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BACK TO THE BEGINNING

BACK TO THE BEGINNING

March 19th 2025 I remember it like it was yesterday. In 2014, Graeme and I decided to become foster carers. No sooner had we completed our training than we received a phone call asking us to take a 10-year-old boy. Read more

AUTUMN 2025 UPDATE

AUTUMN 2025 UPDATE

March 24th 2025 Kia ora koutou, The year is already flying by, and with your support, we’ve put together 354 care packs for tamariki in care (as at February 28). Each pack represents a child who now has Read more

COLOUR CAMBRIDGE TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS IN NEED WAIKATO

COLOUR CAMBRIDGE TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS IN NEED WAIKATO

September 19th 2024 Betty Busst was having lunch with friends when she got a call from Oranga Tamariki. She had one hour to collect her 7-month-old grandson Zayden Rich or he’d go into care. It was “a bit of Read more

KIN UPDATE JULY 2024

KIN UPDATE JULY 2024

July 8th 2024 So far this year Kids in Need Waikato have put together 806 care packs (as at end of June 2024). As we head into the coldest part of winter, demand for warm clothes, jackets and extra bedding Read more

KIN UPDATE MARCH 2024

KIN UPDATE MARCH 2024

March 31st 2024 Thanks to the amazing support from our community, our team were able to put together 79 care packs in March. Kids in Need support over 450 whānau (representing 1170 tamariki and rangatahi) on an Read more

KIN UPDATE FEBRUARY 2024

KIN UPDATE FEBRUARY 2024

February 29th 2024 February was incredibly busy, with 179 winter care packs made, multiple events, making new connections and lots of planning. We have welcomed 2 new part-time staff to our team and we are in the Read more

KIN UPDATE JANUARY 2024

KIN UPDATE JANUARY 2024

January 31st 2024 We hope you had a restful summer break. Our Kids in Need (KIN) team had a well-deserved break with loved ones and have been back at HQ resetting for 2024 and sending out the last summer care packs. T Read more

Kustom made for Kids

Kustom made for Kids

January 18th 2024 The 2023 Stragglers Rod and Kustom Charity Custom and Classic Car Display raised nearly $30,000 for charity, the highest annual total in the event’s 17-year history. Read more

Fifth birthday for 'Kids'

Fifth birthday for 'Kids'

December 1st 2023 Linda Roil would prefer it if there was no need for the well-recognised charity she started in Cambridge five years ago, Kids in Need Waikato. But instead of working her way out of the role, the numb Read more

KIN Newsletter July 2023

KIN Newsletter July 2023

July 1st 2023 Winter 2023 has well and truly been our busiest yet. It is clear that there is an increase in demand for our service directly from caregivers but also from the agencies we support around the Waikat Read more

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