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QueenstownSeptember 12

Pair training to ride up NZ for charity

Two Queenstown women are the only South Islanders in a group planning to cycle from Bluff to Cape Reinga to raise funds for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.
Pair training to ride up NZ for charity
Pair training to ride up NZ for charity
QueenstownNovember 2

Month's earnings going to charity

There are not many who would give away a month's income, but for David Black of the Horse Trekking Company, near Queenstown, breast cancer is more than worthy of the donation.
Month's earnings going to charity
Month's earnings going to charity
DunedinMay 23

Theft of donation box 'sickening'

A mean theft has angered staff at a Dunedin scrap metal recycling business.
NetballMarch 2

Basketball/Netball: Hoop sports to unite for cause

Otago's basketball and netball communities are tired of feeling helpless and have decided to organise a charity game to raise money for those affected by the Christchurch earthquake.
Basketball/Netball: Hoop sports to unite for cause
Basketball/Netball: Hoop sports to unite for cause
NewsJanuary 7

$200,000 grant boost for community house

Plans for a purpose-built community house in Alexandra are another step closer to reality thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust.
$200,000 grant boost for community house
$200,000 grant boost for community house
DunedinNovember 30

Charity athlete hit by dehydration

Charity fundraiser Mal Law's second day of long distance running was a grim affair, with the support party of 12 sticking close by the dehydrated athlete over the 55km Young Wilkin circuit.
Charity athlete hit by dehydration
Charity athlete hit by dehydration
QueenstownOctober 14

Being fab for Cure Kids

Queenstown women will raise money for charity by celebrating the "pleasures of being fabulous" at the Sofitel Hotel's penthouse suite tonight.
DunedinOctober 4

Further firewood sale next month

Wenita Forest Products is planning another firewood sale after about 800 trucks, utes, and trailers failed to shift all the cut-price logs it offered for sale on Sunday.
DunedinSeptember 13

$4000 raised for charity

The Camp Quality Companions who spent three nights living and sometimes sleeping on stage in Dunedin's Octagon raised $4000 for their charity, Camp Quality South funding co-ordinator Gail Higgs said yesterday.
NewsSeptember 7

OUSA considers mercy dash

The Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) is considering a mercy dash to Christchurch to help students in the quake-affected city.
OUSA considers mercy dash
OUSA considers mercy dash
RugbyJune 15

Rugby: Change of strip to support All Whites

The All Blacks have gone all white today as a show of support for the football side in South Africa.
Rugby: Change of strip to support All Whites
Rugby: Change of strip to support All Whites
DunedinMay 26

$750,000 lift for Regent Theatre

A $750,000 Otago Community Trust grant has lifted funds raised for the redevelopment of Dunedin's Regent Theatre to $1.3 million.
South OtagoMay 18

Get Dotted aims to help good relations

Police from Balclutha and Milton joined South Otago Victim Support and the Milton youth co-ordinator in dressing up as cats, covering themselves in dots and visiting 20 business in Milton and 15 in Balclutha to promote Get Dotted.
Get Dotted aims to help good relations
Get Dotted aims to help good relations
NationalApril 29

Charities pick holes in Fair Trading Bill

A Bill requiring collectors for charities to disclose how much they keep for themselves faced opposition from charitable organisations at a parliamentary committee hearing today.
DunedinApril 23

Good response to cat food plea

A plea for canned meat to feed an unexpected influx of cats and kittens at the Otago SPCA has met with a generous response this week.
EntertainmentApril 23

Flaws in plan to end poverty

Victor Billot reviews The Life You Can Save: Acting now to end world poverty.
Flaws in plan to end poverty
Flaws in plan to end poverty
Central OtagoApril 12

Community house project receives $1m donation

A third of the funds needed for the proposed $3 million Alexandra Community House have been donated in one lump sum.
Community house project receives $1m donation
Community house project receives $1m donation
NationalApril 2

Trek raises $9000 for kiwis

Motueka man Des Lehndorf has completed his 1250km trek of South Island tracks to raise funds for the vulnerable great spotted kiwi and is now putting his feet up in Auckland for a few days.
Trek raises $9000 for kiwis
Trek raises $9000 for kiwis
DunedinMarch 24

Collection pleases Little Sisters

Seeking donations of everyday items for use in the Little Sisters of the Poor aged-care facility in Brockville has been a "win-win" situation for all involved , Mother Superior Sr Rose Margaret says.
QueenstownMarch 22

New ambulance on the way after golf

A fundraising drive to pay for a new four-wheel-drive ambulance for Wanaka St John has reached its $180,000 target, courtesy of a $20,000 boost from the Wanaka Golf Club's annual Charity Golf Classic tournament during the weekend.
New ambulance on the way after golf
New ambulance on the way after golf
DunedinMarch 18

Speight's tap fund being watered down

The amount of money being donated by people using the Speight's Brewery tap in Dunedin is only a drop in the ocean to what could be given, leaving an environmental fund short.
Speight's tap fund being watered down
Speight's tap fund being watered down
DunedinMarch 17

Joeli starts own relief mission

Distraught over the destruction Cyclone Tomas is bringing to his homeland, Joeli Vakalala could not concentrate at work, so instead began organising relief supplies.
Joeli starts own relief mission
Joeli starts own relief mission
Central OtagoMarch 16

First relay funds co-ordinator for district

Some of the proceeds from the inaugural Central Otago Relay for Life have been used to employ a health promotion co-ordinator, who started in the role last week.
First relay funds co-ordinator for district
First relay funds co-ordinator for district
QueenstownMarch 16

Teed up to keep bragging rights

The Wanaka Golf Club's annual charity tournament may be about giving back to the local community, but for club members Mike and Barb Bayliss this weekend's event also doubles as a chance to secure themselves back-to-back bragging rights.
Teed up to keep bragging rights
Teed up to keep bragging rights
North OtagoMarch 16

Books to help Aids orphans

African-born Getrude Matshe was in Oamaru yesterday to pick up a very special consignment of books.
Books to help Aids orphans
Books to help Aids orphans