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New Board Member For Save The Children

Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 9:35 am | Save The Children

John Allen, Chief Executive of New Zealand Post, has been appointed as a member of the Board of Save the Children New Zealand. More >>

Save the Children Donates To Zimbabwe Crisis

Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 3:48 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand has announced that it will be sending NZD $60,000 to support the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe. More >>

Anthrax - new misery to cholera-hit Zimbabwe

Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 11:10 am | Save The Children

A deadly outbreak of anthrax has killed two children and one adult and is threatening to wipe out at least 60,000 livestock in Zimbabwe’s northern Zambezi Valley, Save the Children warned today. More >>

Families Torn Apart By War In The Congo

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:27 am | Save The Children

Over half the people displaced by the latest round of fighting in the Congo have become separated from family members in the chaos of war, a survey by Save the Children and other aid agencies suggests. More >>

Letter of the Rights of the Child Anniversary

Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 12:00 pm | Save The Children

In a first-ever joint statement, more than thirty winners of the Nobel Peace Prize today, the anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child signed in 1989 and Universal Children’s Day, called for urgent action. More >>

Need for Education of Children in Conflict

Thursday, 20 November 2008, 5:26 pm | Save The Children

In a first-ever joint statement, more than thirty winners of the Nobel Peace Prize today, the anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child signed in 1989 and Universal Children’s Day, called for urgent action to implement quality ... More >>

Armed Groups Attack School in Congo

Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 3:29 pm | Save The Children

Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have attacked a school in a bid to recruit child soldiers. Save the Children knows of two recent incidents in which schoolchildren have been targeted. The children’s charity says the attacks are ... More >>

Save the Children NZ announces a record year

Thursday, 6 November 2008, 3:55 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand will reflect on its achievements over the past year at their 60th Annual General Meeting which runs from 7 - 9 November 2008. More >>

Save the Children New Zealand on DRC

Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 3:54 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand announces that it will be sending $60,000 to support those that are affected by the recent conflict situation in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Save the Children New Zealand announces that it ... More >>

Myanmar: Save the Children Warns Of New Risks

Friday, 31 October 2008, 2:59 pm | Save The Children

Six months after Cyclone Nargis swept across Myanmar, a looming water crisis and the impact of lost livelihoods threaten the well-being of children and families made vulnerable by the storm. More >>

Appointment of Acting Executive Director

Monday, 20 October 2008, 4:23 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand announces the appointment of Philip Abraham as the Acting Executive Director. More >>

Save the Children’s Annual Appeal 08

Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 4:53 pm | Save The Children

On the eve of World Food Day on Thursday 16 October, Save the Children warns that hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest children already suffering from severe malnutrition will face a bleaker future as developing nations grapple with food, ... More >>

Save the Children NZ Executive Director retires

Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 4:28 pm | Save The Children

The Board of Save the Children New Zealand (SCNZ) has announced that John Bowis, Executive Director of Save the Children New Zealand for more than 21 years, is to retire from the role in November. More >>

Kiwi icons enhance meaning of appeal

Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 9:56 am | Save The Children

Sir Edmund Hillary, Katherine Sheppard, Sir Apirana Ngata and Ernest Rutherford are New Zealand icons who adorn our country’s dollar bills; but come the week of 13 - 19 October they will be replaced by the face of a child in Save the Children’s ... More >>

With education children can rewrite their future

Friday, 12 September 2008, 10:57 am | Save The Children

12 September 2008 is the second anniversary for Save the Children’s first-ever global campaign Rewrite the Future. This campaign was launched to provide education for the millions of children that are out of school in conflict-affected fragile ... More >>

Severity of Bihar floods intensifies

Thursday, 4 September 2008, 2:42 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children reports that children forced to leave their homes because of flood in Bihar, India are now facing severe health threats. The Indian health department has confirmed several cases of diarrhoea and there are reports of an outbreak of ... More >>

Save the Children responds to flooding in Bihar

Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 9:41 am | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand has announced that it is sending an initial NZ$20,000 to support the hundreds of thousands of children who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of the devastating floods in India's northern Bihar region. It ... More >>

Spin Dad’s Wheels On Father’s Day

Monday, 1 September 2008, 4:54 pm | Save The Children

Instead of showering Dad with the same old gifts of socks, aftershave or golf balls, this Father’s Day spin his wheels with a gift from Save the Children’s Wish List. More >>

Helping children can pay off

Thursday, 14 August 2008, 4:04 pm | Save The Children

If your organisation is focused on inspiring, elevating and enriching the lives of Kiwi kids – you could be eligible for a grant from Save the Children New Zealand More >>

Child Poverty report shows urgent action needed

Thursday, 7 August 2008, 12:55 am | Save The Children

The government must take urgent action to reduce the appalling level of child poverty in New Zealand, says John Bowis, Executive Director of Save the Children New Zealand. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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