Charity Matters
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Charity Matters works with organisations in the community helping to make a difference.
With less than a week to go before this years Koru Care New Zealand trip to the States, the trust is still in need of support.
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Kiwi, Perry Newburn is running from New York City to Los Angeles in a bid to set a new Master’s record and, helping kiwi kids at the same time.
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The Auckland Council By-Law about "peddling" "begging" appears to be not understood.
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AUCKLAND — On Friday 14 March Koru Care New Zealand will be taking over Alexandra Park for the Koru Care Race Night.
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For 30 years, Koru Care New Zealand has been taking children from around the country away on a trip of a lifetime.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Hawkes Bay restaurant, Elephant Hill are hosting a dinner to help raise funds for the annual Koru Care New Zealand trip of a lifetime for children coping with ongoing medical conditions, terminal illness or other challenges in their lives.
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New Zealand will be represented on the Mount Kilimanjaro Climb for Ovarian Cancer.
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AUCKLAND — Delegates at workshops being led by visiting non-profit social media expert Beth Kanter will be told it’s okay to fail.
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Now in its 30th year Koru Care NZ are busy raising funds to send 50 special kids off on a trip of a lifetime.
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The Front, soon to be registered as a Charity, has been launched to help deal with addiction in the hospitality sector.
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AUCKLAND — Families experiencing hardship continue to place pressure on the Ranui Baptist Foodbank’s resources.
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AUCKLAND — Ranui Baptist Foodbank in West Auckland reports significantly more families requesting assistance as Christmas approaches.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Saturday 27 October will see Pacific Shores Estate in Papamoa come alive with a “High Tea by the Sea” in aid of the Breast Cancer Cure Research Trust.
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Training hundreds of hours, attending competitions all over the North Island – our youth do just that, and sacrifice lots of free time to practice and give 200% on stage for their audience, their families, their coach, their team and themselves.
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AUCKLAND, Thursday 6th September 2012: The Tauranga Maori Business Association (TMBA) and the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which promotes greater co-operation and a sharing of ideas and resources.
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From small beginnings, one charity and one event, New Zealand owned and operated FundraiseOnline has grown to be the leading service provider of web based donations processing for the not-for-profit sector in New Zealand.
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AUCKLAND — Southern Stars Charitable Trust under its programme “Grant-a-Wish” has granted a wish to a young Auckland girl.
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AUCKLAND — On Friday 20th April Koru Care New Zealand will be taking over Alexandra Park for the Koru Care Race Night.
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Cheryle Robins of Christchurch is aiming to get to New Orleans for The C4YW Annual Conference for Young Women affected by Breast Cancer, and to get there she's putting her endurance to the test.
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AUCKLAND — Once again the Rotary Club of Waitakere will be staging its 9th annual Soapbox Derby on Sunday 18th March 2012 in Massey.
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Jansen Professional Audio & Lighting who’s Christchurch store has been closed since the devastating February 22 earthquake has come up with a unique way to help businesses in need of repairing or replacing their sound and lighting equipment.
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In a fight against extreme poverty, P3 Foundation have exclusively partnered with the Glenn Family Foundation, founded by Owen Glenn, who will generously match dollar-for-dollar funds raised by P3 Foundation members participating in Live Below the Line campaign this August.
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With investors looking for opportunities daily, a new website just launched will help make the process easier.
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Rotorua resident Polly Green is on a mission to be the world champion in Freestyle Kayaking.
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It’s that time of the year again when Southern Stars Charitable Trust steps up to support Koru Care NZ with it’s fundraising toward their annual trip to Disney Land.
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Saturday 16th April will see a variety of speakers attend the Miomo Leadership Event at Massey University, Albany.
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New Zealand Red Cross has teamed up with FundraiseOnline to manage online donation capability to help raise funds for those affected by the Christchurch earthquake.
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South Auckland Automotive Training Centre (ATC) has been established as a charitable trust.to fill the current gap between the largely theory-based training made available through the tertiary education system, and industry training for those employed in the automotive industry.
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The Marketing byAssociation conference to be held 22nd February at Auckland's Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre will wow attendees with a range of speakers, both local and international.
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The AmpliTube iRig is a combination of an easy-to-use instrument interface adapter and guitar and bass tone mobile software.
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We hear often about young New Zealanders falling off the rails, and the fact is that 43% of New Zealanders between 18 and 24 years are already in debt, and we unfortunately hold the record for the highest consumption of Methamphetamine per head of population in the world.
