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Shave the date!
Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 4:37 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Thousands of freshly-shaven heads will appear across the country this autumn as Kiwis lose their locks for Shave for a Cure! The hair-razing event will be held April 4th – April 10th 2016 to raise money to help the 10,000 New Zealanders living with ... More >>
Fidelity Life Top Corporate Fundraiser for Shave Week
Monday, 20 April 2015, 3:41 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Staff with shaven heads at Fidelity Life’s head office may be feeling the cooler weather, but are warm in the knowledge that they’ve raised an unbeatable amount of money participating in Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s annual fundraiser ... More >>
SKYCITY NZ Breakers to go bald for Shave for a Cure
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 3:46 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Four SKYCITY NZ Breakers are going for a more streamlined look heading into the NBL playoffs as they brave a shave on Thursday 19 February as part of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s (LBC’s) Shave for a Cure campaign. Mika Vukona, Jordan ... More >>
Terminally Ill Man Begins Intrepid Scooter Ride
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 9:21 am | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
A terminally ill man given just months to live will ride his scooter more than 2500 kilometres around the South Island to raise money for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand. More >>
Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge
Monday, 12 May 2014, 1:15 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
The firefighters’ race to raise $1 million for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) via has reached nearly $560,000, six days out from this year’s event. On 17 May, 700 firefighters will race up 1,103 stairs of Auckland’s iconic Sky ... More >>
More than 700 firefighters to take on Sky Tower Challenge
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 4:47 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
More than seven hundred firefighters from around New Zealand will race up Auckland’s most iconic structure on Saturday May 17 as part of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s (LBC’s) Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge, which has seen places ... More >>
Bald is no barrier to shaving for charity
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 4:50 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Auckland resident Mark Nalder is this week proving there really is no excuse for not taking part in Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s annual fundraiser Shave for a Cure. More >>
Hundreds of kiwis ready to brave a shave
Monday, 17 March 2014, 9:28 am | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
This week hundreds of kiwis across the country are set to lose their locks as they brave a shave for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s Shave for a Cure fundraiser. Their efforts will help the 6 New Zealanders diagnosed with a blood cancer or related ... More >>
SKYCITY NZ Breakers go bald for Shave for a Cure
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 12:50 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Seven of SKYCITY NZ Breakers team have a lot less hair after braving a shave yesterday as part of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s Shave for a Cure campaign. Gary Wilkinson, CJ Bruton, Duane Bailey, Jarrod Kenny, Alonzo Burton, assistant coach ... More >>
Shave the date!
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 7:22 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Whether it’s to help a family member, to help others or simply beat the boys at the office, there are many stories behind why thousands of kiwis chose to part in Shave for a Cure Week from 17 – 23 March to raise funds for Leukaemia & Blood ... More >>
Kiwi celebs give Blood Cancers the Silent Treatment
Monday, 4 November 2013, 12:57 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
When asked who they’d want to be silent for a week, comedian and TV star Paul Ego replied, “probably myself – I’d like to see myself shut up for a while” a thought echoed by 7DAYS co-star Jeremy Corbett who replied “I agree with Paul.” More >>
72-Year-Old to Ride Across New Zealand on 70-Year-Old Bike
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 3:57 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
John Smithies, is riding the length of New Zealand at the age of 72 on a rusty 1940’s three-speed bike, to raise awareness of the blood cancer lymphoma. More >>
Golfers to Take On 100-Hole Marrowthon for Blood Cancer
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 3:12 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Golfers will soon get the ultimate opportunity to perfect their swing in a challenging 100-hole Golf Marrowthon to raise money for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC). More >>
Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge sets new records
Monday, 13 May 2013, 5:13 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
This year’s Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge was the biggest ever with 550 firefighters from across the climbing to the top of Auckland’s iconic Sky Tower on Saturday May 10 to raise over $471,000 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand ... More >>
From Mowhawk Man to Bald Eagle
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 1:25 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Nick Poortman, a 23-year-old audio engineer from Titirangi, is shaving his distinctive eight-inch high mohawk for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s (LBC’s) Shave for a Cure campaign. More >>
The brave boy behind the television ad
Monday, 25 February 2013, 10:59 am | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
The brave boy behind the television ad Kole Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s emotive Shave for a Cure television commercial tells the story of a father shaving his head, in the hope that his young son will recover from a blood cancer or related ... More >>
Let the Shave Off begin!
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 2:02 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
The clippers are poised and razors are at the ready, for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s (LBC’s) Shave for a Cure campaign More >>
Chiefs’ Close Shave
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 3:47 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Members of the Chiefs will be shaving their heads in support of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer (LBC) New Zealands Shave for a Cure campaign. More >>
Images: David Shearer gets sheared (by Russel Norman)
Monday, 26 March 2012, 12:54 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
It was a close shave, but Labour Party leader David Shearer ‘won’ an online poll against Green Party co-leader Russel Norman in which Kiwis voted for who they most wanted to see have his head shaved. More >>
Shearer and Norman go head to head for blood cancer
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 1:12 pm | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
Two political party leaders, David Shearer and Russel Norman, will go head to head in a public voting poll to see which of the pair New Zealanders most want to see shave their head for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s (LBC) Shave for ... More >>
