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Barnardos Chief Executive and staff to #BeyGood with Beyonce

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:52 pm | Barnardos

Chief Executive of Barnardos New Zealand Jeff Sanders is to join staff as a volunteer at Beyonce’s Auckland gig tomorrow (Friday). Jeff and the other volunteers will be manning the mobile donation centre at Vector Arena from 5pm til 8.30pm, and are ... More >>

Beyonce encourages fans to #BeyGood with Barnardos

Monday, 14 October 2013, 4:26 pm | Barnardos

Barnardos New Zealand is partnering with Beyoncé’s Mrs Carter Show World Tour and her global charity campaign #BeyGood. More >>

Would your little one love a letter from Santa?

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 4:10 pm | Barnardos

Christmas is just around the corner, and I’m getting jolly excited - I hope you are too! I’ve been working closely with the little elves at Barnardos New Zealand this year, and they’re going to help me to get in touch with all my favourite boys ... More >>

What's Up helps quake-stricken kids

Monday, 16 September 2013, 1:00 pm | Barnardos

0800 What’s Up, the Barnardos-run counselling line for children and young people, has come to the aid of Marlborough children in the wake of the earthquakes that have left the region and its residents shaken. More >>

A lasting gift for NZ children: What will you leave behind?

Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 11:04 am | Barnardos

Barnardos is delighted to be part of Include a Charity – an organisation dedicated to raising awareness of the ease and effectiveness of leaving a gift to charity in your will. More >>

Barnardos welcomes legislation changes to protect children

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:17 pm | Barnardos

Barnardos New Zealand has welcomed today’s announcement by Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett to standardise the screening of people working with children, increase the reporting requirements of State agencies, and constrain the movements of people ... More >>

Barnardos confident in its home-based education service

Monday, 8 July 2013, 12:07 pm | Barnardos

Following today’s Ministry of Education announcement that a planned review of the sector will be deferred, Barnardos, a leading provider of home-based education for over 35 years, is confident in the quality of its own service. More >>

Barnardos does Good in the Hood

Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:54 am | Barnardos

Barnardos New Zealand is delighted to be one of the beneficiaries of Z Energy’s Good in the Hood campaign. Eleven locations, including Albany, Auckland Airport, Panmure, Onehunga, Wiri and East Tamaki selected Barnardos as one of the organisations ... More >>

Barnardos New Zealand supports Food in Schools

Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:41 pm | Barnardos

Barnardos New Zealand is delighted to be part of the Community Campaign for Food in Schools, which is being launched today by the Every Child Counts coalition. More >>

Children call for action to improve their lives

Friday, 10 February 2012, 2:51 pm | Barnardos

Children and young people ringing the child helpline 0800 What’s Up have called for New Zealanders to do more to support children, young people and families. They strongly support the government developing a Children’s Action Plan that would ... More >>

Minister to receive children's submissions on Green Paper

Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:23 pm | Barnardos

Social Development Minister, Hon Paula Bennett, will visit 0800 What’s Up – the nation’s largest dedicated child helpline – to receive about 1300 submissions made by children as part of the consultation on the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children. More >>

New Chief Executive for Barnardos

Thursday, 22 December 2011, 7:16 pm | Barnardos

The Board of Barnardos New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of Jeff Sanders as the new Chief Executive of Barnardos following the departure of Murray Edridge from this role. Jeff will take up the position in March 2012. More >>

Barnardos: Roots of Empathy baby celebration

Friday, 18 November 2011, 10:03 am | Barnardos

The annual Roots of Empathy Baby Celebrations will take place in November, providing an opportunity for news media and others to learn more about Roots of Empathy and meet the parents and babies who are the stars of the school programme. More >>

Youngest teachers in Rotorua Schools - Roots of Empathy

Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:40 pm | Barnardos

The annual Roots of Empathy Baby Celebrations will take place in November, providing an opportunity for news media and others to learn more about Roots of Empathy and meet the parents and babies who are the stars of the school programme. More >>

0800 What’s Up child helpline to celebrate 10 years

Monday, 14 November 2011, 3:51 pm | Barnardos

0800 What’s Up (0800 942 8787) – the nation’s only dedicated child helpline – will celebrate its 10th birthday at a special event in Auckland on 17 November. 0800 What’s Up is a vital service for children and young people providing free, ... More >>

0800 What's Up celebrates 10 years of service to children

Monday, 14 November 2011, 1:42 pm | Barnardos

Media release from Barnardos NZ 0800 What's Up celebrates 10 years of service to children 0800 What’s Up (0800 942 8787) – the nation’s only dedicated child helpline – will celebrate its 10th birthday at a special event in Auckland on 17 ... More >>

“Education Assist” package a welcome development

Monday, 19 September 2011, 4:01 pm | Barnardos

The announcement of a package of measures designed to improve the responsiveness of Child Youth and Family (CYF) when schools make contact to express concern about the wellbeing of children, has been welcomed by Barnardos. More >>

Comedian's Drunken SexualAssault on His Daughter Inexcusable

Monday, 5 September 2011, 1:33 pm | Barnardos

The verdict by Judge Philippa Cunningham that discharged without conviction a comedian who pleaded guilty to sexually offending against his daughter is deeply concerning and should be offensive to any right-thinking New Zealander. More >>

Green Paper: Opportunity for public conversation on children

Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 2:44 pm | Barnardos

Barnardos has welcomed the launch of the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children today as an opportunity to create a public conversation about the actions needed to improve the lives and outcomes of the nation’s most vulnerable children. More >>

Taita Children Launch Project Sunshine

Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 3:57 pm | Barnardos

One of the Hutt Valley’s busiest Community-led developments, Great Start House Taita, launched a new community project designed by children on Saturday 2 July. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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