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George FM Steps In To Cover Shortfall For Lifeline
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 12:19 pm | LifeLine
Unbelievably generous and vital support – that’s how Lifeline Aotearoa is describing the effort by George FM in meeting a shortfall in donations following the cancellation of the Rhythm and Vines festival earlier in the year. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/0a9d0e691790d7437895.jpeg" ... More >>
Domestic Violence Agency Seeing Higher Level Of Violence And More Complex Cases, Calls For Fundraising Assistance
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 10:19 am | Shine
Leading specialist family violence agency Shine is highlighting a major concern with escalating levels of violence and complexity of family violence cases over the last 12 months. More >>
Kariaotahi & Muriwai Win Top Awards At Northern Surf Prizegiving
Friday, 20 May 2022, 8:14 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Kariaotahi Surf Life Saving Club has won Search and Rescue (SAR) Squad of the Year at the Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) Lifesaving Prizegiving held on Friday 20 May. The south-west Auckland squad took out the award ahead of fellow finalists ... More >>
Final Surf Life Saving Patrols Of The Season Set To Take Place Over Easter
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 2:56 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
As the long weekend approaches lifeguards at several Northern and Eastern beaches are getting ready for their final patrols of the season over the Easter holiday. Surf Life Saving New Zealand is asking the public to take extra care if they’re ... More >>
Lifeline Calls For New Donors
Friday, 1 April 2022, 9:47 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
Wanted – a new donor or donors to fill the gap following the cancellation of Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines festival. That’s the message from Lifeline Aotearoa, a helpline charity for people in distress or who are suicidal. For the past four years, Rhythm ... More >>
Lifeline Calls For New Donors
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 5:33 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Wanted – a new donor or donors to fill the gap following the cancellation of Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines festival. That’s the message from Lifeline Aotearoa, a helpline charity for people in distress or who are suicidal. For the past four years, Rhythm ... More >>
Shine Throws The Spotlight On What Love Isn’t This Valentine’s Day
Friday, 11 February 2022, 7:54 am | Shine
As the countdown to the traditional Valentine’s Day celebration of love and romance begins, family violence response service Shine is throwing the spotlight on what love is - and what it isn’t. “It’s not love when you are unable to ... More >>
Lifeguards Ask The Public To Upskill Their Beach Safety Knowledge For Waitangi Weekend
Friday, 4 February 2022, 3:18 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
This summer has seen horrific drowning statistics around Aotearoa. With the number of fatalities continuing to increase lifeguards are asking the public to upskill their knowledge of beach safety messages over Waitangi Weekend. Surf Life Saving ... More >>
Promising Young Biathlete Campbell Wright Knocks On Door For Winter Olympic Selection
Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 6:18 pm | Wright Communications
Promising young Wanaka biathlete Campbell Wright will be doing everything possible before 15 January to prove to the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) that he is worthy of selection for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. The 19-year-old ... More >>
Shine Bolsters Community Response To Family Violence
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 10:29 am | Shine
New Zealand’s ability to respond to family violence at the grass roots level has received a boost with the launch of a new training programme - Shine RESPOND. Aimed at community professionals such as social workers, counsellors and practitioners, ... More >>
Friday Night Quiz Fundraiser For Lifeline
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 12:17 pm | LifeLine
Featuring Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jermaine Clement and others <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2109/85e5f532d573f22bbb21.jpeg" width="720" height="378"> This Friday 24 September at 7:30pm, all of New Zealand is invited to leave their lockdown woes behind and test ... More >>
National Awards Of Excellence 2021 Honour The Outstanding Surf Lifeguards Of New Zealand
Saturday, 18 September 2021, 5:08 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) celebrates dedicated surf lifeguards and club members across the country with the 2021 National Awards of Excellence. These impressive individuals have demonstrated outstanding commitment as lifeguards, officials, coaches, ... More >>
Shine launches billboard campaign to prevent domestic abuse
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 9:41 am | Shine
Domestic violence service provider Shine has launched a new billboard campaign with LUMO in response to an escalation of domestic violence and abuse during lockdown. Being trapped in the same house means there are more opportunities for someone to ... More >>
Lifeline calls up 38% compared to last lockdown
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 2:59 pm | LifeLine
Crisis helpline Lifeline Aotearoa is seeing an increase in complex calls as well as a steady increase in overall calls and texts as lockdown continues in Auckland. Calls and texts are up almost 40% compared to level 4 lockdown in 2020, and up more ... More >>
Help Employees to be Safe at Home
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 9:11 am | Shine
Shine, a specialist domestic violence service provider and part of Presbyterian Support Northern, is offering vital information for New Zealand employers to support employees to be safe who are working remotely. Holly Carrington, who leads Shine’s DVFREE ... More >>
Family Violence: Help That Is Available During Lockdown
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 6:08 pm | Shine
Level 4 lockdown means that many New Zealanders are being forced to work and live at home 24/7 with an abusive partner, family member, or flatmate - with very few options to get away or get help. Additional stress or conflict created by the impact ... More >>
Time To Address Hidden Epidemic In NZ
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 8:55 am | Shine
Auckland, 3 June, 2021 Domestic violence in New Zealand is getting worse and something needs to be done about it now – that’s the plea from organisers of Light It Orange, the main annual fundraising campaign for domestic abuse charity Shine. Starting this ... More >>
Lifeline Records Busiest Text Month Ever
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 3:42 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Crisis helpline Lifeline Aotearoa’s text support service recorded its busiest month ever in April with more than 30,000 texts sent and received. This follows a previous record set in March of 27,000 texts sent and received. Both figures are ... More >>
Bp Surf Rescue South Island Championships Is Back!
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 9:14 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Lifeguards from across the country are set to showcase their skills and fitness at Waikouaiti Beach this weekend for the bp Surf Rescue South Island Championships. This iconic event is the largest South Island inflatable rescue boat (IRB) racing ... More >>
“We Need To Do Better”: Too Many People Drowning On Our Coastlines – Surf Life Saving NZ
Monday, 15 March 2021, 7:21 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) are saying “we need to do better,” following a report published today outlining New Zealand’s poor beach and coastal drowning rates. On average, 36 people fatally drown every year on New Zealand’s coastlines, ... More >>
