Tag: Mike King
Classroom ‘kings’ – bringing hope to local kids
A former rugby league player and a Howick businessman are teaming up, and going in boots and all, aiming to reduce youth suicide.
A recent...
Beauty queen overcomes discrimination to triumph
Inge Carolus cuts a striking figure as she strides across an east Auckland car park wearing a long white dress and her Miss Auckland...
Mental health initiative receiving $24m boost
The mental health services available to Kiwis are being boosted with the coalition Government investing millions into Mike King’s Gumboot Friday initiative.
Deputy Prime Minister...
Due Drop Hope Challenge in full swing
The Due Drop Hope Challenge, a charity triathlon involving a powerhouse line-up of former elite athletes and I Am Hope founder Mike King, is...
Get behind Gumboot Friday
Several east Auckland schools are raising awareness and funding for Gumboot Friday this week.
The key to the success of Gumboot Friday is getting schools...
Beebro releases new honey
Beebro is releasing a new honey with a feel-good story around it.
Beebro comes out of a small-scale packing house, tailor-made to minimise waste and...
Taking the first step
Two local real estate agents and a former rugby league player will be free-falling off the Sky Tower to face their fears and raise...
Money for the Mongrel Mob a sick joke
The news last week that the Government had put up nearly $3 million in funding towards a Mongrel Mob-led drug programme came as a...
Local schools raise money for mental well being
Student leaders from east Auckland schools have been collaborating for a number of weeks to organise fundraising initiatives across the region.
In addition to mufti-days and...
Sunnyhills School raises a Gumboot
It was gumboots galore at Sunnyhills School on Friday.
Students and staff participated in the nationwide 'I am Hope' - Gumboot Friday event for mental health.
New...