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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 >>
Big Buddy on the Glenn Inquiry People's Blueprint
Friday, 28 November 2014, 10:27 am | Big Buddy
November 28, 2014 The inclusion of robust screening as a tool to prevent child abuse, highlighted in the Glenn Inquiry’s People’s Blueprint, is welcomed by Big Buddy CEO Richard Aston. “It’s heartening to see this high-calibre report come out ... More >>
White Christmas tinged with sadness
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 1:22 pm | Big Buddy
The fatherless boy who inspired his Big Buddy to ‘snow’ low-decile Auckland schools at Christmas will be missing from this year’s Big Buddy Christmas White Out. Tragically, Bradley Elliott (14) died on September 8 from health issues related to the Rheumatic ... More >>
White Christmas tinged with sadness
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 4:15 pm | Big Buddy
The fatherless boy who inspired his Big Buddy to ‘snow’ low-decile Auckland schools at Christmas will be missing from this year’s Big Buddy Christmas White Out. More >>
Big Buddy Launches New Fundraising Foundation
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 9:23 am | Big Buddy
Willie Apiata VC and Prime Minister to speak at Launch Event June 26, Auckland- Big Buddy will today launch a new Foundation aimed at securing funding for the continued mentoring of the nation’s fatherless boys so that that they have good role models ... More >>
Child safety challenge
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:37 pm | Big Buddy
Long-time children’s safety campaigner Richard Aston will make a submission to the Social Services Committee hearing on the Vulnerable Children’s Bill in Wellington this Thursday at 11.15am. More >>
Mentoring fatherless boys
Monday, 19 November 2012, 10:25 am | Big Buddy
“Very few serious youth offenders come from stable, two-parent homes. On the other hand, not every solo parent breeds a criminal. Nor am I making judgments about separation. What I’m saying is that most serious young offenders lack a positive male role ... More >>
Social agencies biggest losers in stacked race
Friday, 9 November 2012, 1:35 pm | Big Buddy
Press Release: Social agencies biggest losers in stacked race November 9, 2012 A mentoring organisation that has lost funding in the racing industry takeover of pokie machines says community organisations are the big losers in a stacked race. “It’s ... More >>
Screening on Government agenda
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 12:44 pm | Big Buddy
Press Release: Screening on Government agenda October 11, 2012 The Government’s plan to introduce new mandatory safety checks for people working with children is spot on, says a mentoring organisation that has lobbied for improved screening. Big ... More >>
Screening of teachers an urgent priority
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 3:29 pm | Big Buddy
A mentoring organisation with 10 years’ experience in screening male mentors says the Secondary Principals’ Association and Teachers’ Council call for more rigorous screening of teachers is well overdue. More >>
Public want better screening of child caregivers
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 9:48 am | Big Buddy
A mentoring programme specializing in screening male volunteers welcomes the public call for more rigorous screening of caregivers. The call was highlighted in the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - an executive summary of the 10,000 submissions made ... More >>
Time CYF outsourced screening
Monday, 25 June 2012, 9:38 am | Big Buddy
It's time Child, Youth & Family outsourced the screening of potential caregivers to professionals, says the CEO of Big Buddy - a mentoring programme that has successfully screened over 500 men since 1997. More >>
Fatherless Territory Familiar Ground
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 1:32 pm | Big Buddy
Fatherless Territory Familiar Ground June 21, 2012 Not having a father around is something new Big Buddy Wellington coordinator Andrew Morrison knows a bit about. Andrew (36) was a baby when his parents separated and just six when his father died. ... More >>
Press Release: Screening an urgent priority
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 9:03 pm | Big Buddy
Press Release: Screening an urgent priority February 28, 2012 Big Buddy is horrified that a convicted sex offender was able to be employed as a teacher for eight years. The 41-year-old man is now in custody in Manukau. Since 1997, Big Buddy has screened ... More >>
Improving the Transition - Gluckman report
Friday, 3 June 2011, 7:09 pm | Big Buddy
“We welcome the call for long-term commitments to social programmes,” says CEO Richard Aston, of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor’s Improving the Transition report released this week. “It is what Big Buddy has been doing for ... More >>
Fatherless boys before Christmas gifts
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 4:33 pm | Big Buddy
"It's not all about us!" said Flight Centre when they gave up individual Christmas gifts in favour of donating $6000 to Big Buddy - the charity working with fatherless boys. The gift will be used by Big Buddy to fund an annual Big Day Out for the mentors ... More >>
Increased vetting will make kids safer
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 5:08 pm | Big Buddy
The architect of New Zealand’s most developed screening process supports the Government’s decision to toughen up on vetting rules for people working with children. More >>
Big Buddy ‘Fatherless Day’
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 5:05 pm | Big Buddy
Big Buddy, the charitable organisation that matches volunteer male mentors to fatherless boys, launches its first-ever fundraising appeal – the Big Buddy Fatherless Day appeal –on Father’s Day, Sunday 6 September 2009. Donations to can be made online ... More >>
Quality mentors key to National's strategy success
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 10:02 am | Big Buddy
"Simply throwing money at high-risk youth mentoring programmes won't work," says awardwinning Big Buddy mentoring programme CEO Richard Aston. "It's about getting quality mentors and giving them enough time and support to turn high-risk kids around." More >>