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Jobseekers are being asked to submit LinkedIn, Blog and Twitter details – rather than traditional resumes – as part of an innovative recruitment program launched by Flight Centre Limited (FLT).
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Auckland’s Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre will be abuzz in February 2011 with a topic-specific, one day only, conference being held specifically to help non-profit industry executives, trustees and office bearers.
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With over 25,000 registered charities and 35,000 registered incorporated societies, the non-profit sector is a major contributor to the New Zealand economy, contributing about 2.6 percent to New Zealand’s gross domestic product (GDP), and to the local community benefits from over 250 million volunteer hours each year.
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AUCKLAND — The weather on Friday was golden and the waters calm as more than 200 Koru Care children boarded Fullers Jet Raider for a cruise around Auckland harbour before heading to Eastern Beach for a picnic, karaoke and chance to ride on the Thundercats.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland icon Giapo, the little Italian gelato shop on Queen St with the big heart is doing it again for the kids at Starship Children’s Hospital.
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February 22nd, will see NZ Association Resource Centre Trust bring together non-profit industry executives, trustees and office bearers come together for the inaugural Marketing byAssociation Conference.
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Business Professional Services Limited is a social enterprise, helping non-profits with the business side of what they do.
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AUCKLAND — Now into its fifth year, the annual Koru Care NZ Christmas Harbour Cruise will set sail on the 9th of December, with up to 250 excited children boarding a Fullers Ferry for to take them out on a harbour cruise, before a picnic and entertainment.
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Auckland based Set and Forget Marketing.Com will be doing a first in Auckland on Monday, 1st November, when they and others will spend the day hanging about from a billboard in the CBD.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Manuka Lodge, in the Ohakune Ruapehu region, which offers more than a first-rate alternative to hotel accommodation, with many of the trappings of a Luxury Lodge, has just launched its Tongariro Alpine Crossing summer package.
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Auckland based Alpha Studio has unveiled its all new look website for their boutique web design and graphics company.
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Vital Link are set to bring the Fair Trade market directly to Facebook, and in doing so Vital Link will be able to leverage the social attitudes of its users to help promote Fair Trade.
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Gisborne Filmmaker, Polly Green's latest film Soft Power Health, a short documentary film about professional kayaker Dr.
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Aucklander Rebekah Torckler is about to set out on an epic journey, walking from Auckland to Queenstown in an effort to raise funds for the work of RideForLife who provide activities for children from low decile schools in the Auckland region.
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If you’ve arrived here on the hunt for hardcore porn, sorry but you’re going to be disappointed.
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The oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst and largest environmental disaster in the history of humanity.
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Auckland photographer Al Ronberg is giving his time to help an orphanage in quake ravaged Haiti.
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BarterZone introduces new memberships to help people gain the most from the world of barter.
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Heroic Gardeners have done it again.
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Once again two Auckland businessmen have teamed up to produce a unique product, this time in the name of charity.
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Polly Green of Gisborne known for her kayaking and work in documentary film making is set to make a comeback to competitive kayaking.
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Auckland’s authentic gelato shop, Giapo is holding its very first Giapo Photography Contest! Not content with just making the best gelato available and engaging with his community through activities at his shop Gianpaolo Grazioli is inviting people to take part in his first photography contest.
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FINDUSAFLAT.COM is crowdsourced flathunting and something quite likely totally new to New Zealand.
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The Rotary Clubs of West Auckland are partnering with NZ Transport Agency and HEB Construction by holding a mid-construction public walk of the Hobsonville Motorway.
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BarterZone NZ offering assistance to homeowners as the number of leaky-home victims continues to balloon.
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Former professional kayaker and award winning documentary filmmaker Polly Green announces her new film project documenting her return to white-water kayaking to pursue a world championship title that has eluded her in the past.
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It's not often that two businesses can work in sync to bring something new to tempt the taste buds of a discerning market, but two markets – wine and sorbet; is likely to be two markets never before blended like they will be from next week
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When Nicola Gledhill of Wellington set about to raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake, she probably had no idea that her 'out of the box' challenge would attract such wide interest.
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The enormously popular two-day Heroic Gardens Festival, showcasing the creativity and hard work of gay and lesbian gardeners, will be held over the weekend of March 6th -7th.
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Gisborne Filmmaker, Polly Green's latest film Soft Power Health, a short documentary film about professional kayaker Dr.
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Koru Care Charitable Trust will be the beneficiary of a special harbour cruise aboard the iconic Waipa Delta on Saturday 13 March.
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Nicola Gledhill of Wellington will wear nothing but a cardboard box as a challenge in her fundraising appeal for victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster.
