Save the Children NZ

Child rights humanitarian charity working in NZ & around the world. We save children's lives.

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Heavy rains have flooded tents across #Gaza, leaving children without dry clothes, shoes or safe shelter. With sewage-contaminated water and cold temperatures, threat of illness is growing.
Donate to help get urgent winter supplies to families in need. https://t.co/QyAGAD14jV

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Our global CEO Inger Ashing met with Former New Zealand Prime Minister @jacindaardern on the sidelines of #UNGA80.
A great discussion at a pivotal moment, with children and their rights front and centre in the global conversation.

Grateful for the time and inspiring kōrero.

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Delighted to meet @jacindaardern on the sidelines of #UNGA #UNGA80 for a great discussion on how to keep children and their rights at the centre at this pivotal moment.

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“More kids are now obese than underweight.”

Save the Children’s Jacqui Southey spoke with @RyanBridgeNZ about a new UN report calling for urgent action on childhood obesity.

Ultra-processed foods are driving a global crisis.
🎧 Full interview here: https://t.co/dsjx8aG7D9

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We're hiring! 📢 Join @SaveChildrenNZ as our new Corporate Services & Risk Director - a key leadership role supporting global impact for children.

🕒 30 hrs/week | 📍 Wellington | Chartered Accountant required.

Apply by 17 Sept 2025 👉 [email protected]

#FinanceJobs

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📢 "Foreign aid isn’t just about survival today, it’s about hope for tomorrow." Save the Children NZ's International Programmes Director Rachael Waugh.
Read the full article here: https://t.co/CClaAkHoxV

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🌈 Pride Month
This Pride Month, we proudly stand with every child – embracing diversity, celebrating love, and supporting every young person to be exactly who they are. ❤️💜💚

#PrideMonth #Pride2025 #LoveIsLove #LGBTQPlus #InclusionMatters

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930,000 children - 93% of #Gaza’s kids are facing famine.
Nothing has been allowed to enter Gaza since the 2nd March.
We have food & aid but what we don’t have is access🚫
Trucks loaded with food are rotting at the border - this is a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe⚠

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Read more https://t.co/ryMHLi5N2T

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‘Alpine Odyssey Aotearoa’ will kick off in June with adventurers Huw Kingston (right) and Laurence Mote (left) set to ski, hike, sail and cycle 4000km across NZ! #AlpineOdysseyAotearoa #HuwKingston

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📢 Children in earthquake affected areas in #Myanmar are at heightened risk of contracting waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea and cholera, after heavy rains and water shortages. @savethechildren
Read more 👉 https://t.co/e893CbRgiN

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"The past 72 hours in #Gaza have been a bloodbath, in a war that is no stranger to horror. Children killed in a school, in their tents. The war’s resumption is a death sentence for Gaza’s children. They are the ones who pay the highest price." - Ahmad Alhendawi @savethechildren

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MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE: “I will never forget the moment I pulled my younger brother into the water, the sight of our fallen village, or my mother’s broken body." Myat Nyein*, 15. 1 week on from #Myanmarearthquake children are grieving for loved ones while immediate needs remain high.

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#Myanmar #Earthquake: Children living in the open in Myanmar after being forced from their homes by the deadly earthquake are at additional risk of heat related illnesses as temperatures in parts of the country climb to 40°C (104 F). https://t.co/SWdRgCXgHZ

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MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE: “The earthquake has upended lives across Myanmar and in parts of Thailand and there are children and families who will need our urgent support as they come to terms with what has happened."
Read more 👉 https://t.co/bqevi6DJdF

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MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE Our teams are moving quickly to check all our staff are safe, and we’re on standby to launch an emergency response to ensure children and their families can get the support they need to mitigate the worst impacts of this disaster.
#MyanmarEarthquake

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IN THE NEWS
We are thrilled to announce Heather Campbell as the new CEO of Save the Children NZ. Heather joins us with over two decades of experience in international development, having previously served as the Asia Deputy Regional Director for Save the Children International.

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In a powerful conversation with Lisa Owen, Kateryna Lytvynenko, Save the Children's Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, from Kyiv, spoke about the devastating impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, particularly on children.
https://t.co/0KnyVqowqY

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🚨 Tune in! 🚨 Save the Children's campaign Boot the Bill was featured last night on The Panel with Wallace Chapman, Zoe George, and Nick Leggett. This campaign is standing up against harmful military-style youth boot camps that do more damage than good.
https://t.co/mO6DvsCyyW