Big Buddy News
Sunshine, socialising and golf with Oceanbridge.
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 […]
Little Buddy Isaac and his grandma speak to News Hub.
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 […]
Z Energy raises over $15,700 for Big Buddy
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 […]
Behind the scenes with our Celebrity Treasure Island Hero – Josh Oakley
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 […]
Sailing Away
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 […]
Meet Big Buddy’s Brad Fleming
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 […]
Cruising on the Luge
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 […]
The Big Scavenger Hunt
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 Gift of Service
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 […]
Today, you can help to change a boy’s life forever.
By donating, you will help a boy whose dad is not around to find a man he can trust and look up to, a Big Buddy.