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Koru Care NZ, like many other New Zealand charities is pleased to finally see Payroll Giving introduced in New Zealand.
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Ann Bain who has been the Chairperson of Koru Care Charitable Trust for 15 years has been named in the New Years Honours List and will receive her QSM for Services to Children at a formal function to be held at Government House later in the year.
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Auckland based The Web Co have been announced as finalist in the countries leading business support awards for 2010.
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Claire Sawyers of DonateNZ says it’s easy for people to reach out this Christmas and help those less fortunate, thanks to the list of all charity appeals, volunteer requirements, good gifts and fundraisers released today by the DonateNZ website.
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Pauline Stockhausen has been using social media for quite sometime, and a few months ago she and Waiwera came up with a novel way to encourage participation in her wedding.
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Once again excited Koru Care NZ children will be boarding a Fullers Ferry for their annual Christmas Harbour Cruise llater this week.
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Auckland wine shop The Wine Vault has been participating in social media for the last year and have managed to grow its business by 20-25% directly through this medium.
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When BarterZone launched in October it did so with a huge giveaway for one lucky member in their $100,000 Trade Dollar Giveaway.
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Koru Care NZ has been listening closely to the news that Mike Pero offered to charter a plane to take family members and others to Antarctica as part of the 30th commemoration of the Erebus disaster.
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Newly launched barter company BarterZone is set to help people affected by leaky homes.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne Filmmaker, Polly Green's latest film Soft Power Health, a short documentary film about professional kayaker Dr.
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AUCKLAND — The Web Co, recently named Mid-Sized Business of the Year in the Waitakere Enterprise Business Awards, is again setting the bar high with a seminar to help businesses maximise the way they do business online.
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When BarterZone NZ launched it’s all new look barter programme at the beginning of October, they decided to take a punt on doing this using the social media platform Twitter.
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AUCKLAND — Christmas is only a matter of weeks away, and Derek Bray of Natural Expressions has come up with a novel idea to raise funds for a local charity and bring some real Christmas spirit into the City.
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The team at The Web Co has not only just won UHY Haines Norton Best Mid-Sized Business Award at the Waitakere Enterprise Business Awards; they have also launched their all-new brand.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne Filmmaker, Polly Greens latest film Soft Power Health, a short documentary film about professional kayaker Dr.
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BarterZone is set to grow with the introduction of Mentor Hubs, offering opportunities for people wanting to establish themselves up as local representatives to promote this unique barter system.
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The Web Co can deservedly celebrate after having WON the UHY Haines Norton Best Mid-Sized Business Award at the Waitakere Enterprise Business Awards black-tie event on Friday night in West Auckland.
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Being named a finalist in the Westpac Waitakere Enterprise Awards is a credit to all our staff says Sukesh Sukumaran, General Manager for The Web Co.
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BarterZone, formerly Ozone, has relaunched under a brand offering more for both business and non business (individual) members.
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With only a week to go before The Web Company launches its new look, things are really heating up.
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Normally when people hear of barter they think of business’ trading with one another; but now there’s more to it with BarterZone.
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Auckland-based The Web Co have been named finalists in two categories of this years Westpac Waitakere Enterprise Awards.
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BarterZone a barter trading company is giving one person the chance to win $100,000 BarterZone dollars.
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Koru Care Charitable Trust has recently been emblazoned on the back of a Vernon Carriers Limited Truck.
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Businesses, education providers and tourism operators have been quick to jump on board the opportunity to be seen in India.
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After a couple of false starts last year, New Zealand businesses now have another opportunity to promote directly to India in a special feature due out in late October.
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FundraiseOnline is leading the call for total transparency of the costs charged by fundraising organisations.
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With the recent controversy over just who benefits from the charitable dollar in New Zealand, it is easy to see this may have a negative effect on charitable giving around the country.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland based “Stop Smoking Get Healthy Now” has been receiving calls from throughout Auckland from people needing to stop smoking due to medical conditions.
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AUCKLAND — Help to Stop Smoking Auckland based “Stop Smoking Get Healthy Now” is offering a free smoking cessation programme to someone in the Auckland area who is struggling to quit.
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International Green Summit announces conference and expo in Moura, Portugal November 2009 May 20, 2009 U.S.A.
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The natural warmth of New Zealanders is legendary, and this is will be one of the focuses of The Economic Times Special Report on NZ to be published in April.
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AUCKLAND — Stop Smoking Effectively To effectively stop smoking, change must take place on physical, mental, emotional and behaviour level.
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