“The last Concert for the final tsunami container”
When: Friday 13th November, 09
Where: College of Education Auditorium, University of Otago. 6pm-9pm.
Gold coin donation.
The Dunedin and Otago community at large has kindly donated numerous goods for Samoa with two (2) containers already shipped.
With an excess of goods donated, we need one more container to get them to [...]
Andrew Su’a and a committed support crew raised over $9,000 after he completed 24 hours of cycling at the Wall Street Mall, Dunedin over the weekend.
Oringal post:
By JAMES BOUCHER
A DUNEDIN man is planning to use pedal power to help victims of the tsunami which struck Samoa in late September.
Andrew Su’a, a group fitness instructor and [...]
Talofa,
A new way to raise funds for Samoa’s relief effort has been launched via a Net-a-Thon.
This is the first Internet fundraiser of its kind in the region, and is part of Phase Two, to Rebuild Samoa.
The Net-a-Thon starts on Saturday, 7 November 2009 and will run for seven days.
However, the secure site is already active [...]
From The Star
By JAMES BOUCHER
A DUNEDIN man is planning to use pedal power to help victims of the tsunami which struck Samoa in late September.
Andrew Su’a, a group fitness instructor and personal trainer at the Les Mills gym, intends to ride a spin-bike non-stop for 24 hours this weekend to raise money for [...]
Proceeds from the I Love the Islands concerts in New Zealand have been presented at the final concert in Samoa. Samoa welcomed its own when they came to perform for love and friendship during the tsunami relief concert. The Gymnasium 1 at Tuana’imato was a place of fun and laughter on Friday night. Hosts Epati Tamati and actor Teuila Blakely, originally from Malie, made the night even more fun. “It’s an inspirational night Samoa,” were the words from Ms Blakely.
The following pieces by local artists are currently for sale at Bellamys Gallery at Macandrew Bay on the Otago Peninsula.
All proceeds from the sale of these pieces will be donated to the Red Cross Tsunami Relief appeal.
If you wish to view and purchase the artwork, the gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday, 12 – 5pm.
Any [...]
The crew behind the Dunedin Community Pacific Tsunami response would like to thank everyone who took action and supported the events, collections and other work undertaken over the past few weeks.
We thought we would share with you a message which is just one example of the positive feedback which was received:
Kia ora Koutou, Mauri ora, [...]
Legendary New Zealand band Fat Freddy’s Drop has been announced as a further major act at the 2010 Parihaka Peace Festival, in South Taranaki on 7-11 January. Fat Freddy’s will make their first New Zealand performance following their European and British tour to promote their latest album, Dr Boondigga and the Big BN. They were [...]
In another hugely successful event the Dunedin public added more than $12,000 to the Dunedin Community Pacific Tsunami Response fundraising total.
Around 800 people poured into to the Dunedin Town Hall and exceeded available seating capacity to hear Oscar Kightly and Teuila Blakely MC , with great local and iconic national performers like Scribe and Savage [...]
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DUNEDIN TAKES UP THE ITINERARY FOR I LOVE THE ISLANDS
The I Love the Islands show being held in Dunedin on Wednesday night will mark three weeks of shock, grief and heartache that has resulted in an unprecedented expression of strength and unity. As spokesperson for the Dunedin I Love the [...]
