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Thousands of Kiwis set to rock red noses for Red Nose Day
Friday, 29 September 2017, 1:55 pm | Cure Kids
Today, thousands of New Zealanders will roll out their red noses for Red Nose Day, an iconic day to put the spotlight on vital child health research. More >>
Growth charts for NZ children to undergo mobile makeover
Friday, 8 September 2017, 12:46 pm | Cure Kids
A novel interactive growth chart for babies and young children is being developed in a bid to help tackle childhood obesity in New Zealand. More >>
Kiwis take on Red Nose Day challenges for health research
Monday, 4 September 2017, 1:30 pm | Cure Kids
Tomorrow [ September 1 ], Cure Kids launches its national Red Nose Day appeal, challenging Kiwis to take on a variety of activities during September to raise funds and awareness for child health research. More >>
Superhero Saturday to help fight Superbugs
Friday, 26 May 2017, 2:57 pm | Cure Kids
Customers visiting Briscoes or Rebel Sport stores this weekend could find themselves served at the checkout by Superman, Wonder Woman or possibly even Captain America with staff donning superhero outfits all in aid of fighting superbugs. More >>
Native fungi could hold the answer to antibiotic resistance
Monday, 8 May 2017, 10:26 am | Cure Kids
Amid growing concern over the need to combat antibiotic resistance – considered one of the greatest public health threats of the modern age – a campaign has been launched to determine if a collection of fungi, unique to New Zealand and the Pacific, ... More >>
Cure Kids $10 Queenstown Challenge kicks off today
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 10:29 am | Cure Kids
More than 50 people have set off on a quest to travel from Auckland to Queenstown spending no more than $10. More >>
Fund for innovative child health research launched
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 2:52 pm | Cure Kids
A multi-million dollar funding pool to foster research that delivers tangible benefits to New Zealand children and their families was launched today. More >>
$800,000 of funding into new child health research projects
Monday, 19 December 2016, 11:44 am | Cure Kids
Cure Kids has today announced the recipients of just over $800,000 in grants to fund vital child health research projects throughout the country. More >>
Race to save children from killer disease
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 3:09 pm | Cure Kids
The Bachelor couple Art Green and Matilda Rice have returned from a “life-changing” trip to Fiji where they took part in the ultimate test of endurance to raise money and awareness of rheumatic heart disease – a disease that affects one in 50 Fijian ... More >>
Everyone Nose someone who needs a cure
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 2:05 pm | Cure Kids
Over 130,000 Red Nose Day noses are making their way into the hands of Kiwis around the country, as Cure Kids gears up for its most REDiculous Red Nose Day yet. More >>
Cure Kids teams up with All Blacks to make a difference
Monday, 8 August 2016, 9:26 am | Cure Kids
Cure Kids, New Zealand’s leading non-government funder of child health research, today launched a new campaign, in partnership with NZ Rugby and the All Blacks, to raise awareness for the need to invest in medical research to improve health outcomes ... More >>
Genetic link uncovered in cardiac deaths in young people
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:56 am | Cure Kids
Research into sudden cardiac death has found that 27 percent of unexplained deaths in young people resulted from a previously undiagnosed genetic mutation. More >>
Team Cure Kids Focus on Fundraising at GODZone
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 4:58 pm | Cure Kids
Raising funds and awareness for Cure Kids will be the focus of Cure Kids team members Rob Nichol, Richie McCaw, Sarah Fairmaid and Ben Meyer when they step across the GODZone event start line this Saturday in the Nelson/Tasman district. More >>
Fund to Improve Health Outlook for Disadvantaged Children
Friday, 18 December 2015, 1:23 pm | Cure Kids
New Fund to Improve Health Outlook for Disadvantaged Children A new programme of interventional research that has the potential to make a significant and long lasting improvement to the health of disadvantaged young New Zealanders will commence in ... More >>
Famous Faces Share the Joy of Giving to Help Cure Kids
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 10:46 am | Cure Kids
This festive season, Auckland’s newest duty free retailer, The Loop Duty Free has teamed up with New Zealand charity, Cure Kids to help share the Joy of Giving. More >>
Frances Benge appointed Chief Executive of Cure Kids
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 5:27 pm | Cure Kids
Frances Benge is returning to New Zealand from Hong Kong to take up the role of CEO at Cure Kids on 1 December 2015. More >>
All Blacks official supporters song to cure kids released
Friday, 11 September 2015, 11:10 am | Cure Kids
The official All Blacks supporters song, “Team Ball Player Thing”, has been released today by charity partner Cure Kids, featuring an impressive line-up of Kiwi entertainers and the players themselves ahead of the team’s international campaign. More >>
Kiwis get REDiculous for Red Nose Day appeal
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 5:13 pm | Cure Kids
Thousands of Kiwis around the country are taking part in the iconic Red Nose Day appeal (Friday 21st August) to raise money for vital medical research into dozens of serious illnesses that affect our children. More >>
Rugby Takes on Adventure Racing to Help Cure Kids
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 9:50 am | Cure Kids
Meet the Cure Kids team: NZRPA CEO Rob Nichol, former All Black Ian Jones, former Blues player Ben Meyer and adventure racer Sia Svendsen says GODZone will be “nothing compared to what the Cure Kids ambassadors and their families face every day”. More >>
Red Nose Day raises over $1 mil for child health research
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:53 am | Cure Kids
For the first 22 days of August, Kiwis helped paint the country red for a serious cause and raised $1,042,267 for vital child health research. More >>
