Cure Kids - Latest News [Page 1]
Charitable Trust commits funding to suicide prevention
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 10:46 am | Cure Kids
Cure Kids is pleased to announce that $155,800 of funding has been donated by the Hugo Charitable Trust to support University of Otago clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Fortune’s child and adolescent self-harm surveillance and suicide prevention research. More >>
It’s Red Nose Day for Cure Kids!
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 4:15 pm | Cure Kids
Cure Kids’ Red Nose Day is back tomorrow, Friday 27 September, with Kiwis rallying together across the country to raise much-needed funding for child health research. The Red Nose Appeal is Cure Kids’ biggest fundraising campaign each year, culminating ... More >>
Dancing with the Stars NZ raises funds for Cure Kids
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 10:16 am | Cure Kids
Ten weeks of sweat, sequins and sparkles came to an end in June when Manu Vatuvei was named winner of Dancing with the Stars NZ, taking home the Glitterball Trophy – but the celebration didn’t stop there. More >>
Cure Kids welcomes new partner: Cavell Leitch
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 12:21 pm | Cure Kids
Cure Kids has formed a new strategic partnership in the South Island with well-established law firm Cavell Leitch. More >>
Landmark Homes ‘building hope’ project will help Cure Kids
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 5:42 pm | Cure Kids
Kiwis in the market for a brand new home will be able to make a “purchase with a purpose” when a four-bedroom house in Auckland goes to auction in coming months, with all proceeds from the sale going to Cure Kids. More >>
Carolyn Taylor to turn on the glitz for Cure Kids
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 9:25 am | Cure Kids
Much-loved former children’s TV presenter and media personality Carolyn Taylor is set to dance her heart out for Cure Kids in this year’s Three’s Dancing with the Stars NZ, it was announced today. More >>
Red Nose Day is right on the nose with a month of fun
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 11:49 am | Cure Kids
Red Nose Day is right on the nose with a month of fun challenges ahead for those passionate about helping cure Kiwi kids More >>
Shining light on IBD in Kiwi kids
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 10:25 am | Cure Kids
A leading paediatric gastroenterologist and Cure Kids’ newest Chair of Paediatric Research says New Zealand has some of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the developed world and he’s committed to doing something about it More >>
National stillbirth prevention campaign launches
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 9:02 am | Cure Kids
From today, pregnant women in New Zealand will benefit from a public health campaign providing vital information that could reduce the number of stillborn babies during late stages of pregnancy. More >>
Hope for New Zealand kids battling cancer
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 9:28 am | Cure Kids
An innovative child cancer clinical trial launches today which aims to use a state-of-the-art genetic test to improve outcomes and quality of life for New Zealand children with difficult-to-treat and relapsed forms of cancer. More >>
Cure Kids’ 10 million dollar commitment to child health
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 9:26 am | Cure Kids
Cure Kids, New Zealand’s leading non-government funder of child health research, has reached its biggest funding milestone, currently supporting more than $10 million of child health research, it was announced today. More >>
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 >>