News And Events
Big BOOTCAMP features on TVNZ Good Morning show
Aroha Hathaway is joining forces with Anna Julienne, putting her body on the line to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of NZ. Aroha and Anna are part of the celebrity ambassador team participating in the Big BOOTCAMP being run by Les Mills to raise funds for the Auckland branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Read the rest of this entry »
Big Brothers Big Sisters is being launched in Auckland with the help of BIG BOOTCAMP
The Auckland branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is being given a major boost with the help of the Les Mills fourth annual charity bootcamp, which this year aims to raise $100,000 for the newly established Big Brothers Big Sisters of Auckland programme. Read the rest of this entry »
Christchurch programme for earthquake affected children.
The earthquakes in Christchurch have been tough for everyone in the area but particularly so for children. Some have lost loved ones, many have lost their homes, and most have had friends and family move away. It’s been really rough.
Here’s a positive response being offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Christchurch – a Mentoring Programme for Earthquake Affected Children. Read the rest of this entry »
Canterbury Community Trust contributes $90k to three Big Brothers Big Sisters branches!
July 4th, 2011: We’ve just heard that the Canterbury Community Trust has funded all three Big Brothers Big Sisters branches in their funding region: Nelson ($25k); North Canterbury ($25k); and Christchurch ($40k). Ka mau te wehi (awesome)! Thank you CCT, your funding will make a positive difference in many kids lives!
The Canterbury Community Trust’s primary goal is to “help people first” and this is reflected in the way donations are allocated. Here at Big Brothers Big Sisters we are appreciative of the fact that the Canterbury Community Trust has been a consistent funder of the Big Brothers Big Sisters programme in the South Island.
For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. The funding that Canterbury Community Trust provides will help us make and support more of these awesome mentoring relationships. Thank you.
Real Life Story
‘Nelson lads latest to find Big Brother friendship’. An article written by Andrew Board from The Nelson Weekly 14 June 2011.
Just Launched: Three short videos of Mentor Matches
On our home page you will see three short video clips highlighting Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentor match pairs.
The three videos can also be viewed seperately on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/bbbsnz
Record number of mentor matches.
Big Brothers Big Sisters in New Zealand just broke a new record – in the last 12 months 541 children and young people benefitted from the friendship of a Big Brother or Big Sister. This record has been made possible through the support of our generous sponsors and funders across the country and of course is also only achieved through the tireless efforts of our awesome volunteers. Read the rest of this entry »
Nelson & Taranaki added to Local Branches section of this website
Nelson & Taranaki Website pages are the latest addition to our New Zealand website as part of our local branches pages – a site within a site! Lots of local info and all the latest news and upcoming events.
Check the new pages out at:
http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz/local/taranaki/
and
http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz/local/nelson/
Each of the other Big Brothers Big Sisters sites will also soon feature in this site with their own dedicated local pages.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson Hits 300 Not Out
On 11 November 2010 Turhan Djemal and Jared became the 300th ‘match’ in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson Mentoring Programme.
Since the first ‘match’ in Nelson was made between an adult and a young person in 1998, the programme has grown steadily and now has more than 100 young people who benefit from the support of an adult friend each year. Read the rest of this entry »
National Director awarded Paul Harris Fellowship
Rotary District 9970 Governor Margaret Reeve presents Dave Marshall of Big Brothers Big Sisters with his Community Paul Harris Fellowship. Dave was nominated by Whakatu Rotary.
The Rotary Club of Whakatu has awarded Dave Marshall, National Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters in New Zealand, a Paul Harris Fellowship. This Rotary International award is the highest award within Rotary and is conferred in recognition for outstanding work in the community. Rotary District Governor Margaret Reeve presented the award to Dave Marshall at Whakatu Rotary’s breakfast meeting last month.
Rotary has been a key component to the success of Big Brothers Big Sisters in New Zealand. In 1996, another Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Nelson, explored the idea of establishing a parenting project which would be of benefit to children at risk between the ages of 5-12 years in the Nelson area.
Following initial discussions with local community groups, it was suggested that this could become a mentoring initiative. Dave Marshall was employed in 1997 as Project Leader. The operation name of the programme at that stage was “One to One” mentoring. Read the rest of this entry »