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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 >>
Great Start Taita set to launch “Project Sunshine”
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 12:08 pm | Barnardos
One of the Hutt Valley’s busiest Community-led developments, Great Start House Taita, will launch a new community project designed by children on Saturday 2 July. More >>
Round-the-world walker set to complete NZ leg of his walk
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 3:20 pm | Barnardos
Canadian, Jean Béliveau will arrive at Cape Reinga on Friday 21 January, successfully completing his three month journey through New Zealand. Jean left his home 10 years ago to walk around the world in support of the UNESCO international decade (2001-2010) ... More >>
Exchange Highlights Need for Child Impact Assessment
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 3:00 pm | Barnardos
‘Yesterday’s exchange between Children’s Commissioner, John Angus, and Welfare Working Group chair, Paula Rebstock, highlights the need for a child impact assessment of new welfare proposals,’ said Deborah Morris-Travers of Every Child Counts* today. More >>