Fletcher Building will donate $1 million and today was working through the most appropriate way for the support to be delivered.

TelstraClear: $100,000 to the Christchurch Restoration Fund, established by mayor Bob Parker.

BNZ: a $1 million relief programme including $250,000 to the Red Cross, $250,000 to the Salvation army, plus assistance to its own staff and customers.

Telecom: Free payphone calls in Christchurch.

Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings: The Hong Kong-listed company has pledged $200,000 for relief efforts and was seeking advice from authorities about how this should be distributed.

Kiwibank: Loan holidays and lines of credit for customers. An account has been set up for donations to the Red Cross. The account number is 38-9009-0759479-00 and the account name is Red Cross.

ASB: Red Cross donations account is Canterbury Earthquake Appeal 2010, account number 12-3192-0015998-01.

Pyne Gould Corporation: A pledge of $50,000 to the mayoral relief fund on behalf of subsidiaries MARAC and Perpetual.

ANZ Bank: $1 million to the mayoral relief fund along with assistance to customers.

Westpac: Establishing a Canterbury Care Fund with $1 million in association with the Salvation Army. The bank has also set aside a $1 billion loan pool to assist with rebuilding in the region.

Grabone.co.nz: $5000 to the Christchurch City Mission and is promoting $5 donations to add to its pledge on its website.

Whangarei District Council: $10,000 for the mayoral relief fund.

Foodstuffs: Donated $100,000 and is calling for donations of food at any of its supermarkets around the country to be distributed for those who need it in Canterbury.

Progressive Enterprises: Pledged $100,000 to bolster relief funds and is also collecting donations of food at its supermarkets around the country.

Domino's: On September 13 the chain will donate $1 to the Red Cross from every pizza sold. The company hoped to raise $6000.

The Warehouse: Alongside Warehouse Stationery and the Tindall Foundation is donating $1 million to the mayoral relief fund. Donations will also be accepted at its stores including Warehouse Stationery.