Big Buddy News
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 […]
Big Buddy Ambassador Roman Travers speaks to John Cowan
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Chuffed to Bits!
It’s always nice to hear from our former Little Buddies about how life has turned out for them. We recently spoke with Alex Howard who jointly founded Chuffed Gifts two years ago after being made redundant during Covid. He kindly helped us out with prizes for our first Big Buddy Online Quiz hosted by new […]
An Ecozip Adventure!
We are so excited to get back into events again – kicking off with three Ecozip days out! Our Mentoring Manager Mark Sanders has filed this lovely report of some of the highlights of the most recent trip to share with the rest of our Big Buddy community. Our day started with a few anxious checks of […]
Chemist Warehouse and Super Rugby Partners come together to raise over $135k for Kiwi Charities
New Zealand’s fastest-growing pharmacy group Chemist Warehouse have raised $140,000 in just one month for a host of deserving charities. With the support of its suppliers and customers, Chemist Warehouse partnered with the Chiefs, Hurricanes, Highlanders, Crusaders and Blues in the fundraising drive during May. The campaign was run across all 35 Chemist Warehouse stores as […]
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