Backers of the Hawea Contact Epic mountain-bike race have pledged to support those affected by the Christchurch earthquake by giving away some of the proceeds raised through the 125km circumnavigation of Lake Hawea.
A house-building project by supporters of the Hawea Flat Primary School has returned a $101,330 windfall for the directors of a fundraising trust.
The Queenstown and Southern Lakes Highland Pipe Band, seen marching on Marine Pde last Thursday, raised $2588 for Christchurch earthquake relief, from busking sessions in Queenstown and Arrowtown last week.
"The World's Fastest Indian" is helping the Christchurch earthquake relief effort, with the children of Burt Munro auctioning a hand-made piston from the world-record-breaking motorcycle.
The Chemistry for Christchurch show was held at the St David St lecture theatre on saturday.
The fundraiser held at Tonic bar last night was one of six held in bars throughout New Zealand last night, organised by the New Zealand Brewers Guild, and in Dunedin by Mr King, following last week's earthquake.
Lions Clubs have teamed up with the Resene Colorshops in a national campaign to raise money for youth programmes through collecting old coins and banknotes.
Pipe bands across the country will be raising funds this weekend for Christchurch earthquake victims.
Wanaka's Mt Aspiring College pupils formed a heart on the school field yesterday during a fundraiser for victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Pupils at St Francis Xavier School in Dunedin were among pupils at 20 schools in the city who dressed in red and black yesterday to support Christchurch earthquake victims.
Many Dunedin primary school pupils will don red and black clothing today in a mufti-day to raise money for Christchurch earthquake victims.
Queenstown Primary School principal John Western says a mufti day with the theme of Canterbury's colours of red and black will be held today, for gold-coin donations to the New Zealand Red Cross.
A Racing helmet signed by Formula 1 driver Jensen Button and a framed steering wheel signed by former world champion F1 driver Lewis Hamilton will be going under the hammer in Queenstown tomorrow night during the Queenstown Auto Extravaganza.
Four Crowne Plaza Queenstown staff last week began training for the Oxfam Trailwalkers event in April.
The men of audiovisual company Vision and their contractors and associates will show how far they are prepared to go to raise funds for this year's Relay for Life, with an all-male topless car wash at their offices on Portsmouth Dr in Dunedin today.
Supporters of the Hawea Flat Primary School are hoping they will be celebrating today after the auction of a house built as a fundraiser.
Clutha Recreation Centre committee chairman Jeff Seymour says he is "delighted" with the public's response to a fundraising appeal launched last November.
The Cancer Society in Otago and Southland faces a loss of between $200,000 and $300,000 this financial year if interest in a key fundraiser does not pick up, chief executive Mike Kernaghan says.
More than $200,000 has been raised for charity in the latest annual Cookie Time Christmas Cookies campaign, bringing the total raised to close to $1.5 million over the past seven years.
A former Queenstown man who was paralysed from a paragliding accident, smiled in triumph yesterday afternoon as he pedalled past the scene of the horrific crash which happened 14 years ago on the Crown Range.
