7 Little Buddies embarked on an unforgettable 5-day adventure at the Hillary Outdoors Camp. This experience wasn’t just about fun; it was a journey of self-discovery and growth. Find out more…
Adventure for Little Buddies at Hillary Outdoors Camp Read More »
It was that time of year again when we bring our Big and Little Buddies together for some fun in the sun at our Big Day Out community celebration.
Big Buddy Big Day Out 2024 Read More »
“The older my son became, the more helpless I felt. He was a boy full of fear and I didn’t know what I could do to support him. Then I found Big Buddy”
Little Buddy mum, Alice
Alice sees her son thrive with his Big Buddy Ryno. Read More »
Wen generously shared the story of her journey to and with Big Buddy.
My journey to Big Buddy. Read More »
Here’s a great reminder of what Big Buddies do best, from the 2016 archives: A year is a long time in a 13-year-old boy’s life and a lot can happen. Especially if you are LB Mikaere and go on all sorts of adventures around Wellington with BB Tony. Here’s a report from the mentoring field
Exploring, growing, relating Read More »
Having a Big Buddy is knowing there is always someone in your corner. LB, Gabriel (11) and his BB, Greg have been matched since 2010 and have been quite the pair since. Losing his father at a very young age and having two adult siblings who live abroad, Gabriel’s mother, Gay thought it very important
Gabriel and Greg side by side since 2010 Read More »
FROM THE 2015 ARCHIVES We all remember doing speeches in school, and we all know the best kinds of speeches are the ones about the things we like the most. So, LB Jaden chose to do his speech on his BB, Graeme, and the Big Buddy programme. These are his words: “Hi, today I’m talking
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We lose count of the number of mentoring relationships that make a difference. But in the case of Little Buddy Teina Kanohi and his Big Buddy Laurence Stanaway, we can definitely point out two occasions that the impact of their long-lasting relationship has had on readers. Firstly in 2014, reporter Cherie Howie wrote about them:
Mentoring withTeina and Laurence hits headlines….twice! Read More »
Match update from LB mum, Candice: “Just sending through some pics of my son Wiremu (8) and his BB Sam [matched in June 2015]. Wiremu has benefited so much from having Sam to do stuff with, invite to school activities and sports events, birthday parties/celebrations and just to hang out with. Big Buddy is an
A wealth of activities for Wiremu Read More »
A note from proud mum Nicola A very proud and special Big/Little Buddy moment on Tuesday 1st December not only for these two but also as a mum. Jordyn was sitting his very intense karate grading (2.5 hrs) this week and his Big Buddy Jeremy, who is very encouraging and supportive in his karate, was
Karate and Big Buddy milestone meet Read More »
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