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Raid stuns charity store: 'They came for money, they smashed my safe'
'I know people get desperate, but what they did here wasn’t desperation.'
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Aussie broadcaster signs on for Chasing the Fox as ticket sales soar
Ticket demand has smashed last year’s totals just two weeks after going on sale.
'Time for a new voice': Mike King to hand over I Am Hope leadership
Gumboot Friday has funded more than 137,000 free youth counselling sessions.
'Great cause': Hastings firefighters get kits off for calendar
'The guys, knowing where the proceeds go, worked really hard to get in shape.'
Senior citizen advocates disappointed by closure of support service
The Gisborne-based service has shut after decades of supporting local older people.
‘Major issue’: Charity urges food security solution after foodbank closure
The Kerikeri foodbank's shuttering has left local whānau struggling for kai.
Arise Sir David: Beckham hails knighthood as 'proudest moment'
The 50-year-old received the honour for services to sport and charity.
'Support his iconic sound': Triple H dedicates Survivor Series song to Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne died in July aged 76 after living with Parkinson’s for decades.
Watch: How well does the Dark Destroyer know The Chase?
While pretty clued up on most things, Shaun Wallace does have an 'Achilles heel'.
Butter bidding war: Woman buys 10 blocks of butter for $11,500 to beat record price
The community pitched in to ensure a South Island triumph.
24-hour handball marathon raising funds for Kiwi kids
Katie Oliver joins Herald Now to share how the TheHits Breakfast team is helping Kidscan. Video / Herald Now
Through pet sketches, she tells the stories of former US federal workers
The project started with ex-USAid employee Denise Mortimer drawing her own dog.
Meet the powerful women stepping up for the first all-female career firefighters' calendar
Ex-Black Fern Becky Wood joined the shoot after seeing her own mum battle breast cancer.
'Changed my life': Unlikely friendship sets SBW's World Cup medal on course for auction
Teenager who rushed Twickenham after All Blacks' RWC triumph reflects, a decade on.
Game on: Cyril to spin DJ set at Fox’s celebrity golf event
Ryan Fox’s charity event returns to Royal Auckland and Grange on December 12.
Why Shaun Wallace says fame is his chance to give back
The Chase is on for the Dark Destroyer to raise some serious money for Cure Kids.
From heartbreak to hope: First babies born helped by Zuru couple's foundation
The Mowbray family has donated $1.5m to help couples desperate to have a baby.
Sisters face dilemma over royal ties
Both sisters now face pressure to distance themselves from their parents’ scandals.
Migrant rescue group rejects profit-motive charge
MSH insists a payment from Maersk was a transparent donation, not profit from the rescue.
Kiwifruit orchard bought to fund Mormon Church
Profits from the 45ha Bay of Plenty orchard will support global church work.
How do overnight millionaires get made? We go behind the scenes of a Lotto draw
Host Sonia Gray has worked on lotto for 20 years. She's never, ever touched the machine.
Diane Keaton’s family confirms cause of death at 79
The 79-year-old Academy Award winner passed away on October 11.
Step aside, popemobile, the Pope gets real horsepower
Proton was gifted by a Polish breeder who plans to auction the Arabian for charity.
Pushing for a purpose: Bianca takes on Blue Lake challenge for young cancer fighters
She’s volunteered with Camp Quality since 2010, supporting kids living with cancer.
On The Up: Marathon coffee making shift raises nearly $20k for dad fighting cancer
With the support of a city, and 11 cups of coffee, Chris Jarvis pushed through the night.
Kiwi dad shares son's survival story after electric shock renders teen a double amputee
The 15yo suffered severe burns after coming into contact with overhead powerlines.
'Invest in relationships': Princess Kate’s message on stronger family connections
Her new essay warns of an 'epidemic of disconnection' caused by technology.
A mate, a mission and 24 hours of coffee to help a Hawke’s Bay dad fight cancer
Chris Jarvis will make coffee non-stop for 24 hours at Bay Espresso Hastings.
Rich-lister controlled charity posts surplus after Govt funding boost to its childcare centres
BestStart is the largest operator in the early childhood sector, with over 260 centres.
'Check, check, check': Northlander shares cancer battle lessons
A Kerikeri charity ball is being held to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.