Charity Champions

Shaving heads, wearing PJs to work, running marathons –
Charity Champions take up all sorts of challenges for good causes

2 months ago | By: Lee Hales

Len’s giant jump for gifted kids

It may sound a little strange, but gifted kids face significant challenges in their lives.  Just over a decade ago, a trust was established aimed at meeting the needs…

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1 month ago |By: Lee Hales

Max’s epic shave for cancer

When Max O’Brien’s neighbour John shaved his head to raise funds for…Read more

2 months ago |By: Courtney Bennett

Erasing that line between Genius and Insanity

What do you do once you’ve completed a challenge so grueling you can barely…Read more

5 months ago |By: Courtney Bennett

10k for 10k | Swimming for a Cause!

Telecom Foundation People’s Champion, Ben Richmond, is on a mission to educate…Read more

3 months ago |By: Lee Hales

Hospital Emergency Survival Kits

Often the diagnosis of a serious illness in a child starts with…Read more

3 months ago |By: Lee Hales

A Week in a Wheelchair

Kate Roper’s cousin Kane has  (MS). MS has ravaged Kane’s body, taking…Read more

3 months ago |By: Courtney Bennett

Bad suits for CanTeen

Telecom man Ryan Castle proved he will do almost anything when it…Read more

4 months ago |By: Lee Hales

Doing good whilst doing business

When Sam Kuruppuge started CeyloNz Tea in Hamilton in 2012 he looked…Read more

5 months ago |By: Lee Hales

Running 720km for Auckland Neonatal Trust

When Elaine Webb’s son Alex was born at 33 weeks weighing just…Read more

5 months ago |By: Lee Hales

Peter the Christmas Elf

Telecom people get one paid volunteer day every year to support a…Read more

4 months ago |By: Lee Hales

Movember Telecom Team

When the Telecom Network Team does Movember they don’t do it by…Read more

6 months ago |By: Lee

Ben and Red’s Long Ride South

Biking the length of New Zealand to raise money for charity might…Read more

6 months ago |By: Lee

Running 63km for Alzheimers

For Claire Huxley running the 2012 Adidas Auckland Marathon in support of…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

New Zealand Uphill

Sick of all the doom and gloom recession talk in 2009, Vaughan…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Get Grubby for Bellyful

Bellyful is a not-for-profit organisation helping mums around New Zealand when they…Read more

6 months ago |By: Lee

Ride for Hagar

Learning that there are more people in slavery now than in any…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Project BeneFIT

CrossFit is an exercise craze sweeping the globe, with hordes of converts…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Vince rides for cancer

People do some crazy things to raise money for causes they believe…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Andrew Leckie’s Fight for Christchurch

Air New Zealand employee by day, champion fighter by night – Andrew…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Parachute Studios: The Neverending

Parachute Music helps Christian musicians to shift popular culture by bringing positive…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Longboarding through South America

In November 2011 three young and adventurous Kiwis embarked on a five…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Sisters in Arms – Nathan Blackler Memorial Challenge

Sergeant Nathan Blackler was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2000. As he…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

One Million Metre Rowing Challenge

While most six year-olds are outside tearing up the playground, Jess Hermansen…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

The Snow Cave Project

Queenstown adventure sport junky Blair Whitaker is spending a month in a…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Burpee for Breasts

Burpees – that peculiar and exhausting exercise where you spring from lying…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Hard Yards for CatWalk

Gen-i Chief Executive Chris Quin along with two other Gen-i leaders, Jo…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Fight for Christchurch

In November 2011 a who’s who of Christchurch business leaders, politicians and…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Relay for Life

The Cancer Society’s Relay for Life celebrated its 10th anniversary in April…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Rickshaw Relief

Nine intrepid Kiwis in rickety 150cc rickshaws raced across 4500km of unpredictable…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

Knock the Bastard Off

Kiwi Glen Marvin was so struck by the great work done by…Read more

7 months ago |By: Lee

The Bell Gully Christchurch Earthquake Appeal

In the wake of the devastating Christchurch earthquake New Zealanders sprang into…Read more