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Donations reaching needy in Pakistan
Friday, 20 August 2010, 9:49 am | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund NZ is assuring donors that all donations it receives for Pakistan will not fall into the wrong hands, as fears of corruption appear in the media. More >>
Staff try to avert further disaster in Pakistan
Monday, 9 August 2010, 9:19 am | TEAR Fund
As well as distributing emergency supplies to flood-affected villagers in Pakistan’s north west regions, TEAR Fund’s partner staff are working hard to avert further disaster by ensuring that villages downstream yet to be hit by flood waters, are ... More >>
TEAR Fund responding to Pakistan floods
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 10:27 am | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund is responding to the devastation in Pakistan after heavy monsoon rains brought severe flooding and landslides to provinces in the north west of the country and parts of Afghanistan. More >>
Kiwis help to heal the scars of Uganda's war
Monday, 26 July 2010, 1:06 pm | TEAR Fund
The people of Uganda have endured more than 20 years of unimaginable terror and violence at the hands of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA); victims like Nancy Auma. Nancy was abducted at the age of seven and facially mutilated because she couldn’t ... More >>
Aid For Victims of Ethnic Cleansing in Kyrgyzstan
Monday, 21 June 2010, 2:37 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund is responding to the growing humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan by providing medical help and food to displaced Uzbek’s fleeing ethnic violence, which has left more than an estimated 2,000 dead and 250,000 displaced. More >>
Former child soldiers trade guns for tools
Friday, 28 May 2010, 12:35 pm | TEAR Fund
Former child soldiers trade guns for tools as NGO celebrates International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression More >>
Rugby World Cup set to cause invasion
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 9:51 am | TEAR Fund
Despite strict border controls New Zealand is about to be invaded by badgers, but not just your ordinary badger, this breed is known as SuperBadgers. More >>
Games see poor shoved out of sight
Friday, 26 March 2010, 2:27 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund NZ is appalled at the way the Indian Government is treating its Delhi slum dwellers by relocating them away from areas where the upcoming Commonwealth Games will take place. More >>
TEAR Fund accepting donations for Fiji
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 5:24 pm | TEAR Fund
While TEAR Fund NZ has not launched an appeal to help the victims of Fiji’s most recent cyclone, it is accepting public funds to help with the aid effort. More >>
Make a difference on World Water Day
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 9:26 am | TEAR Fund
On World Water Day (Monday March 22) TEAR Fund is challenging Kiwis to make a difference for the more than 1 billion people living without access to clean water. Whether for drinking or growing food, clean water is vital to sustain life, yet more than ... More >>
Focus firmly on helping Haiti despite Chile
Monday, 1 March 2010, 2:28 pm | TEAR Fund
While TEAR Fund NZ has empathy for the victims of Chile’s earthquake, it has no plans to launch an appeal. More >>
Cliff Richard Boosts Haiti Appeal At Concert
Friday, 26 February 2010, 1:33 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund New Zealand is delighted by the success of last night’s appeal at the Cliff Richard and the Shadows Concert in Auckland. Pop legend Sir Cliff, patron of TEAR Fund’s sister organisation in the UK, endorsed TEAR Fund’s Haiti earthquake ... More >>
Sir Cliff Richard to support TEAR Fund
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 5:28 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund is pleased pop legend Sir Cliff Richard is getting behind its Haiti earthquake appeal when he plays at the Vector arena on Thursday night (February 25). More >>
Darfur: TEAR Fund hopeful for end to hostilities
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 4:43 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund NZ welcomed the news that Sudan's largest opposition group has signed a peace deal with the government that could end the conflict in Darfur. TEAR Fund executive director, Stephen Tollestrup said TEAR Fund had been helping those displaced by the ... More >>
Tear Fund Opposed to Israel’s Controls on NGOs
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 11:14 am | TEAR Fund
The issuing of visas which prevent NGOs from working among Palestinians has been condemned by TEAR Fund NZ. Executive director Stephen Tollestrup said issuing NGOS with tourist visas which prevent them working was another element in Israel’s `Matrix ... More >>
TEAR Fund Getting Around Haiti’s Aid Bottleneck
Friday, 22 January 2010, 3:24 pm | TEAR Fund
While many aid agencies have been troubled by the bottleneck of critical aid and supplies, TEAR Fund NZ’s partners quickly moved to establish its own supply lines. More >>
Aid Is Getting Through To Desperate Haitians
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 12:23 pm | TEAR Fund
Despite the news that much-needed aid isn’t getting through, TEAR Fund’s partners are well underway with their distribution of food, water, and medical aid. More >>
Workers Safe But They Paint A Grim Picture
Friday, 15 January 2010, 2:29 pm | TEAR Fund
TEAR Fund is relieved to hear that its workers on the ground in Haiti are safe even though their headquarters are uninhabitable, however a text communication from a staff member paints a grim picture of the situation in Haiti. More >>
Giving to charity can make Christmas a happy one
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 12:14 pm | TEAR Fund
According to researchers, the key to happiness at Christmas is to give a gift to charity, so why not turn Christmas into a more joyous affair by buying a loved one an alternative gift from TEAR Fund’s Gift for Life catalogue? More >>
TEAR: Remembering Children of War
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:39 am | TEAR Fund
Worldwide more than 250,000 children are fighting in wars and being forced to witness and take part in atrocities. On Universal Children’s Day (Friday November 20) TEAR Fund New Zealand is remembering the children who have been robbed of their innocence ... More >>
