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TEAR Fund calls on Key to get tough on India’s land grabbing
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 11:34 am | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund is calling on Prime Minister John Key to raise the issue of the Indian Government’s “unjust land grabbing” from poor famers, when he meets with Prime Minister Singh in New Delhi for trade talks later this week. More >>
Share the love this Mother’s Day
Friday, 15 April 2011, 12:38 pm | TEAR Fund
Share double the love when you give your mother Gift for Life this mother’s day, Sunday May 8. TEAR Fund NZ marketing manager, Sheena Duffy said; by giving your Mother a Gift for Life item to show your appreciation for her, you are also blessing a struggling ... More >>
Well-known commentator comes to NZ
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 2:54 pm | TEAR Fund
World renowned and respected media commentator on religious, social and political matters, Dr Tony Campolo, is speaking around New Zealand on behalf of TEAR Fund. TEAR Fund events manager Sarah Jamieson said that Campolo was an inspirational speaker ... More >>
.Make a difference on World Water Day
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 9:58 am | TEAR Fund
It is in situations like Christchurch’s recent earthquake that we realise how much we take access to clean water for granted, yet more than 1 billion people in the world take a gamble with their health every time they use water, said TEAR Fund Canterbury ... More >>
TEAR Fund launches Iconic Rides
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 3:39 pm | TEAR Fund
INTERNATIONAL Aid Agency TEAR Fund aims to generate $500,000 for at-risk children and youths in New Zealand and globally, with the new TEAR Fund Poverty Cycle event in March 2011. More >>
Former child soldiers to tell their stories in New Zealand
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 11:28 am | TEAR Fund
Having been used as weapons of terror, former child soldiers abducted into Uganda’s notorious Lord’s Resistance Army are in New Zealand to tell their stories of how Watoto has given them hope and a future. More >>
Christchurch Poverty Cycle event postponed due to quake
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 12:03 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund has postponed its inaugural Poverty Cycle event on March 5 due to the tragedy that has struck the city of Christchurch and its people. More >>
Top sports athletes get behind Poverty Cycle event
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:24 am | TEAR Fund
Beijing gold medallist sailboarder, Tom Ashley and FIFA Oceania Player of the Century Wynton Rufer have been confirmed in the starting line-up for the Auckland stage of the national TEAR Fund Poverty Cycle event, which aims to raise $500,000 for at-risk ... More >>
Charities working together to help break the poverty cycle
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 12:11 pm | TEAR Fund
INTERNATIONAL aid agency TEAR Fund has set its sights closer to home by joining with Auckland’s Brothers in Arms (BIA) to help at-risk youth in the city through a new cycling event, the TEAR Fund Poverty Cycle. TEAR Fund’s Poverty Cycle aims to raise ... More >>
TEAR Fund partnering with Nelson community for cycle event
Friday, 11 February 2011, 9:44 am | TEAR Fund
INTERNATIONAL aid agency TEAR Fund has set its sights closer to home by joining with Nelson’s Mayoral Challenge on March 5 to help raise funds for local charity 24-7 Youth Work (24-7YW) as well as its child development projects overseas. More >>
A honey of a Valentine’s Day gift
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:00 am | TEAR Fund
Looking for the perfect gift for your loved one this Valentine’s Day? The buzz is that TEAR Fund’s Gift for Life catalogue has a gift that is just the bee’s knees. TEAR Fund marketing manager Sheena Duffy said Gift for Life offers the chance ... More >>
Cyclist to ride from Invercargill to Chch for charity
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:39 am | TEAR Fund
CHRISTCHURCH’S Steven Muir discovered the freedom of cycling while biking to kindergarten and his passion for the bike has not waned. Mr Muir is combining his love of cycling with his concern for social justice and the environment by riding from Invercargill ... More >>
Olympic gold medallist to join Poverty Cycle event
Friday, 21 January 2011, 10:21 am | TEAR Fund
Beijing Olympic boardsailing gold medallist Tom Ashley will complete a leg of TEAR Fund’s North Island Poverty Cycle event starting on Tuesday February 22. The North Island tour is over 11 days covering almost 900 kms. The event starts in Whangarei ... More >>
Clark Ellice endorses Poverty Cycle event in New Plymouth
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 2:11 pm | TEAR Fund
INTERNATIONAL Aid Agency TEAR Fund aims to generate $500,000 for at-risk children and youths in New Zealand and globally, with the new TEAR Fund Poverty Cycle event in March 2011. More >>
Former All Black gets behind Poverty Cycle event in Auckland
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 4:16 pm | TEAR Fund
International Aid Agency TEAR Fund aims to generate $500,000 for at-risk children in New Zealand and globally, with the new TEAR Fund Poverty Cycle event in March 2011. The event will comprise a promotional ride covering the length of the country ... More >>
Winner of the Downunder World Challenge!
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:16 pm | TEAR Fund
After receiving a landslide of votes from the public, Andrew Strugnell is the winner of the Downunder World Challenge. He was one of three finalists selected by Downunder Worldwide Insurance. He will now take on the world over 12 weeks, traveling to Peru, ... More >>
Getting back to the true meaning of Christmas
Monday, 15 November 2010, 2:41 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund’s new Gift for Life catalogue is striking a chord with Kiwis who are sick of the Christmas consumerism and want to get back to the true meaning of Christmas gift-giving, according to TEAR Fund’s Sheena Duffy. More >>
Haiti Braces For Further Trouble
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 5:10 pm | TEAR Fund
Haiti quake victims in the grips of a cholera outbreak are bracing themselves for a hurricane which is ripping through the Caribbean. TEAR Fund's Kevin Riddell said Hurricane Tomas was expected to strengthen as it headed towards Haiti. More >>
TEAR Fund monitoring damage in the Philippines
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 5:21 pm | TEAR Fund
Two of TEAR Fund’s partners have been affected by the Super Typhoon Megi which ripped through the Philippines over the past two days with winds of up to 225kph. More >>
Manurewa woman’s heroic effort recognised
Friday, 15 October 2010, 1:32 pm | TEAR Fund
While the focus of this year’s World Food Day (Saturday October 16) is on the united efforts aimed at tackling world hunger, TEAR Fund is recognising the efforts of Manurewa woman Emma Diack, who raised $9000 for the starving in Niger. More >>
