1800 shoes laced and 900 headlamps on, participants of this year’s Oxfam Trailwalker headed off into the hills of Whakatāne before sunrise this morning.
New Zealand
Kiwis turned off their taps for 24 hours
Thousands of New Zealanders around the country took on the challenge to go a whole day without turning on their taps – at home and at work – in a brand new project hoping to provide easy access to clean water for our Pacific neighbours.
NZ quake – Oxfam ready to respond
Today Oxfam’s thoughts are with all of the people who have been affected by the earthquake in Wellington and the South Island last night – those who have been evacuated, those whose homes were destroyed and those who lost friends or family members.
Stars of the small screen
While female reality contestants in New Zealand try to win the heart of one expertly groomed male, on the other side of the world, in Tanzania, female TV contestants are busy planting, vaccinating goats and building mud storehouses to take the top spot as a Female Food Hero.
And it’s a hit. This year, it attracted 37 million viewers across Africa and America. In the past few years, it has spread from Tanzania to Ethiopia to Nigeria.
Tasman towns triumph as New Zealand’s most generous
Tasman towns once again top the Oxfam Unwrapped Generosity List to confirm the big-hearted Tasman district as the most charitable region in New Zealand.
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Tasman Pulls a Hat Trick: The most generous town three years running
Oxfam has revealed this year’s most generous New Zealand towns in its latest Oxfam Unwrapped generosity list.
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