North Canterbury Big Brothers Big Sisters

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It takes as little as an hour a week to spark potential in a young person

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We believe potential lives within every young person.  Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors help form strong positive relationships that express care, challenge growth, share power, and expand possibilities.

Our mentors help ignite youth potential.

OUR PROGRAMMES

Community-Based Mentoring


Community-based mentoring gives matches the opportunity to spend time enjoying activities together in their communities. Whether this is going for a bike ride or spending time at the beach, mentoring can take place at a time that suits both the Big and the Little. An hour a week is all it takes to make a difference in the life of a child.


School-Based Mentoring


School-based mentoring takes place in three local schools in North Canterbury. Typically at the same time each week, matches are able to utilise all the school resources to bake a cake, play a board game or shoot some hoops. This suits mentors who have time available during the day or those who have workplaces that support our youth mentoring programme.

Become a Mentor

Know someone who WOULD MAKE AN INCREDIBLE MENTOR?

For only one hour a week, they could help ignite potential in our young people

North canterbury BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TEAM

The Big Brothers Big Sisters team work together to ensure our Mentors and Mentees feel supported and enjoy their mentoring journey.

We pride ourselves in our experience in making great matches that are long lasting and that significantly impact young lives.

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Quality youth mentoring, that works

Through quality training, Big Brothers Big Sisters equips Mentors with the ability to ignite potential and build resilience in young people all over Aotearoa New Zealand. 


Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network. We make professionally supervised mentoring matches between adults and young people (aged approx. six to twelve) throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network

As a national not-for-profit organisation, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New Zealand relies entirely on community grants, business sponsorship and donations to provide their quality mentor training.

Studies show that 98% of the youth we mentor believe they now make better life choices as a result of the relationship with their ‘Tuakana’ (mentor)

THE North Canterbury Board members

Our governance board is here to support the team on the ground.

They volunteer their time and skills to ensure the programme meets national standards and regulations.


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OUR NORTH CANTERBURY DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL

Tuakana - Teina

Mā te tuakana te teina e tōtika, mā te teina te tuakana e tōtika


From the older the younger will learn, from the younger the older will learn.

Where the older has responsibilities to the younger, so does the younger to the older.


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