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LifeLine calls up 36% in September
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 2:10 pm | LifeLine
Callers to LifeLine, the 24/7 national telephone and email counselling service, jumped by 36% in September to 14,565 (August: 10,725) in part due to the Canterbury earthquake, but have been steadily climbing for more than a year driven by New Zealanders’ ... More >>
LifeLine Poetry Reading
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 5:25 pm | LifeLine
Award winning local author Jessica Le Bas will be reading her poetry at a function at the Boathouse on May 4, as a fundraiser for LifeLine Nelson. More >>
New Zealand has plenty to brag about, Pass It On
Friday, 9 April 2010, 11:41 am | Wright Communications
New Zealand has plenty to brag about, Pass It On Kiwi Expat Association (Kea) chairman Sir Stephen Tindall and hip hop star Savage today launched Pass It On, an initiative to turn the nearly million New Zealanders who live overseas into a network of virtual ... More >>
I love New York!
Friday, 12 March 2010, 12:42 pm | Wright Communications
I love New York! ecostore starts a love affair with New York’s Duane Reade stores More >>
Christchurch Mensline continues strong.
Monday, 8 March 2010, 9:59 am | LifeLine
Lifeline Auckland is suspending its "Mensline" telephone counselling service, it announced on Thursday. More >>
Lifeline Auckland Reviews Services
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 10:45 am | LifeLine
The tight economic climate and insufficient funds from grants and donations has forced Lifeline Auckland to review some of its specialist volunteer services. Lifeline Auckland’s Board of Trustees has agreed to suspend Mensline and is considering other fundraising ... More >>
Kiwisaver Investors Win with Fidelity Life
Friday, 19 February 2010, 4:38 pm | Wright Communications
Fidelity Life’s Options Kiwi Fund was named top performing KiwiSaver Fund out of the 113 surveyed by research house FundSource for the two years to 31 January 2010. More >>
Cyclists claim top honours in Auckland event
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 2:47 pm | Wright Communications
Cyclists claimed victory on Auckland’s roads yesterday morning, winning three legs of the Commuter Challenge that this year included 12 Ponsonby Rugby Club members. More >>
World Class New Zealanders Announced
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 5:17 pm | Wright Communications
Seven of the country’s leading innovators and entrepreneurs, in fields ranging from biotechnology to the creative arts, have been revealed in this year’s World Class New Zealand Awards. More >>
Sticking with pink to support breast cancer
Monday, 5 October 2009, 1:38 pm | Wright Communications
Each week throughout October, in support of Breast Cancer Action Month, New Zealanders have the chance to bid on celebrity art creations molded from Bostik Blu-Tack Pink. More >>
Parties in cyberspace: how to join an eco twitter
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 11:13 am | Wright Communications
There’s a new sort of party happening around the world but no carbon miles are needed to get there. Yes, Twitter Parties are the latest way to talk to people en masse about a particular subject and local business ecostore is getting involved. More >>
World-first programme to help fight depression
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 2:42 pm | LifeLine
In a world first, Lifeline Aotearoa has developed a web-cam support service to help young people with depression, in addition to existing online, phone and text-based support linked to the Ministry of Health funded interactive website www.thelowdown.co.nz. More >>
Stamping a mark on Muriwai
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 2:56 pm | Wright Communications
Many artists would prefer their work to be large – the bigger the better – and not the size of a postage stamp. More >>
Stationer pushes the envelope
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 11:43 am | Wright Communications
The brand that’s synonymous with envelopes – Croxley – has launched a full postal service that will make stamps and envelopes more widely available around the country. More >>
A depressed economy means more depressed Kiwis
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 3:17 pm | LifeLine
The effects of the recession - job losses, house repossessions and personal debt - are all taking their toll on the nation’s mental health. More >>
Five finalists for New Zealand’s top volunteer
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 12:19 pm | Wright Communications
The quest for New Zealand’s top volunteer has been narrowed to five community heroes, esteemed as superstars by the charities they serve. More >>
Volunteer your votes
Sunday, 10 May 2009, 2:44 pm | Wright Communications
New Zealanders are being asked to vote for hard-working volunteers who donate their time to charity, for the inaugural Intrepid Travel National Volunteer Awards. More >>
Festival kicking it for human rights
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 2:26 pm | Wright Communications
Football tackles the complexities of homelessness when the Human Rights Film Festival opens in May. More >>
New life for red socks
Friday, 3 April 2009, 4:18 pm | Wright Communications
Red socks have been something of a national lucky charm to unite Kiwis behind our sailors during major yachting regattas. More >>
World Class New Zealand Network summit
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 9:27 am | Wright Communications
More than 80 business leaders from home and abroad are meeting tomorrow morning to identify practical ways talented Kiwis can use their global expertise and networks to improve the growth and competitiveness of New Zealand firms. More >>