Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawke's Bay

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Potential lives within every young person. Big Brothers Big Sisters supports young people to reach their full potential, through strong positive relationships that express care, challenge growth, share power, and expand possibilities.

Our mentors help ignite youth potential.

OUR PROGRAMMES

Community-Based Mentoring

Community-based Mentoring is the traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters relationship. It happens after school or on the weekend. It’s all about the volunteer and young person spending one-on-one time together doing things they both enjoy - a few hours once a week for at least 12 months.

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hawke's bay BIG BROTHERs BIG SISTERs TEAM

The Big Brothers Big Sisters team work together to ensure our Mentors and Mentees feel supported and enjoy their mentoring journey.

We pride ourselves in our experience in making great matches that are long lasting and that significantly impact young lives.

Hayley Burnett

Programme Manager
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Bridget Murphy

Programme Administrator
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Bonnie Gardiner

Mentoring Coordinator/Kairuruku
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Fraser MacKenzie

Mentoring Coordinator/Kairuruku
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Helen Pennington

Sponsorship / Events Coordinator
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Malina Parkinson

Mentoring Coordinator/ Kairuruku
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Quality youth mentoring, that works

Through quality training, Big Brothers Big Sisters equips Mentors with the ability to ignite potential and build resilience in young people all over Aotearoa New Zealand.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network. We make professionally supervised mentoring matches between adults and young people (aged approx. six to twelve) throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Studies show that 98% of the youth we mentor believe they now make better life choices as a result of the relationship with their ‘Tuakana’ (mentor)

THE hawke's bay Board members

Our governance board is here to support the team on the ground.

They volunteer their time and skills to ensure the programme meets national standards and regulations.

Craig Vining

Board Chair
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Caitlyn Capper

Treasurer
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Jane Dunkerley

Trustee
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Andrew Boyd

Trustee
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Cherie Hannam

Board Secretary
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OUR HAWKE'S BAY DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL

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Tuakana - Teina

Mā te tuakana te teina e tōtika, mā te teina te tuakana e tōtika

From the older the younger will learn, from the younger the older will learn.
Where the older has responsibilities to the younger, so does the younger to the older.