Big Buddy News
Celebrating the wonderful mums and mother figures in our community!
Nadine – An extraordinary mother and grandmother It is almost impossible to get Nadine Ledingham to talk about herself. Even for a Mother’s Day story! With five grandchildren aged two, four, nine, 10 and 17, plus her 93-year-old father living with her, Nadine isn’t used to focusing on herself. The incredibly generous and loving grandmother […]
Big Buddy Day Out – The Annual Tug-of-War Challenge
Thanks to an inconveniently timed lockdown, our final Big Buddy Day Out of the season was looking very precarious… However, with a bit of determination, we were finally able to hold the Auckland day out at Cornwall Park for over 70 big and little buddies and Big Buddy staff – an extraordinary turnout! The sun […]
Big Buddy Day Out – Not So Windy Wellington
At the end of February, we had the privilege of hosting the annual Wellington Big Buddy Day out at Brookfield Outdoor Education in Wainuiomata. Luckily and slightly surprisingly, the capital decided to play ball for us providing a stunning day with barely a breath of wind! Each year our Big and Little Buddies look forward […]
Big Buddy Day Out – Time to hit the surf!
To kick off the year with a bang, the first-ever Tauranga Big Buddy Day Out was hosted with 24 Big and Little Buddies in attendance, some even coming from as far as Hamilton to join the fun. The sun was out, and the boys were ready for a swim! Grant, Paul and 5 other […]
Rev Your Engines – The 2020 Big Buddy Car Rally
One of the highlights on the Big Buddy calendar is the annual Car Rally event. This year, as the country went in and out of lockdown, the events were looking precarious at times… But, with much planning and organising from the team and supporters, we were so happy to hold fantastic Big Buddy Car […]
Big Buddy Waikato: Meet Big Buddy Kaleb Whyte
When Big Buddy mentoring manager Matt Anderson-Smith searched the charity’s Waikato volunteers to find the perfect match for teen Kei Ellis-Rose, he struck gold. Kaleb Whyte, a crown prosecutor in Hamilton, enjoyed the gym like South African-born Kei, along with food, fitness and running. They also had similar holistic approaches to life, since Kaleb […]
Making time to make a difference
“Everyone has 24 hours in a day – how they use that time is completely up to them.” Simple words from an impressive young man – Tahana Tippett, an inspiring Big Buddy within our village. Tahana, who is not yet 30, is a successful and generous young man. He holds an Honours degree in […]
Meet Roman Travers, Host of our Next Big Buddy Banter
Three years ago, broadcaster Roman Travers jumped in his landrover for his usual Saturday ritual, which involved cruising around Auckland with his little buddy Aidan next to him, as the seven-year-old chatted away. Roman, a host for MediaWorks station Magic Radio, was used to hearing about the kids at Aidan’s school or the latest cool […]
Still time to help a boy without a dad – even while running Vodafone Warriors
To most people, Dave Curran would have his hands pretty full heading the operations and finances for The Vodafone Warriors, and being a husband and a father to three school-age children. But driving along one day mid 2019, he heard an ad on the radio that awoke a long held desire to help people in […]
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