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South Auckland Boys Set To Benefit From Charity Build
Monday, 18 September 2023, 10:30 am | Big Buddy
Big Buddy’s generous foundation partner G.J. Gardner Homes campaign to support South Auckland boys has stepped into phase two after the 4-bedroom house they built at Clarks Beach was passed in at auction. Several Big and Little Buddies ... More >>
Big Buddy Announces Appointment Of New Ceo, Jason Judkins - Replacing Paul Burns After 6 Years Of ‘Outstanding Service’
Friday, 16 June 2023, 6:16 pm | Big Buddy
Big Buddy, a not for profit organisation that matches boys without fathers in their lives with volunteer men from the community (“Big Buddies”), is announcing a new leader after six years of outstanding service from outgoing CEO Paul Burns. Big ... More >>
South Auckland Boys Set To Benefit From Charity Build
Monday, 29 May 2023, 12:52 pm | Big Buddy
Big Buddy’s generous foundation partner G.J. Gardner Homes has stepped up again despite New Zealand’s tough building climate to build an incredible fourth home to support boys without dads in their lives. GJ’s Papakura team is building a stunning ... More >>
2023 Would Your Son Benefit From A Male Mentor In His Life?
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 12:11 pm | Big Buddy
Big Buddy is calling for boys aged between seven and 14 without a dad in their lives who could benefit from havining a supportive male mentor – a Big Buddy. The Big Buddy relationship offers friendship, support and a good male role model. Big Buddies ... More >>
Big Buddy Announces Mitre 10 Mega Hamilton As New Partner
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 3:06 pm | Big Buddy
Big Buddy is pleased to announce Mitre 10 MEGA Hamilton as a Principal Partner. Big Buddy CEO said: We are delighted to welcome Mitre 10 to the Big Buddy village. We’re so grateful they have stepped forward to help us make a positive difference ... More >>
Father's Day in Lockdwon - Make a Difference
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 8:39 am | Big Buddy
This Father’s Day, honour the difference he made for you, by making a difference for someone else. Make a donation to Big Buddy to honour your dad or father figure, and make a positive difference for boys without a father in their life. More >>
Big Buddy Wins Excellence In Community Contribution At The 2020 Westpac Business Awards
Friday, 30 October 2020, 11:29 am | Big Buddy
Big Buddy, a not for profit organisation that supports boys without fathers in their lives, has won Excellence in Community Contribution at the Westpac Business Awards last night, held in Auckland. The award coincides with a Big Buddy appeal for volunteers ... More >>
Big Buddy Announces Nigel Latta As October Guest In Virtual Speaker Series
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 10:56 am | Big Buddy
Big Buddy announces Nigel Latta as October guest in virtual speaker series “Big Buddy Banter”, raising money for boys without fathers in their lives. Big Buddy, a Not for Profit that supports boys without fathers in their lives, is delighted ... More >>
Big Buddy Asks New Zealanders To Consider Fathers Day Donation To Support Boys Without Fathers
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 3:38 pm | Big Buddy
With Father's Day this weekend, Big Buddy is asking New Zealanders to consider an online donation in honour of the father figure in their life, as a meaningful gift for their loved one. Thousands of boys in New Zealand grow up without a father in ... More >>
Sir John Kirwan lends his time to support Big Buddy
Friday, 21 August 2020, 10:17 am | Big Buddy
Big Buddy, a Not for Profit that supports boys without fathers in their lives, is delighted to announce that Sir John Kirwan will be appearing as a guest in "Buddy Banter", an online event series to raise funds for the organization. The online series ... More >>
Big Buddy, Supporting Boys Without Fathers In Their Lives, Launches In Tauranga
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 10:17 am | Big Buddy
Big Buddy, an organization that provides support for boys without fathers in their lives, has recently launched in Tauranga, extending the much-needed service beyond Auckland, Waikato, and Wellington. Big Buddy provides support for boys who don’t ... More >>
Ian Foster Joins Big Buddy For Breakfast
Monday, 18 May 2020, 1:56 pm | Big Buddy
On Saturday May 23, Ian Foster will be turning his legendary talent for shaping rugby into support for boys without dads in their lives. While the rugby season stands still, Foster has found a rare window of time to appear in the first episode of the ... More >>
Screening of volunteers expensive but keeps boys safe
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 2:50 pm | Big Buddy
As an Auckland junior rugby coach and teacher aide was found guilty of close-on one hundred sexual abuse charges against boys last week, the team at a North Island male-mentoring programme for fatherless boys is deeply saddened, yet assured. Despite past suggestions ... More >>
Biggest Buddy moves on after 15 years as CEO
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 9:12 am | Big Buddy
In 2002, disillusioned after many years in management and corporate IT, Richard Aston jumped ship at 50 to take up the reins of a fledgling social agency with the lofty vision of changing fatherless boys’ lives. Back then, Big Buddy was a paper-based ... More >>
Better mentors needed to combat rape culture
Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 12:54 pm | Big Buddy
Boys need better mentors to look up to if we want them to have better attitudes towards women say the authors of a new book on raising boys More >>
Early schooling proposal flawed for boys
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 9:18 am | Big Buddy
Starting boys at school before they turn five will not do them any favours according to the co-authors of a new book on raising boys. More >>
Big Buddy launches powerful campaign for fatherless boys
Monday, 4 July 2016, 1:59 pm | Big Buddy
“What’s the most important thing your father taught you?” A sad reality is that 8,000 New Zealand boys aged 7-14 will grow up unable to answer this question. More >>
Let the snow fun begin!
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 9:50 am | Big Buddy
White wonderlands will snow down on thousands of Auckland children when the Big Buddy Christmas White Out ‘snows’ low-decile schools next week. More >>
CYFs report - Too much talk - not enough walk
Friday, 28 August 2015, 1:34 pm | Big Buddy
August 28, 2015 A social agency working with fatherless boys says the lack of Government action on protecting children in care beggars belief. Big Buddy CEO Richard Aston has been lobbying for better screening of caregivers for five years and says the ... More >>
‘Eyes That Could Melt Icebergs’ – Celia Lashlie
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 1:52 pm | Big Buddy
The death of boys advocate Celia Lashlie, aged 61, will be sorely felt throughout New Zealand says Big Buddy CEO Richard Aston. More >>
