Chch quake aid fills four church trucks
A WELLINGTON church wanting to help friends and family affected by the earthquake has been overwhelmed by the response from its members and the public. Four trucks, two containers and one bus full of...
View ArticleFire fighters salvage 170 years of memories
FIRE fighters’ 170-year history has been salvaged in a new Hall of Pride museum in Wellington. The collection displays images of New Zealand’s biggest fires, most notably the 1947 Ballantynes’ fire in...
View Article‘Green Zoo, Green You’ built with old bottles
A NEW exhibition about sustainable living at Wellington Zoo will practice what it preaches this year by being built out of more than 5,000 plastic bottles. Visitors will enter through a 10 metre long...
View ArticleSugar wins out over protein for good cause
CUPCAKES are not the usual post-workout snack, but Laura Smith (left), Janet Marsh, Tyral Vigne and Taryn Ryan have a good excuse to neglect protein shakes. The Lower Hutt Lifestyle Gym was giving away...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Cornerstore pub to host Oxfam fundraiser
BROOKLYN’S ‘Cornerstore Crawlers’ aim to walk 100 kilometres and raise $2000 for Oxfam. Cornerstore bar co-owner Janelle Cowie (26), above, is one of the Cornerstore Crawler team who plan to take...
View ArticleHundreds flock to Zealandia on Open Day for just a gold coin
KARORI sanctuary Zealandia opened its doors to the Wellington public on Sunday as part of Wellington Open Day 2013. For only a gold coin donation, visitors were able to experience native wildlife while...
View ArticleNo hair but Wainuiomata teen has a big heart
LEUKAEMIA and Blood Cancer New Zealand’s annual Shave For A Cure event has raised over $1 million this year for cancer sufferers. For Wainuiomata High School teenager Conan Burt, it’s about more than...
View ArticleWellington has deep pockets and big heart
Meredith (left) and her mum Kirsten spent and uncomfortable night sleeping in their car Wellingtonians have raised over half of the $66,000 given so far to this year’s 14 Hours Homeless fundraiser run...
View ArticleYour help needed for new social initiative
Wellington parents are being asked to support a new baby clothes rental delivery service by subscribing to the venture. Gurgl is a new social enterprise trying to end textile waste, and provide an...
View ArticleCharitable Pick Me Up returns to Wellington and promises free coffee.
Each donation comes with the incentive to win free coffee for a year. This week your hot coffee can also warm your soul by heating the homes of low income Kiwis – for an extra 50 cents. The Great...
View ArticleWATCH: Kaibosh Food Rescue out to reduce food poverty
Kaibosh Food Rescue is reducing food poverty and waste by saving surplus food and putting it back into the community those in need. Marketing manager Christel Price says there are two main focuses for...
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