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Events calendar

Clevedon Jazz Festival, Sunday 12 February, 442 North Road, Clevedon

From 1-6pm. Oxfam will be there spreading the word about some of the fantastic Fairtrade campaigns work we’re doing in New Zealand and the Pacific. Join us for a day of local wines, food and live music. Just $5 entry for adults, kids free. Bring a blanket and enjoy a summer's day in Clevedon!

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Oxfam Water Challenge 2012

Unfortunately we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Oxfam Water Challenge 2012. Financial times are tough and the events industry in New Zealand is feeling the pinch. The Oxfam Water Challenge is no exception.

• Find out more about this decision.

Oxfam Water Challenge is a relay style race for teams from the NZ water sector. It celebrates World Water Day and raises vital funds for Oxfam's Water for Survival work, helping some of the poorest communities in the Pacific to access life-saving clean water and sanitation.  

Oxfam Trailwalker, Taupo: 31 March - 1 April 2012

Every year teams of four descend on Lake Taupo to take on the World's Greatest Team Challenge, walking 100km in 36 hours. The most life-changing, foot-slogging, friendship forming, group hugging greatest team experience. Ever.

Sometimes you get the chance to achieve something really great. A chance to prove something to yourself. Something to give you that 'wow' factor. Oxfam Trailwalker is one of those chances. It's a challenging journey of discovery that will change lives for ever - including yours. And every journey begins with a first step.

Oxfam's Biggest Coffee Break 2012, Fairtrade Fortnight, 5 - 20 May 2012

Hosting a Coffee Break during Fair Trade Fortnight in May 2012 is easier than ever.

Sign up to take part and Oxfam will send you a bounty of Fairtrade Certified™ goods to share with your family, friends and workmates at your event. You will also receive online and print materials for you to prepare and promote your Coffee Break.

In 2011 over 40,000 people took part in Coffee Breaks that swept throughout the country, making it the biggest, most successful event of its kind here in New Zealand.

Sign up now to host a Coffee Break during Fair Trade Fortnight, 5-20 May 2012 and be part of the Fairtrade fun. Money raised at your Coffee Break will make a big difference in the lives of people across the Pacific and Southeast Asia.