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DunedinJune 13

Charities hit by fraud lose trust and money

Fraud and deception cost charities a lot more money than was reported, a presentation in Dunedin revealed yesterday.
North OtagoMarch 19

Boys' charity 20-hour run nets $5000

More than 100 Waitaki Boys' High School (WBHS) pupils ran more than 1000km in 20 hours during the weekend to raise funds for an Oamaru girl needing an operation.
Boys' charity 20-hour run nets $5000
Boys' charity 20-hour run nets $5000
NewsDecember 12

Mad, passionate devotion to cause

Surely, charity runner Mal Law (50) would have to be a complete lunatic. Seven back-country runs in seven days totalling at least 360km? And nothing even remotely as flat as a pancake on the itinerary?
Mad, passionate devotion to cause
Mad, passionate devotion to cause
DunedinDecember 7

Charity continues to spread in Otago

The list of charity stores in Otago continues to grow, with the opening of Charity Barns in Dunedin and Oamaru.
SouthlandDecember 5

Charity runner completes task

Charity runner Mal Law has finally stopped running, after seven days and 370km of torture.
Charity runner completes task
Charity runner completes task
QueenstownNovember 29

Significant donation to the arts

Queenstown philanthropist Sir Eion Edgar is to donate $500,000 to the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
Significant donation to the arts
Significant donation to the arts
QueenstownNovember 7

The task: to feed 10 million

The memories of August's disastrous flooding in Pakistan remain fresh for Gibbston Valley-born Alastair "Cookie" Cook, as he tells Miranda Spary in a series of recent emails ...
The task: to feed 10 million
The task: to feed 10 million
South OtagoSeptember 27

Sainthood changes church to St Mary's

Balclutha's Catholic parishioners are gearing up to celebrate the legacy of soon-to-be-saint Mary MacKillop, helper of disadvantaged families in rural communities more than 100 years ago.
Sainthood changes church to St Mary's
Sainthood changes church to St Mary's
DunedinSeptember 17

Uganda choir on life-changing trip

A group of Ugandan children is on a life-changing trip to New Zealand.
QueenstownAugust 12

Quiz night to raise funds for orphans

Charity organisation Women in Touch is hosting the Orphans Aid International Quiz Night again this year and is aiming to match or beat last year's total of $1500.
North OtagoJuly 2

Trust deed signed for helping Haiti

Former Waitaki mayor Alan McLay will head to earthquake-stricken Haiti later this month on behalf of Project HHH - Hearts and Hands for Haiti.
Trust deed signed for helping Haiti
Trust deed signed for helping Haiti
DunedinJuly 2

Knitwear will go to orphans and the needy

Hundreds of Dunedin yarn lovers have spent countless hours with crochet hooks and knitting needles to create special somethings for those in need.
Knitwear will go to orphans and the needy
Knitwear will go to orphans and the needy
DunedinMay 29

Pupils raise funds with aerobics

Pupils from Andersons Bay School, Calton Hill Primary School, Concord School, Mornington School, Opoho Primary School and Rotary Park School got their heart rates up during an aerobics session to raise funds for Heart Children New Zealand yesterday. Photographers Gerard O'Brien, Peter McIntosh, Craig Baxter and Gregor Richardson went along for a look.
Central OtagoMay 28

An excuse to have a ball

The red carpet will be rolled out in Alexandra tonight for a charity ball and auction, with proceeds going towards this year's blossom festival.
DunedinMay 28

Charity for heart illness children a huge help

For most of his life Reuben Jones' heart condition will probably be invisible to others.
Charity for heart illness children a huge help
Charity for heart illness children a huge help
QueenstownMay 23

Six in a cage for famine appeal

Despite tasting the wild side of Queenstown, sub-zero temperatures and little sleep, six dedicated Wakatipu High School pupils say they would camp out again in a cage without food on Queenstown Mall for 40 hours for charity.
Six in a cage for famine appeal
Six in a cage for famine appeal
QueenstownMay 7

Epic rally for charity

A thirst for adventure and a lack of roads left untrammelled in New Zealand has led a trio of daring Queenstown residents to tackle a 20,000km rally from England to Mongolia in aid of a children's charity.
Epic rally for charity
Epic rally for charity
NewsMay 4

Kavanagh Caritas fundraiser

Kavanagh College pupils slept in cardboard boxes on school grounds on Wednesday night as part of their annual Survive a Slum camp to raise funds for Catholic support agency Caritas.
Kavanagh Caritas fundraiser
Kavanagh Caritas fundraiser
The MixApril 10

Suffer the children

Violence, sexual abuse, disease, psychosis and death ... the children of the Akha tribe face an uncertain future. Shane Gilchrist meets a man who offers hope in the highlands of Southeast Asia.
DunedinApril 9

Over $56,000 given to Otago organisations

Donations totalling over $56,000 were distributed by the Otago Community Trust at its March meeting.
DunedinApril 2

Prisoners' rehab service continues

The cancellation of a major contract for assisting prisoners to reintegrate into society will not spell the end of a 133-year-old Dunedin charitable organisation.
North OtagoMarch 31

Boys run for Haiti quake victims

A total of 107 Waitaki Boys' High School pupils hope to raise $10,000 from this week's 20-hour charity run.
QueenstownMarch 23

More than $3000 raised for Chileans

Queenstown's South American community has raised more than $3000 for the Chilean earthquake relief fund.
More than $3000 raised for Chileans
More than $3000 raised for Chileans
West CoastMarch 19

Annual run raises $2500

The annual Bridge to Bar run, in which entrants run 5km from the Tutoko Bridge to the Milford Pub on St Patrick's Day, raised more than $2500 for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.
DunedinMarch 9

Morocco expels NZers

A Dunedin man is hoping 33 children will not suffer as a result of the Moroccan authorities' decision to expel his son, daughter-in-law and about 16 other foreign nationals who worked for the Village of Hope in the North African country.