There’s always a lot going on at Big Buddy. We are active in the media – in print, television, radio and Facebook – sharing our mentoring stories and news about everything from expansion plans to funding successes. Many of our stories come fresh from the field via coordinators, Big and Little Buddies, and mothers. They are always a good read!
We’d love to hear your stories about mentoring – please send them to us (here).
Declan and his Big Buddy Craig have been buddies for close on six years, since Declan was 13. Now 19, Declan still makes time at least once a month to see Craig to do things they enjoy, in the Wellington region. Declan says Craig has helped him through a difficult period of his life […]
Little Buddy Declan’s Outward Bound Journey. Read More »
Big Buddy was delighted to be chosen as one of the recipient charities of the Oceanbridge Golf Day 2023, and what a day! There was a fabulous turnout at the beautiful Akarana Golf Club as we all enjoyed a day of sunshine, socialising and of course, golf. We are very grateful to Bill and Lindsay
Sunshine, socialising and golf with Oceanbridge. Read More »
Isaac was just six years old when he was orphaned. His mum died suddenly, and then, just five weeks later, his dad passed away from cancer. “What I remember of dad is he was big, he was a bear, he was kind and never yelled. Mum, she was caring,” he says. His grandma, Shirley, said
Little Buddy Isaac and his grandma speak to News Hub. Read More »
Last year Big Buddy was lucky enough to be one of Z Energy service station’s chosen charities for their Good in the Hood flagship community programme. Good in the Hood gives customers the opportunity to support their favourite charities. When they shop in-store the customer is given an orange token to pop in one of
Z Energy raises over $15,700 for Big Buddy Read More »
We’d like to thank our amazing supporter Josh Oakley for throwing everything he had at Celebrity Treasure Island and fundraising for Big Buddy. For those of you not familiar with CTI, one of this year’s celebrities was Dame Susan Devoy who was pitted against fans, including Susan’s son Josh, who was immediately recognised as a
Behind the scenes with our Celebrity Treasure Island Hero – Josh Oakley Read More »
Passionate young Rothesay Bay sailor Jamie was ready to move out of the Optimist class into Starlings. His coaches were encouraging him to make the move and luckily his mum Christine found a local Murrays Bay family ready to sell their boat, but it needed a bit of work. In stepped Big Buddy Ryan! The
We are very fortunate to have Sevens star Brad Fleming as our new Mentoring Manager based in the Bay of Plenty. Brad is loving getting to know the Big and Little Buddies in Tauranga, where he grew up, as well as in Hamilton. Brad retired from professional rugby in 2010 and began working in primary
Meet Big Buddy’s Brad Fleming Read More »
An early treat to celebrate his 11th birthday turned out to be a great day out for Levi and his Big Buddy Albert. Little Buddy, Levi chose a day trip to Rotorua from his home in Hamilton for his birthday outing. He has been matched with his Big Buddy, Albert for 18 months. The highlight
Cruising on the Luge Read More »
For our first big group event this year, excitement was high… The Big Buddy team of Lee, Martin and Mark prepared this event with about 40 Big Buddies, 40 little Buddies and a few extras; a fantastic turnout. Everyone gathered at Big Buddy’s new home in Greenlane which was wonderful to host everyone in, and
The Big Scavenger Hunt Read More »
Nicola has not had an easy road in raising her two boys Tyler and Josh. Nicola has faced tough times while raising her two boys, but she is a strong woman and has built a solid life for herself and her family. Big Buddy came into her family’s life a couple of years ago and
The Gift of Service Read More »
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